Turner Construction Company

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About

Member Since: 1987

Member Offices: New York City

Website: http://www.turnerconstruction.com/

Turner provides services to clients who value diligence, resourcefulness, and creativity in a partner. Turner maintains a network of offices around the globe, including focused regional operations throughout the United States & Canada, Southeast Asia, Europe & Central Asia, India, the Middle East, and Latin America.

As an international company, they are able to offer clients the accessibility and support of a local firm with the stability and resources of a multi-national organization. Turner is proactive in finding solutions for clients that best achieve their goals.

Lasting relationships are the lifeblood of their business. They want the client to feel that their team is even more committed to the effort than their own staff. That’s what distinguishes Turner; personal attention to their clients as individuals and caring about them as individuals.

Fields of Expertise

Construction / Contractor; Project Management

Membership details

Membership Level

Platinum

Member Since

1987

Member Offices

New York City

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Burj Khalifa	828 m / 2,717 ft
2	Uptown Dubai Tower 1	711 m / 2,333 ft
3	Merdeka PNB118	644 m / 2,113 ft
4	Makkah Royal Clock Tower	525 m / 1,722 ft
5	Pertamina Tower	523 m / 1,716 ft
6	TAIPEI 101	508 m / 1,667 ft
7	Willis Tower	442.1 m / 1,451 ft
8	Al Hamra Tower	412.6 m / 1,354 ft
9	Federation Tower	373.7 m / 1,226 ft
10	Uptown Tower	370 m / 1,214 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: Burj Khalifa

10 Year Award 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Michael Doring

CTBUH Working Group: Program & Construction Management, 2016 – Present

Ho Chi Minh City

Mehmet Kilic

CTBUH Regional Representative, 2017 – Present

Istanbul

Ilayda Oner

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Turkey, 2017 – Present

Istanbul

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

31 May 2018

Delivering the World’s Tallest Volumetric Modular Apartment Building

461 Dean is the world’s tallest volumetric modular apartment building. Its success hinged on careful pre-planning of construction activities, as well as the introduction of...

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Research

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...

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Global News

05 May 2020

Proposed Passive House Vancouver Tower to Contain Large Social Housing Component

A proposed skyscraper in downtown Vancouver’s West End is attempting to achieve a wide range of mixed residential uses and a new green design standard...

