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31 May 2018

Vertical Village as National Symbol

Joining the ranks of the world’s top ten tallest buildings, the 123-story Lotte World Tower rises to 555 meters and offers one of the world’s...

28 March 2018

Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: Naturalizing the Vertical Realm

Thursday, February 1, 2018. Chicago, United States of America. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) held...

29 October 2017

Interview: Joshua Ramus

Joshua Ramus of REX is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.

17 October 2016

The Roots of Tall Buildings: Connecting the City

This presentation investigated the integration of tall tower, mixed-use developments and how they connect with the city and the public when they meet the ground....

27 October 2015

SKYSCRAPER Driven From Inside Out Towards Nature

An essential element of skyscraper architecture lies in its adaptability to an existing environment. For its massiveness in height and size, a skyscraper, while becoming...

26 October 2015

Challenges and Opportunities for Structural Design of the 123-Story Jamsil Lotte World Tower

The Jamsil Lotte World Tower, a high-rise component of the 2nd Lotte World Amusement Complex, is being constructed at Jamsil, Seoul, Korea. This 123-story building...

26 October 2015

Challenges and Benefits of Integrating Public Space into Tall Buildings

The integration of publicly accessible amenities into tall buildings is a desirable approach to expand the use of a given building to ever-broader segments of...

26 October 2015

Interview: James von Klemperer

James von Klemperer of KPF is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. James discusses...

06 November 2014

Best Tall Building Featured Finalist: Putting a New Face on the “Glass Box”: FKI Head Office Building

The new head offices for the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) are a major new addition to the skyline of Seoul, Korea. The tower features...

06 November 2014

Interview: FKI Head Office Building

Juan Betancur, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Best Tall Building Featured Finalist, the FKI Head Office Building,...

18 September 2014

Interview: James Robinson

James Robinson of Hongkong Land is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. James discusses the urban...

16 September 2014

Interview: Mehdi Jalayerian

Mehdi Jalayerian of Environmental Systems Design is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Mehdi discusses the...

12 October 2011

Consideration Factors of the Glazing for Supertall Building

Several supertall buildings are coming to Korea, some are under detailed planning for its designing and erection. And as seen the results through the evaluations...

12 October 2011

Development of an Active Mass Damper for Reducing Wind-induced Vibration

In this presentation, the first prototype model of an active mass damper (AMD) which was developed through Super-Tall Building R&D Project (VC-10) is introduced and...

12 October 2011

Mega Toggle Damper System for Vibration Control of a Supertall Building Linked by Sky Bridges

This presentation presents new configurations that can be used in twin towers linked by sky bridges by installing mega toggle damper system between several stories...

12 October 2011

Optimizing the Structural and Foundation Systems of the 151 Story Incheon Tower

Presentation includes the structural system of Incheon 151 tower focusing on the overall optimization works. It provides the structural engineering techniques utilized to optimize the...

11 October 2011

A Super High Rise in Seoul

When completed, the Lotte Jamsil Super Tower, at 555-meter, will be the tallest building in Seoul. The mat foundation is completed, and the tower construction...

11 October 2011

Development of the Foundation System and the Full Scale Testing of the Foundation of 151 Story Incheon Tower

Harry G. Poulos from Coffey Geotechnics presents on the complexity of the foundation design of the 151 Incheon Tower and the site conditions they faced.

11 October 2011

Exploration versus Efficiency: The Future of Korean Tall Buildings

Through the examination of recent case studies, including projects for NHN, Samsung Electronics, and the Busan International Finance Center, NBBJ will explore the benefits and...

11 October 2011

Fire and Life Safety Features Being Provided in the Supertall Buildings in Korea

The key to the project's success, from a code compliance standpoint, is a well-defined and well-coordinated fire/life safety approach. This approach included the following three...

11 October 2011

Lotte World Tower

Lotte World Tower is a mixed-use building with 6 basement levels and 123 levels above ground. It includes Hotel, Office, Officetel and Retail function. The...

