30 October 2017

Interview: Eric Parry

Eric Parry of Eric Parry Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.

03 November 2016

City-within-a-City: European Central Bank

The European Central Bank headquarters masterfully assembles a split high-rise atop a horizontally oriented low-rise heritage structure. The combination of atria created by the placement...

03 November 2016

Interview: European Central Bank

Pete Rose, Senior Associate, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Best Tall Building Featured Finalist, the European Central Bank, Frankfurt, during the...

16 September 2014

Modernization: Renewing the Lifecycle of Vertical Transportation

Traditionally much of the focus in the tall building sector has been centered on the ground breaking technology being put in place for the pioneering...

11 June 2013

Beyond Green – Engineering High-Rises for Sustainable Cities

High-rise buildings make an important contribution in the design of sustainable cities – provided they are planned accordingly and with a holistic perspective. In this...

03 November 2011

Best Tall Building Europe: KfW Westarkade: The Next Generation of Energy Efficiency

One of the most energy-efficient office buildings in the world, KfW Westarkade is projected to use about half the primary energy of an average European...

03 February 2010

The Sustainable City

Sustainability has been a central theme of Foster + Partners’ work for more than 40 years,with buildings like the Reichstag in Berlin (1992-99) and Commerzbank...