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Subsidiary companies

Turner International LLC

Turner International Middle East Ltd

Subsidiary companies

Turner International LLC

Turner International Middle East Ltd

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	2022	828 m / 2,717 ft
2	Uptown Dubai Tower 1	Dubai	-	711 m / 2,333 ft
3	Merdeka PNB118	Kuala Lumpur	2021	644 m / 2,113 ft
4	Doha Convention Center Tower	Doha	-	551 m / 1,808 ft
5	Makkah Royal Clock Tower	Mecca	2012	525 m / 1,722 ft
6	Pertamina Tower	Jakarta	-	523 m / 1,716 ft
7	TAIPEI 101	Taipei	2004	508 m / 1,667 ft
8	Federation Tower Spire	Moscow	-	506 m / 1,660 ft
9	Willis Tower	Chicago	1974	442 m / 1,451 ft
10	Al Hamra Tower	Kuwait City	2011	413 m / 1,354 ft
11	2 World Trade Center	New York City	-	411 m / 1,348 ft
12	2 World Trade Center	New York City	-	403 m / 1,323 ft
13	Federation Tower	Moscow	2016	374 m / 1,226 ft
14	Uptown Tower	Dubai	2022	370 m / 1,214 ft
15	The Address Boulevard	Dubai	2017	370 m / 1,214 ft
16	VietinBank Business Center Office Tower	Hanoi	-	363 m / 1,191 ft
17	Menara Taspen	Jakarta	2025	360 m / 1,181 ft
18	Emirates Tower One	Dubai	2000	355 m / 1,163 ft
19	85 Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	1997	348 m / 1,140 ft
20	Four Seasons Place	Kuala Lumpur	2018	343 m / 1,124 ft
21	Wilshire Grand Center	Los Angeles	2017	335 m / 1,100 ft
22	The Address Residence - Fountain Views III	Dubai	2019	332 m / 1,089 ft
23	Lamar Tower 1	Jeddah	-	322 m / 1,056 ft
24	Hermitage Plaza South Tower	Courbevoie	2024	320 m / 1,050 ft
25	Hermitage Plaza East Tower	Courbevoie	2024	320 m / 1,050 ft
26	MahaNakhon	Bangkok	2016	314 m / 1,030 ft
27	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	1990	310 m / 1,018 ft
28	Emirates Tower Two	Dubai	2000	309 m / 1,014 ft
29	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	1982	305 m / 1,002 ft
30	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	1990	303 m / 995 ft
31	Lamar Tower 2	Jeddah	-	293 m / 961 ft
32	Key Tower	Cleveland	1991	289 m / 947 ft
33	The Address Residence - Fountain Views I	Dubai	2018	280 m / 918 ft
33	The Address Residence - Fountain Views II	Dubai	2018	280 m / 918 ft
35	Boulevard Point	Dubai	2020	280 m / 918 ft
36	Al Faisaliah Center	Riyadh	2000	267 m / 876 ft
37	Bitexco Financial Tower	Ho Chi Minh City	2010	263 m / 861 ft
38	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh	1970	256 m / 841 ft
39	VietinBank Business Center Hotel Tower	Hanoi	-	252 m / 827 ft
40	28 Liberty	New York City	1961	248 m / 813 ft
41	Federation Tower - Zapad Tower	Moscow	2008	243 m / 796 ft
42	BNY Mellon Bank Center	Philadelphia	1990	241 m / 792 ft
43	IDS Center	Minneapolis	1973	241 m / 792 ft
44	30 Hudson Street	Jersey City	2004	238 m / 781 ft
45	Torre BBVA	Mexico City	2015	235 m / 771 ft
46	Three First National Plaza	Chicago	1981	234 m / 767 ft
47	383 Madison Avenue	New York City	2001	230 m / 755 ft
48	Emaar Square The Address Hotel & Residences	Istanbul	2020	229 m / 753 ft
49	787 Seventh Avenue	New York City	1985	229 m / 752 ft
50	Gas Company Tower	Los Angeles	1991	228 m / 749 ft
51	One Liberty Plaza	New York City	1972	227 m / 743 ft
