11 October 2019

A Responsible Urban Rejuvenation of Jakarta

Patrick Daly & Paolo Testolini, Woods Bagot

Sinking faster than any other big city on the planet, over 40% of Jakarta is now below sea level. Solutions to prevent the decay of...

12 December 2018

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018

CTBUH Research

The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’...

10 January 2017

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2016

Jason Gabel, Annan Shehadi, Shawn Ursini & Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH

CTBUH has determined that 128 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed around the world in 2016 – setting a new record for...

17 October 2016

Connectivity in Future Density Indonesia Archipelago

Prasetyo Adi, Dwi Hergiawan, Achmad Zakaria & Pandu B. Siswotomo, PDW Architects

The paper will discuss about the development of Indonesia metropolitan cities. According to national census of 2010 there are 11 cities in Indonesia with population...

17 October 2016

What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?

Winy Mass, MVRDV

It seems sometimes as if the further away from the ground we rise, the more architectonic and less urban our buildings become. Skyscrapers have always...

17 October 2016

State-of-the-Practice in Design and Construction of Deep Basements in Jakarta

Nick Alexander, Davy Sukamta & Stephen Handoko, Davy Sukamta & Partners

Jakarta is a large metropolis with a strong trend for vertical urbanism marked by the construction of numerous high-rise buildings with 5- to 7-level deep...

17 October 2016

Megacities: Setting the Scene

Daniel Safarik, Shawn Ursini & Antony Wood; Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

The rise of the megacity presents unprecedented opportunities to understand the human urbanization phenomenon, and to observe the effects of multicore, polycentric cities growing together...

19 January 2016

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2015

Jason Gabel, Marty Carver & Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH

CTBUH has determined that 106 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed around the world in 2015 – setting a new record for...

26 October 2015

The Vertical Corporate Campus: Integrating Modern Workplace Models into the High-Rise Typology

John Britton & Steve Hargis, Woods Bagot

As the great urban migration continues to drive the growth of cities worldwide, global companies are seeking new approaches to the urban workplace and corporate...