Tokyo

Vertical Transportation: Ascent & Acceleration

12 September 2017

CTBUH partnered with Guinness World Records to identify the commercial building with the fastest elevator speeds and longest vertical runs.

2016 China-Japan-Korea Tall Building Forum

08 July 2016

The third China-Japan-Korea Tall Building Forum was held at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, on the topic of "Innovative Motion Engineering in Tall Buildings."

CTBUH Names Tall Building Award Winners and Finalists

22 June 2016

CTBUH is proud to announce the winners and finalists for the CTBUH 2016 Tall Building Awards, chosen from a pool of 132 submissions vying for recognition.

Vertical Habitat – Vision 2020 and Beyond

22 May 2015

Please join the CTBUH Japan Chapter, in cooperation with Mori Building and KPF, for an inaugural symposium on Tokyo's plans for 2020 and more.

Inaugural Japan Symposium Rises to the Occasion in Tokyo

22 May 2015

CTBUH held its inaugural Japan Symposium at the Academy Hills lecture hall of the Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills, bringing together leading experts

Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower Chosen as Featured Building

15 September 2013

As tall buildings become more necessary in dense, earthquake-prone regions, the integration of controls within the building to prevent damage and collapse will become a high priority fo

Kajima Corporation Buildings Chosen as Featured Building

15 April 2013

The demolition of older tall buildings is increasingly becoming an issue with the impact on the environment and re-use of materials.

A New Leader for Telecom Towers

19–19 February 2014

With the completion of two megatall telecommunication/observation towers it is perhaps time to review these structures and also explain why they are distinguished from other buildings.

1973 Tokyo National Conference on Tall Buildings

28–30 August 1973

The 1973 Tokyo National Conference on Tall Buildings was held in Tokyo, Japan from August 28th - 30th, 1973.

1971 Tokyo Conference: Planning & Design of Tall Buildings

04 September 1971

The 1971 Third Regional Conference on Planning & Design of Tall Buildings was held in Tokyo, Japan on September 4th.

CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014

31 December 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 building functions and structural materials.

CTBUH Releases Tallest Buildings Completed in 2007

31 December 2007

333 meters high with 72 stories and 480 suites, Rose Rotana Tower in Dubai leads the list of the 10 tallest buildings completed in 2007. The tower, which is developed by Bonyan International Investment Group, is also regarded as the world’s tallest single-use hotel building.

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