52	Two Union Square	Seattle	1989	226 m / 740 ft
53	Three Logan	Philadelphia	1991	225 m / 739 ft
54	FMC Tower at Cira Centre South	Philadelphia	2017	223 m / 730 ft
55	Chang-Gu World Trade Center	Kaohsiung	1992	222 m / 728 ft
56	Times Square Tower	New York City	2004	221 m / 726 ft
57	BNY Mellon Center	Pittsburgh	1983	221 m / 725 ft
58	Wells Fargo Tower	Los Angeles	1983	220 m / 723 ft
59	Istanbul International Finance Center Ziraat Tower I	Istanbul	2021	219 m / 719 ft
60	100 East 53rd Street	New York City	2018	217 m / 711 ft
61	Americas Tower	New York City	1992	211 m / 692 ft
62	Nimit Langsuan	Bangkok	2020	210 m / 690 ft
63	Sequis Tower	Jakarta	2018	206 m / 677 ft
64	Great American Tower at Queen City Square	Cincinnati	2011	203 m / 665 ft
65	1180 Peachtree	Atlanta	2006	200 m / 657 ft
66	Sheikh Zayed 01	Lahore	-	195 m / 640 ft
67	Istanbul International Finance Center Ziraat Tower II	Istanbul	2021	194 m / 635 ft
68	One Oxford Centre	Pittsburgh	1983	188 m / 615 ft
69	KPMG Tower	Los Angeles	1984	185 m / 606 ft
70	590 Madison Avenue	New York City	1983	184 m / 603 ft
71	Gables Republic Tower	Dallas	1954	184 m / 602 ft
72	250 West 55th Street	New York City	2013	183 m / 602 ft
73	555 108th Avenue NE	Bellevue	2023	183 m / 600 ft
74	Statue of Unity	Kevadiya	2018	182 m / 597 ft
75	Hearst Tower	New York City	2006	182 m / 597 ft
76	IS Bankasi Tower I	Istanbul	2000	181 m / 594 ft
77	300 Madison Avenue	New York City	2003	175 m / 575 ft
78	190 South LaSalle	Chicago	1987	175 m / 573 ft
79	Commerce Square #1	Philadelphia	1987	174 m / 572 ft
79	Commerce Square #2	Philadelphia	1992	174 m / 572 ft
81	One South Dearborn	Chicago	2005	174 m / 571 ft
82	Spear Tower	San Francisco	1976	172 m / 564 ft
83	Continental Can Building	New York City	1962	170 m / 557 ft
84	1285 Avenue of the Americas	New York City	1960	165 m / 540 ft
85	Eximbank Headquarters	Ho Chi Minh City	-	163 m / 535 ft
86	William Green Building	Columbus	1990	162 m / 530 ft
87	Tower at Erieview	Cleveland	1964	161 m / 529 ft
88	Union Bank Plaza	Los Angeles	1967	157 m / 516 ft
89	Exchange Place Center	Jersey City	1990	157 m / 515 ft
90	One Financial Place	Chicago	1985	157 m / 515 ft
91	Emaar Square Heights Residences	Istanbul	2017	157 m / 515 ft
92	PNC Tower	Louisville	1972	156 m / 512 ft
93	Harris Bank Bank Addition II	Chicago	1974	156 m / 510 ft
94	10 South LaSalle	Chicago	1986	153 m / 501 ft
95	World Trade Center 1	Colombo	1995	152 m / 499 ft
95	World Trade Center 2	Colombo	1995	152 m / 499 ft
97	55 West Monroe	Chicago	1980	151 m / 495 ft
98	Avenue Brickell Tower	Miami	2007	151 m / 495 ft
99	The Gateway East	Singapore	1990	150 m / 492 ft
99	The Gateway West	Singapore	1990	150 m / 492 ft
101	Akoya Condominiums	Miami Beach	2004	150 m / 492 ft
102	555 Mission Street	San Francisco	2008	148 m / 487 ft
103	AT&T South Canal	Chicago	1971	148 m / 485 ft
104	Talan Tower 1	Nur-Sultan	2017	146 m / 478 ft
105	The Murano	Philadelphia	2008	145 m / 475 ft
106	12 Metrotech Center	New York City	2005	144 m / 473 ft
107	Continuum on South Beach, South Tower	Miami Beach	2002	144 m / 471 ft
108	Emaar Square Office Tower	Istanbul	2017	142 m / 466 ft
