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12 December 2018
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018
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’...
17 October 2016
Merdeka PNB118 Case Study: Adding Value to the Growing City
Tall buildings embody objectives ranging from pure business to nation building. The KL118 Tower in particular represents these objectives and more as it successfully knits...
17 October 2016
KL118 Case Study: Analysis of Different Bore Pile Testing Methods
In the construction of tall towers a variety of pile testing methodologies are used. Piles can be tested for many purposes including the optimization of...
26 October 2015
Case Study of Structural Cracks in Irregular RC Tall Building During Construction
Structural cracks happen during construction of RC buildings due to various reasons but they are more often considered as construction faults rather than being considered...
26 October 2015
The Challenges of Delivering Iconic Tall Buildings Across the World: A Global Technology Transfer
Samsung and the authors’ involvement in these major tall and complex building projects have facilitated the transfer of the technologies and best practices to projects...
26 October 2015
Petronas Towers and KLCC: Urban Catalyst
Skyscrapers have a powerful role in revamping the physical landscape of a city, transforming the skyline, and catalyzing urban growth. This is especially true in...
31 December 2014
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014
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...
06 November 2014
Dream Deferred: Unfinished Tall Buildings
Without big dreams, there would be no tall buildings. Conceiving, financing, designing, and constructing a skyscraper is no simple feat, even under the best of...
16 September 2014
Vertical Reality – How To Design Viable Vertical Urbanism
In many ways, the technical design of tall buildings is straightforward. The real challenge is how to create successful vertical urbanism that forms part of...
11 June 2014
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...
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