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Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

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About

Member Since: 1987

Member Offices: New York City, Chicago, London, Seattle, Shanghai

Website: http://www.thorntontomasetti.com/

Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world’s challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide, we optimize the design and performance of structures, materials and systems for projects of every size and level of complexity. Our mission is to bring our clients’ ideas to life and, in the process, lay the groundwork for a better, more resilient future. We are committed to being a sustainable, diverse and enduring organization and the global driver of change and innovation in the industries in which we work.

Fields of Expertise

Engineering, Other; Façade Design / Engineering; Historical Preservation; Insurance / Risk; Project Management; Seismic Design; Structural Engineering; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure

Membership details

Membership Level

Platinum

Member Since

1987

Member Offices

New York City
Chicago
London
Seattle
Shanghai

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Jeddah Tower	1000 m / 3,281 ft
2	Uptown Dubai Tower 1	711 m / 2,333 ft
3	Signature Tower Jakarta	638 m / 2,093 ft
4	Shanghai Tower	632 m / 2,073 ft
5	Ping An Finance Center	599.1 m / 1,965 ft
6	Lotte World Tower	554.5 m / 1,819 ft
7	Jinan IFC Landmark Tower	518 m / 1,699 ft
8	TAIPEI 101	508 m / 1,667 ft
9	Chengdu Greenland Tower	468 m / 1,535 ft
10	FORZA Tower	460 m / 1,509 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: U.S. Embassy, London

Best Tall Building under 100 meters 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Paul Fu

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

New York City

Dennis Poon

CTBUH Chapter Treasurer, 2015 – Present

New York City

C.T. Tam

CTBUH Chapter Board Member, 2017 – Present

Hong Kong

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

17 September 2018

Five Minutes with: Aine Brazil

Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, sat down with CTBUH to discuss her 40-plus year career creating internationally acclaimed high-rises across the world.

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Research

28 July 2018

Engineering a Better Future

Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, is the recipient of the 2018 CTBUH Fazlur R. Khan Medal. Through a 40-plus-year career, she has been responsible...

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Global News

01 May 2020

Timber Composite Tower in Milwaukee To Begin Pre-Leasing

New Land Enterprises will begin pre-leasing apartments in Ascent, a proposed 25-story apartment tower made from mass timber, in the coming days. A brochure will...

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Associated companies

Weidlinger Associates (2015)

BRZ-Experts

Lev Zetlin Associates (1999)

Acquired companies

Weidlinger Associates (2015)

Subsidiary companies

BRZ-Experts

Formerly Named

Lev Zetlin Associates (1999)