109	Arco Tower	Los Angeles	1989	141 m / 462 ft
110	AEP Building	Columbus	1983	139 m / 456 ft
111	Equitable Life Building	Los Angeles	1969	138 m / 454 ft
112	7 Bryant Park	New York City	2016	138 m / 454 ft
113	717 Texas Avenue	Houston	2003	138 m / 453 ft
114	540 West Madison Street	Chicago	2003	138 m / 453 ft
115	Granby Tower	Norfolk	-	137 m / 450 ft
115	One Cleveland Center	Cleveland	1983	137 m / 450 ft
117	Fifth Third Center	Cleveland	1991	136 m / 446 ft
118	Xerox Tower	Rochester	1968	135 m / 443 ft
119	Hartford 21	Hartford	2006	134 m / 440 ft
120	17th Street Plaza	Denver	1982	134 m / 438 ft
121	Cira Centre	Philadelphia	2005	133 m / 437 ft
122	180 North LaSalle	Chicago	1972	133 m / 435 ft
123	1111 Brickell Avenue	Miami	2001	133 m / 435 ft
124	Chrysler East	New York City	1999	132 m / 432 ft
125	860 United Nations Plaza	New York City	1966	131 m / 429 ft
125	870 United Nations Plaza	New York City	1966	131 m / 429 ft
127	The Vue at Lake Eola	Orlando	2007	130 m / 426 ft
128	1835 Market Street	Philadelphia	1986	130 m / 425 ft
129	Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center	New York City	2008	129 m / 424 ft
130	Fifth Third Center	Cincinnati	1969	129 m / 423 ft
131	Justice Center	Cleveland	1977	128 m / 420 ft
132	JPMorgan Chase Building	San Francisco	2002	128 m / 420 ft
133	Northern Trust Building	Chicago	1974	127 m / 415 ft
134	Continuum on South Beach, North Tower	Miami Beach	2002	126 m / 412 ft
135	PNC Center	Cleveland	1980	125 m / 410 ft
136	1100 North Lake Shore Drive	Chicago	1979	125 m / 410 ft
137	Three Nationwide Plaza	Columbus	1988	124 m / 408 ft
138	Aspira Apartments	Seattle	2010	124 m / 407 ft
139	Time-Life Building	Chicago	1969	123 m / 404 ft
140	Ordway Building	Oakland	1970	123 m / 404 ft
141	The Montgomery	Chicago	1972	123 m / 404 ft
142	Ballpark Village	San Diego	2018	123 m / 402 ft
143	One Logan Square	Philadelphia	1983	122 m / 400 ft
144	Tower on the Maumee	Toledo	1970	122 m / 400 ft
145	Manchester Pacific Gateway Block 1B	San Diego	2021	122 m / 400 ft
146	2000 Market Street	Philadelphia	1973	122 m / 399 ft
147	Las Olas Grand	Fort Lauderdale	2005	121 m / 397 ft
148	10 Rittenhouse Square	Philadelphia	2009	121 m / 396 ft
149	100 High Street	Boston	1988	120 m / 394 ft
150	Talan Tower 2	Nur-Sultan	2017	120 m / 393 ft
151	225 West Washington Street	Chicago	1987	120 m / 393 ft
152	420 5th Avenue	New York City	1989	119 m / 391 ft
153	75 State Street	Boston	1988	119 m / 390 ft
154	Monarch Tower	Atlanta	1997	118 m / 387 ft
155	PECO Building	Philadelphia	1970	117 m / 384 ft
156	Park Tower	Sacramento	1991	116 m / 380 ft
157	Avalon on the Sound East	New Rochelle	2008	114 m / 375 ft
158	633 North St. Clair	Chicago	1991	114 m / 375 ft
159	222 East 41st Street	New York City	2002	114 m / 375 ft
160	2800 North Lake Shore Drive	Chicago	1968	113 m / 372 ft
161	Lake Merritt Plaza	Oakland	1988	113 m / 371 ft
162	222 Second Street	San Francisco	2015	113 m / 370 ft
163	Steuart Tower	San Francisco	1976	111 m / 364 ft
164	1201 North Market Street	Wilmington	1988	110 m / 360 ft
165	Chestnut Tower	Chicago	2000	110 m / 360 ft
166	461 Dean	New York City	2016	109 m / 359 ft
