17 October 2016

Structural Design Considerations and Challenges for Busan’s Haeundae Resort Complex

Kwang Ryang Chung, Dong Yang Structural Engineers

In the early twentieth century, many countries were obsessed with high-rise buildings taller than 100 stories, and Korea was swept up in the challenge to...

01 September 2016

Design Considerations for Concrete High-Rise Buildings

Kwangryang Chung & Chulho Park, Dongyang Structural Engineers Co., Ltd; Dohun Kim, POSCO E&C

Busan’s Haeundae Resort project, which is currently being constructed by POSCO E&C, comprises the 101-story Landmark Tower and two 85-story residential towers. Presently, foundation and...

26 October 2015

SKYSCRAPER Driven From Inside Out Towards Nature

Chang-Soon Choi & Sooin Oh, Samoo Architects & Engineers

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

From New York to Busan: Reflecting Culture in Urban Design

Daniel Libeskind & Carla Swickerath, Studio Libeskind

Overpopulation, climate change, aging infrastructure: the threats facing tomorrow’s cities are, in many ways, design problems. The challenges of today’s world have to be solved...

31 December 2014

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014

Daniel Safarik, Antony Wood, Marty Carver & Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH

An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in...

16 September 2014

Structure Engineering of W-Project in Busan Yonghoman

Jong Soo Kim, Hyun Hee Ryu, Duck Won Cho & Eun Gyu Choi, C.S. Structural Engineering (CSSE)

W-Project is 70-story mixed-use residential building complex project in Busan, South Korea. As it is a high-rise building complex located at the coast, the residents...

01 September 2014

Challenges in Structural Design of W-Project

Jong Soo Kim, CS Structural Engineering

W-Project is 70-story mixed-use residential building complex project in Busan, the second biggest city in South Korea. There were many difficult challenges to be solved...

11 June 2014

Highest Helipads

CTBUH Research

In this installment of Tall Buildings in Numbers, CTBUH considers how helipads are used on skyscrapers, and which are the highest in the world. The...

18 January 2012

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the Era of the Megatall

Nathaniel Hollister & Antony Wood, CTBUH

Within this decade we will likely witness not only the world’s first kilometer-tall building, but also the completion of a significant number of buildings over...