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Jeddah Tower	Jeddah	-	1000 m / 3,281 ft
2	Miapolis	Miami	-	914 m / 3,000 ft
3	Suzhou Zhongnan Center	Suzhou	-	729 m / 2,392 ft
4	Uptown Dubai Tower 1	Dubai	-	711 m / 2,333 ft
5	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	-	660 m / 2,165 ft
6	Signature Tower Jakarta	Jakarta	-	638 m / 2,093 ft
7	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	-	636 m / 2,087 ft
8	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	2015	632 m / 2,073 ft
9	Chicago Spire	Chicago	-	610 m / 2,000 ft
10	Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle	Chicago	-	610 m / 2,000 ft
11	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	2017	599 m / 1,965 ft
12	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	2017	555 m / 1,819 ft
13	Jinan IFC Landmark Tower	Jinan	-	518 m / 1,699 ft
14	Evergrande International Financial Center T1	Hefei	-	518 m / 1,699 ft
15	TAIPEI 101	Taipei	2004	508 m / 1,667 ft
16	Federation Tower Spire	Moscow	-	506 m / 1,660 ft
17	Incheon Tower	Incheon	-	487 m / 1,598 ft
18	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	-	476 m / 1,560 ft
19	Chengdu Greenland Tower	Chengdu	2022	468 m / 1,535 ft
20	FORZA Tower	Bogota	-	460 m / 1,509 ft
21	Petronas Twin Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft
21	Petronas Twin Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft
23	Willis Tower	Chicago	1974	442 m / 1,451 ft
24	Wuhan Center Tower	Wuhan	2019	438 m / 1,437 ft
25	Wuhan World Trade Center	Wuhan	-	438 m / 1,437 ft
26	Multifunctional Highrise Complex - Akhmat Tower	Groznyj	-	435 m / 1,427 ft
27	Haikou Tower 1	Haikou	-	428 m / 1,404 ft
28	Kamal Tower	Doha	-	408 m / 1,339 ft
29	30 Hudson Yards	New York City	2019	387 m / 1,270 ft
30	Federation Tower	Moscow	2016	374 m / 1,226 ft
31	Uptown Tower	Dubai	2022	370 m / 1,214 ft
32	Istanbul TV and Radio Tower	Istanbul	2020	369 m / 1,211 ft
33	One Shenzhen Bay Tower 7	Shenzhen	2018	341 m / 1,120 ft
34	Comcast Technology Center	Philadelphia	2018	339 m / 1,112 ft
35	Wilshire Grand Center	Los Angeles	2017	335 m / 1,100 ft
36	3 World Trade Center	New York City	2018	329 m / 1,079 ft
37	New York Times Tower	New York City	2007	319 m / 1,046 ft
38	Eurasia Tower	Moscow	2015	309 m / 1,013 ft
39	Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower A	Busan	2011	300 m / 984 ft
40	Torre Costanera	Santiago	2014	300 m / 984 ft
41	Comcast Center	Philadelphia	2008	297 m / 974 ft
42	Evergrande IFC 5	Hefei	2021	290 m / 951 ft
43	Busan International Finance Center Landmark Tower	Busan	2014	289 m / 948 ft
44	Plaza 66	Shanghai	2001	288 m / 945 ft
45	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia	1987	288 m / 945 ft
46	Ping An Finance Center South	Shenzhen	2019	286 m / 938 ft
47	Tomorrow Square	Shanghai	2003	285 m / 934 ft
48	Three International Finance Center	Seoul	2012	284 m / 932 ft
49	Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower B	Busan	2011	282 m / 924 ft
50	Torre KOI	San Pedro Garza García	2017	279 m / 916 ft
51	2nd & 2nd Tower	Miami	2022	274 m / 898 ft
52	Lotte Center Hanoi	Hanoi	2014	272 m / 892 ft
53	Naberezhnaya Tower Block C	Moscow	2007	268 m / 881 ft
54	Diamond of Istanbul	Istanbul	-	268 m / 879 ft
55	10 Hudson Yards	New York City	2016	268 m / 878 ft
56	Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower C	Busan	2011	265 m / 869 ft
57	Nathani Heights	Mumbai	2020	262 m / 860 ft
58	Evergrande IFC 4	Hefei	2021	260 m / 853 ft
59	Devon Energy Center	Oklahoma City	2012	257 m / 844 ft
60	One Bennett Park	Chicago	2018	255 m / 837 ft
61	110 North Wacker	Chicago	2020	249 m / 817 ft
62	One Museum Place	Shanghai	2018	249 m / 816 ft
63	Hwaseong Dongtan Metapolis 101	Hwaseong	2010	249 m / 816 ft