167	Columbus Center	Columbus	1965	109 m / 357 ft
168	Eaton Center	Cleveland	1983	109 m / 356 ft
169	Florsheim Tower	Chicago	1984	107 m / 352 ft
170	US Bank Tower/Westin Hotel	Cincinnati	1981	107 m / 351 ft
171	Three Alliance Center	Atlanta	2017	107 m / 351 ft
172	Manchester Pacific Gateway Hotel North Tower	San Diego	2021	107 m / 350 ft
172	Manchester Pacific Gateway Hotel South Tower	San Diego	2021	107 m / 350 ft
174	222 North LaSalle	Chicago	1926	104 m / 342 ft
175	Flamingo Resort Residences III	Miami Beach	2001	103 m / 338 ft
176	2500 North Lakeview	Chicago	1974	102 m / 333 ft
177	Inland Steel Building	Chicago	1958	101 m / 332 ft
178	Clorox Building	Oakland	1976	101 m / 330 ft
179	ADA Building	Chicago	1965	101 m / 330 ft
180	500 North Michigan Avenue	Chicago	1968	99 m / 325 ft
181	888 Boylston Street	Boston	2017	99 m / 325 ft
182	235 Pine Street	San Francisco	1990	99 m / 324 ft
183	Harris Bank Addition I	Chicago	1960	98 m / 322 ft
184	Radisson Lexington Hotel	New York City	1928	96 m / 316 ft
185	Tucson Sheraton Tower	Tucson	-	95 m / 310 ft
186	One Civic Center Plaza	Denver	1984	95 m / 310 ft
187	Central Bank Tower	Port-of-Spain	1986	92 m / 302 ft
187	Eric Williams Finance Building	Port-of-Spain	1986	92 m / 302 ft
189	US Federal Courthouse	Minneapolis	1997	90 m / 294 ft
190	50 Milk Street	Boston	1982	88 m / 290 ft
191	Metropolitan Correctional Center	Chicago	1975	88 m / 289 ft
192	1200 Broadway	Nashville	2019	88 m / 289 ft
193	Chase Tower	Milwaukee	1961	88 m / 288 ft
194	Aqua Midtown	Atlanta	2007	85 m / 279 ft
195	Hyatt Regency Indianapolis-PNC Center	Indianapolis	1977	82 m / 268 ft
196	701 Building	Minneapolis	1984	81 m / 264 ft
197	Manchester Pacific Gateway Navy Building	San Diego	2020	76 m / 250 ft
198	Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown Hotel	Pittsburgh	1959	75 m / 245 ft
199	Oglesby Towers	Chicago	1963	74 m / 242 ft
200	Two Court Square	New York City	2007	71 m / 234 ft
201	Emaar Square Residences A	Istanbul	2017	70 m / 230 ft
202	Emaar Square Residences B	Istanbul	2017	70 m / 228 ft
203	World Trade Center West	Boston	2002	69 m / 225 ft
204	St. Regis Amman	Amman	2019	68 m / 223 ft
205	University Center	Chicago	2004	66 m / 215 ft
206	Buffalo General Hospital Building A	Buffalo	1986	65 m / 213 ft
207	The Residences at St. Regis Amman North Tower	Amman	2019	64 m / 210 ft
207	The Residences at St. Regis Amman South Tower	Amman	2019	64 m / 210 ft
209	Emaar Square Residences D	Istanbul	2017	62 m / 204 ft
210	The Fifth	Royal Oak	2007	61 m / 200 ft
211	Three White Flint North	Bethesda	2012	59 m / 195 ft
212	Bainbridge Bethesda Apartments	Bethesda	2013	59 m / 192 ft
213	Kaleida Health GVI and UB CRTC	Buffalo	2012	58 m / 189 ft
214	Emaar Square Residences C	Istanbul	2017	54 m / 177 ft
215	Reva and David Logan Center for Arts	Chicago	2012	51 m / 168 ft
216	David M. Rubinstein Forum	Chicago	2020	51 m / 166 ft
217	Parc Soleil Tower 100	Orlando	2009	46 m / 150 ft
217	Parc Soleil Tower 200	Orlando	2009	46 m / 150 ft
219	Tower Two-Sixty	Pittsburgh	2016	- m / - ft
220	Woodlawn Residential + Dining Commons	Chicago	2020	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