11 October 2011

Lotte World Tower: Vertical Meets Horizontal

After years of study by a series of architectural teams, the Lotte Supertower is being constructed in southern Seoul. The KPF design integrates the 555...

11 October 2011

Solar Reflectivity Studies

This presentation includes a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) computer simulation that tracks specular solar reflection. Graphical display of light intensity patterns can guide designers to...

11 October 2011

Supertall Building in Korea

Lotte World Tower is expected as the first over-100-story building which will be completed near future, by 1015, in Korea. 123-story of 555-meter supertall building...

11 October 2011

The New Highrise Typology

The typology of the New High-rise is enabled by more complex and responsive geometry than in former eras. This is made possible through current computational...

10 October 2011

A New Typology for High-Density Residential Buildings in Seoul, South Korea

Jason Lee presents on fostering a sense of community through creating "A New Typology for High-Density Residential Buildings in Seoul, South Korea".

10 October 2011

Busan Lotte Tower: Integrating Programmatic and Structural Strategies

Standing at over 510 meters with 107 floors, the Busan Lotte Town Tower will play a pivotal role in representing the city of Busan as...

10 October 2011

Case Study on the Best Green Building in Korea, Eco Lab

SK Chemicals Eco Lab, completed in August 2010, is the mostly updated green building and the first LEED Platinum certified office building in Korea. This...

10 October 2011

Songdo IBD - Steps Toward a Sustainable Urban Habitat

Songdo is a new city built on reclaimed land along the coast of Korea. In the center of this city is the1500 acre IBD (International...

05 February 2010

Protection of Elevators for Building Evacuation

This presentation identifies the past code requirements of the International Building Code and the Building Construction and Safety Code for the protection of elevators. These...

05 February 2010

Structural Design of The Rechensia Tower

The Rechensia, located in Bucheon, South Korea is a concrete residential tower which, when completed, will be 239 meters high. The building is now under...

03 February 2010

Songdo IBD and the Future of Smart, Sustainable City-Scale Development

Global demographics are evolving. With rapid urbanization arise numerous challenges, and opportunities. These important issues are now being directly confronted, as national, provincial and municipal...

03 February 2010

Sustainable Strategies for High-Rise Buildings

High rise buildings present opportunities for passive and active sustainable strategies that are not so readily available to their less tall counterparts. This presentation demonstrates...

03 February 2010

Symbiosis: Supertalls and Future Cities

KPF has designed some of the most iconic tall buildings around the world, including the Shanghai World Financial Centre which won the CTBUH 2008 Best...

22 October 2009

A Lifetime of Tall, From an Architect-Developer’s Perspective

John Portman is the recipient of the CTBUH 2009 Lynn S. Beedle lifetime achievement award, which will be conferred at the awards dinner during the...

05 March 2008

Challenging Preconceptions of the High-Rise Typology

Ole Scheeren from the Office of Metropolitan Architecture, presented some of the strategies utilized by OMA to challenge preconceptions of the tall building typology at...

05 March 2008

Evaluations of the Dynamic Properties for a Residential Tall Building

Ji Young Kim & Sang Dae Kim, Daewoo Institute of Construction Engineers, proposed a proper evaluation procedure of dynamic properties for practical engineering works of...

03 March 2008

Sustainable Design in South Korea and Vietnam

Matthias A. Olt & James P. Rothwell of Callison, discussed two high-rise towers in South Korea and Vietnam at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in...

25 October 2006

Curving Korea

Jamie Von Klemperer, Kohn Pederson Fox talks on a series of tapered towers designed by KPF over the past twelve years at the CTBUH 2006...

25 October 2006

The Purpose of Iconoclastic Buildings in Modern Urban Design

Charles Reid of Gale International explores the reasons, forces, and design principles behind the planning for the international city of New Songdo rising on 1500...

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