Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
 |
|
| Abbreviation | CTBUH |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1969 |
| Type | NPO |
| Purpose/focus | Studies and reports on all aspects of tall buildings and urban design |
| Headquarters | Chicago, USA |
| Region served | International |
| Website | www.ctbuh.org |
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is an international body in the field of tall buildings and sustainable urban design. A not-for-profit organization based at the Illinois Institute of Technology in the city of Chicago, Illinois, the CTBUH announces the title of ‘The World’s Tallest Building’ and is an authority on the official height of tall buildings. Its stated mission is to study and report "on all aspects of the planning, design, and construction of tall buildings." The Council was founded at Lehigh University in 1969, where its office remained until October 2003, when it moved to the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
Contents |
Ranking tall buildings
The CTBUH ranks the height of buildings using four different methods:
- 1. Height to architectural top of the building. This is the main criterion under which the CTBUH ranks the height of buildings. Height measurements begin at sidewalk and run to the top of the building, inclusive of spires but excluding items such as flag poles or antennas.
- 2. To highest occupied floor: Height to the floor of the highest occupied floor of the building.
- 3. To top of roof: Height to the top of the roof.
- 4. To tip of spire/antenna: Height to the tip of spire, pinnacle, antenna, mast or flag pole.
Tallest database
The CTBUH maintains an extensive database of the tallest buildings in the world, organized by various categories. Buildings under construction are also included, although not ranked until completion. The CTBUH also produces an annual list of the ten tallest buildings completed in that particular year. Topping the 2007 list was the 333-metre (1,093 ft) Rose Tower in Dubai, which is also the world's tallest single-function hotel[1] Second on the 2007 list was the 319-metre (1,047 ft) New York Times Building, third was the China International Center Tower B in Guangzhou which stands at 269 metres (883 ft), whilst fourth was the Naberezhnaya Tower C in Moscow (268 metres (879 ft)). All in all, four of the ten tallest buildings completed in 2007 are located in the Middle East, four in Asia, one in North America, and one in Europe.
Events
The CTBUH also hosts annual conferences and a World Congress every three to five years. The most recent World Congress was held in Dubai between 3 and 5 March 2008 and was attended by delegates from 43 countries.
The CTBUH also bestows Tall Building Awards each year, with four regional awards to the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and Asia and Australasia. Among these four regional awards, one is given the "Best Tall Building Award Overall." There are also two lifetime achievement awards.
Publications
In addition to the monthly newsletter and daily updated global news archive, the CTBUH publishes a tri-annual CTBUH Journal. The Journal includes peer-reviewed technical papers, in-depth project case studies, book reviews, interviews with prominent persons in the tall building industry, and much more.
The CTBUH also publishes guidebooks, reference manuals, and monographs related to the tall building industry. In 2006 it published the book 101 of the World’s Tallest Buildings in conjunction with author and CTBUH member Georges Binder, a reference to 101 of the world’s tallest skyscrapers. It includes photos, plans, details on architects, engineers and stakeholders, and comprehensive technical data on each building.
Research
The CTBUH works with institutions of higher-education from around the world in researching projects related to tall building design.
References
See also
Australian Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
External links
- Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
- CTBUH Tallest Building Databases
- CTBUH Technical Papers
- CTBUH Global Tall Building News Archive
- CTBUH Newsletter Archive
- CTBUH Design Research
Why are we here?
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License
This page is cache of Wikipedia. History