31 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (56%), 112 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Steel (41%), 61 Buildings

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.

Function
Material

Total: 200 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 150 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 202 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

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31 May 2018 | Chicago

Delivering the World’s Tallest Volumetric Modular Apartment Building

461 Dean is the world’s tallest volumetric modular apartment building. Its success hinged on careful pre-planning of construction activities, as well as the introduction of...

18 October 2016 | Shenzhen

CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Panel,"Tall Buildings and Context: How High Can We Go and Why Should We?"

Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Karl Almstead, Turner Construction Company; Andrew Nicholson, CBRE; Jon Pickard, Pickard Chilton; Ian Smith,...

12 November 2015 | Chicago

2015 Awards - Session 2 Q&A

Nicholas E. Billotti, Chairman, Turner International, Michael George, Regional Director, JLL, Alberto Alarcon, Chief Executive Officer, HOLEDECK, Maria Ramirez, Managing Director, HOLEDECK, and Mun Summ...

12 November 2015 | Chicago

Interview: Nicholas Billotti

Nicholas Billotti, Chairman, Turner International LLC, discusses the contruction industry with Chris Bentley, during the 2015 CTBUH Awards Symposium at the Illinois Institute of Technology....

12 November 2015 | Chicago

Facilitating the World’s Tallest Buildings: Nicholas Billotti

Nicholas E. Billotti, Chairman, Turner International, speaks at the 14th Annual Best Tall Building Symposium in a presentation entitled "Facilitating the World’s Tallest Buildings: Nicholas...

26 October 2015 | New York City

Logistical and Structural Design Challenges of the World’s Tallest Statue

The Statue of Unity, a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, is slated to be the world’s tallest statue at 182 meters in height. It will...

26 October 2015 | New York City

2015 New York Conference - Session 2a - Q&A

Jong-Ho Kim, Chang Minwoo Structural Consultants; William Howell, Turner International; and Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York Conference...

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

The Challenges of Constructing and Project Managing Tall Buildings in Asia

Even as Asia is a staging ground for many of the world’s most ambitious urban construction projects, there are many realities on the ground that...

18 October 2012 | Chicago

CTBUH 11th Annual Awards Dinner

The 11th Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner was held in Mies van der Rohe's iconic Crown Hall, on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, Chicago....

21 September 2012 | Shanghai

Plenary 3 - The Past, Present and Future of “the World’s Tallest” Q & A

Session Chair Timothy Johnson moderates as the panel consisting of: Cathy Yang, Taipei Financial Center Corp.; David Bradford, Turner International; & Talal Al-Maiman, Kingdom Real...

31 May 2018 | Chicago

Delivering the World’s Tallest Volumetric Modular Apartment Building

461 Dean is the world’s tallest volumetric modular apartment building. Its success hinged on careful pre-planning of construction activities, as well as the introduction of...

18 October 2016 | Shenzhen

CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Panel,"Tall Buildings and Context: How High Can We Go and Why Should We?"

12 November 2015 | Chicago

2015 Awards - Session 2 Q&A

12 November 2015 | Chicago

Interview: Nicholas Billotti

Nicholas Billotti, Chairman, Turner International LLC, discusses the contruction industry with Chris Bentley, during the 2015 CTBUH Awards Symposium at the Illinois Institute of Technology....

12 November 2015 | Chicago

Facilitating the World’s Tallest Buildings: Nicholas Billotti

Nicholas E. Billotti, Chairman, Turner International, speaks at the 14th Annual Best Tall Building Symposium in a presentation entitled "Facilitating the World’s Tallest Buildings: Nicholas...

26 October 2015 | New York City

Logistical and Structural Design Challenges of the World’s Tallest Statue

The Statue of Unity, a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, is slated to be the world’s tallest statue at 182 meters in height. It will...

26 October 2015 | New York City

2015 New York Conference - Session 2a - Q&A

Jong-Ho Kim, Chang Minwoo Structural Consultants; William Howell, Turner International; and Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York Conference...

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

The Challenges of Constructing and Project Managing Tall Buildings in Asia

Even as Asia is a staging ground for many of the world’s most ambitious urban construction projects, there are many realities on the ground that...

18 October 2012 | Chicago

CTBUH 11th Annual Awards Dinner

The 11th Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner was held in Mies van der Rohe's iconic Crown Hall, on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, Chicago....

21 September 2012 | Shanghai

Plenary 3 - The Past, Present and Future of “the World’s Tallest” Q & A

Session Chair Timothy Johnson moderates as the panel consisting of: Cathy Yang, Taipei Financial Center Corp.; David Bradford, Turner International; & Talal Al-Maiman, Kingdom Real...

Research

17 October 2016

KL118 Case Study: Analysis of Different Bore Pile Testing Methods

Peter Ramstedt, Chien Jou Chen, Matthew Hennessy & David Terenzio, Turner International LLC

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...

17 October 2016

Merdeka PNB118 Case Study: Adding Value to the Growing City

Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis Architects; YM Tengku Dato’ Ab. Aziz Tengku Mahmud, PNB Merdeka Ventures SDN Berhad; Peter Ramstedt & David Terenzio Turner International LLC

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...

26 October 2015

Logistical and Structural Design Challenges of the World’s Tallest Statue

William Howell & Jairam Panch, Turner Construction; Mandar Nadkarni, Meinhardt; James Wisniewski, Michael Graves & Associates

The Statue of Unity, a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, is slated to be the world’s tallest statue at 182 meters in height. It will...

03 March 2008

Delivering Sustainable Tall Buildings

Michael Deane, Turner Construction Company

This paper will cover the role of the builder in delivering sustainable tall buildings. Using projects completed by Turner as examples and citing data from...

17 October 2016

KL118 Case Study: Analysis of Different Bore Pile Testing Methods

Peter Ramstedt, Chien Jou Chen, Matthew Hennessy & David Terenzio, Turner International LLC

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...

17 October 2016

Merdeka PNB118 Case Study: Adding Value to the Growing City

Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis Architects; YM Tengku Dato’ Ab. Aziz Tengku Mahmud, PNB Merdeka Ventures SDN Berhad; Peter Ramstedt & David Terenzio Turner International LLC

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...

26 October 2015

Logistical and Structural Design Challenges of the World’s Tallest Statue

William Howell & Jairam Panch, Turner Construction; Mandar Nadkarni, Meinhardt; James Wisniewski, Michael Graves & Associates

The Statue of Unity, a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, is slated to be the world’s tallest statue at 182 meters in height. It will...

03 March 2008

Delivering Sustainable Tall Buildings

Michael Deane, Turner Construction Company

This paper will cover the role of the builder in delivering sustainable tall buildings. Using projects completed by Turner as examples and citing data from...

Global News

05 May 2020

Proposed Passive House Vancouver Tower to Contain Large Social Housing Component

A proposed skyscraper in downtown Vancouver’s West End is attempting to achieve a wide range of mixed residential uses and a new green design standard...

09 August 2019

Taipei 101 Damper Experienced Record Movement Due to Earthquake

The tuned mass damper in the Taipei 101 skyscraper moved 15 centimeters due to an earthquake early Thursday, 8 August, according to the building management....

18 July 2019

Transformation of Chicago’s Willis Tower Begins with New Art-Filled Lobby

EQ Office, the US office portfolio company owned by Blackstone, has reopened Willis Tower’s Wacker Drive lobby, featuring a new, one-of-a-kind art installation created by...

26 June 2019

Two Downtown Houston Skyscrapers to be Sold for US$627 Million

The downtown Houston skyscraper commonly called JPMorgan Chase Tower, located at 600 Travis St., and the adjacent Chase Center building are reportedly being sold in...

11 June 2019

Helicopter Crash-Lands on Midtown Manhattan Building, Killing Pilot

A helicopter crash-landed atop a 51-story office tower in Midtown Manhattan, killing the pilot, clogging the skyscraper’s stairwells with thousands of evacuating workers and sending...

21 May 2019

Construction on Minneapolis Skyscraper Expected to Begin

The Minneapolis skyline has been mostly untouched for nearly 20 years. But by the end of June, the city is expected to finalize the sale...

06 May 2019

Latest Plan for a New York City Supertall Revealed

Amidst the ongoing evolution of the Manhattan skyline, one of the most notable recent changes has been the completion of the Midtown East rezoning, which...

30 April 2019

Two Towers Progress onto Chicago’s Iconic Skyline

Vista Tower reached its final height on April 26 2019, when construction workers poured concrete to form the Chicago skyscraper’s 101st and final floor. That...

15 April 2019

New Architects Brought in for Manchester’s St. Michael’s Tower

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...

26 March 2019

Mixed-Use High-Rise Tops Off in Nashville

Turner Construction Company’s Nashville office announced the topping out of 1200 Broadway, the luxury mixed-use high-rise in downtown Nashville. The 26-floor complex began construction in...

05 May 2020

Proposed Passive House Vancouver Tower to Contain Large Social Housing Component

A proposed skyscraper in downtown Vancouver’s West End is attempting to achieve a wide range of mixed residential uses and a new green design standard...

09 August 2019

Taipei 101 Damper Experienced Record Movement Due to Earthquake

The tuned mass damper in the Taipei 101 skyscraper moved 15 centimeters due to an earthquake early Thursday, 8 August, according to the building management....

18 July 2019

Transformation of Chicago’s Willis Tower Begins with New Art-Filled Lobby

EQ Office, the US office portfolio company owned by Blackstone, has reopened Willis Tower’s Wacker Drive lobby, featuring a new, one-of-a-kind art installation created by...

26 June 2019

Two Downtown Houston Skyscrapers to be Sold for US$627 Million

The downtown Houston skyscraper commonly called JPMorgan Chase Tower, located at 600 Travis St., and the adjacent Chase Center building are reportedly being sold in...

11 June 2019

Helicopter Crash-Lands on Midtown Manhattan Building, Killing Pilot

A helicopter crash-landed atop a 51-story office tower in Midtown Manhattan, killing the pilot, clogging the skyscraper’s stairwells with thousands of evacuating workers and sending...

21 May 2019

Construction on Minneapolis Skyscraper Expected to Begin

The Minneapolis skyline has been mostly untouched for nearly 20 years. But by the end of June, the city is expected to finalize the sale...

06 May 2019

Latest Plan for a New York City Supertall Revealed

Amidst the ongoing evolution of the Manhattan skyline, one of the most notable recent changes has been the completion of the Midtown East rezoning, which...

30 April 2019

Two Towers Progress onto Chicago’s Iconic Skyline

Vista Tower reached its final height on April 26 2019, when construction workers poured concrete to form the Chicago skyscraper’s 101st and final floor. That...

15 April 2019

New Architects Brought in for Manchester’s St. Michael’s Tower

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...

26 March 2019

Mixed-Use High-Rise Tops Off in Nashville

Turner Construction Company’s Nashville office announced the topping out of 1200 Broadway, the luxury mixed-use high-rise in downtown Nashville. The 26-floor complex began construction in...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Turner Construction Company

CTBUH Philadelphia Chapter Presents: Public Common Space

04 November 2020

The CTBUH Philadelphia Chapter presents a virtual seminar on public common spaces and the impact of the institutions that govern it.

CTBUH Turkey Event: Technological Changes to the Workplace

03 June 2020

CTBUH Turkey held a discussion on how the global pandemic will impact the future of workplace and the construction industry.

What does the Future Hold for the Construction Industry?

27 May 2020

Given the rapidly shifting work environment brought by COVID-19, a panel of industry leaders will share their experiences & views on its lasting influence over the future of working.

CTBUH Chicago Tours Willis Tower Renovations

28 August 2019

CTBUH Chicago led an illuminating tour of the wholesale renovation of the base of Willis Tower, the largest such construction project to take place since the building’s completion

Wind Effects on Tall Building Façade Systems

18 June 2019

CTBUH Turkey organized an educational seminar on the effects of wind on tall building façade systems, featuring presentations by academic and professional experts.

Seismic Resilience of Buildings

17 April 2019

CTBUH Turkey held a seminar discussing seismic resilience strategies, featuring presentations from a panel of experts in engineering, design, and financial sectors.