64	Hwaseong Dongtan Metapolis 104	Hwaseong	2010	247 m / 812 ft
65	Tencent Seafront Tower 1	Shenzhen	2017	246 m / 806 ft
66	Bloomberg Tower	New York City	2004	246 m / 806 ft
67	FKI Tower	Seoul	2013	246 m / 805 ft
68	Federation Tower - Zapad Tower	Moscow	2008	243 m / 796 ft
69	Q.1	Qingdao	-	242 m / 793 ft
70	Fifth & Hill	Los Angeles	-	241 m / 789 ft
71	30 Hudson Street	Jersey City	2004	238 m / 781 ft
72	Z14 Plot Tower 2	Beijing	2018	238 m / 781 ft
73	The First World Tower 1	Incheon	2009	237 m / 776 ft
73	The First World Tower 2	Incheon	2009	237 m / 776 ft
73	The First World Tower 3	Incheon	2009	237 m / 776 ft
73	The First World Tower 4	Incheon	2009	237 m / 776 ft
77	130 North Franklin	Chicago	-	229 m / 752 ft
78	River Beech Tower	Chicago	-	228 m / 748 ft
79	One Liberty Plaza	New York City	1972	227 m / 743 ft
80	Three World Financial Center	New York City	1986	225 m / 739 ft
81	Sapphire Residences	Colombo	2021	225 m / 738 ft
82	Hwaseong Dongtan Metapolis 102	Hwaseong	2010	224 m / 734 ft
83	FMC Tower at Cira Centre South	Philadelphia	2017	223 m / 730 ft
84	Times Square Tower	New York City	2004	221 m / 726 ft
85	BNY Mellon Center	Pittsburgh	1983	221 m / 725 ft
86	One Indiabulls Sky Blu	Mumbai	2019	221 m / 723 ft
87	Shanghai Stock Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center	Shanghai	2019	215 m / 705 ft
88	Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir	Mathura	-	213 m / 700 ft
89	Georgia Pacific Tower	Atlanta	1981	213 m / 697 ft
90	Menara Maxis	Kuala Lumpur	1998	212 m / 696 ft
91	TaiKoo Hui Tower 1	Guangzhou	2011	212 m / 695 ft
92	Americas Tower	New York City	1992	211 m / 692 ft
93	Solow Building	New York City	1974	210 m / 689 ft
94	Random House Tower	New York City	2003	209 m / 684 ft
95	AT&T Building	Atlanta	1980	206 m / 677 ft
96	Sequis Tower	Jakarta	2018	206 m / 677 ft
97	Golden Tower	Jeddah	2018	205 m / 673 ft
98	Hwaseong Dongtan Metapolis 103	Hwaseong	2010	203 m / 667 ft
99	Great American Tower at Queen City Square	Cincinnati	2011	203 m / 665 ft
100	Kohinoor Square Tower A	Mumbai	2019	202 m / 662 ft
101	Carlton Centre	Johannesburg	1973	201 m / 660 ft
102	1180 Peachtree	Atlanta	2006	200 m / 657 ft
103	Evergrande IFC 3	Hefei	2020	200 m / 656 ft
104	Conrad Seoul	Seoul	2012	199 m / 654 ft
105	599 Lexington Avenue	New York City	1986	199 m / 653 ft
106	UBS Tower	Chicago	2001	199 m / 652 ft
107	55 East Erie	Chicago	2004	197 m / 647 ft
108	Two World Financial Center	New York City	1986	197 m / 645 ft
109	SOCAR Tower	Baku	2015	196 m / 643 ft
110	Grand Plaza Apartments	Chicago	2003	195 m / 641 ft
111	Raheja Revanta	Gurgaon	2020	195 m / 640 ft
112	China Financial Futures Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center	Shanghai	2019	195 m / 640 ft
113	Tencent Seafront Tower 2	Shenzhen	2017	195 m / 639 ft
114	One International Finance Center	Seoul	2012	185 m / 605 ft
115	Eleven Times Square	New York City	2011	183 m / 601 ft
116	The Finance Centre	Taguig City	2018	180 m / 591 ft
117	Fairmont Austin	Austin	2018	180 m / 591 ft
118	One Financial Center	Boston	1984	180 m / 590 ft
119	The Clare	Chicago	2009	180 m / 589 ft
120	Hasune Housing Project	Tokyo	-	178 m / 585 ft
121	Tour Areva	Courbevoie	1974	178 m / 584 ft
122	Citadel Center	Chicago	2003	177 m / 580 ft
123	One World Financial Center	New York City	1985	176 m / 577 ft
124	5 Times Square	New York City	2002	175 m / 575 ft
125	Lehman Building	New York City	2001	175 m / 575 ft
126	New York Marriott Marquis Hotel	New York City	1985	175 m / 574 ft
127	Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 2	Chengdu	2020	173 m / 568 ft
128	Cirrus	Chicago	2021	171 m / 562 ft
129	Evergrande IFC 2	Hefei	2020	170 m / 558 ft
130	Continental Center	New York City	1983	169 m / 554 ft
131	Soyak Kristalkule \| Finansbank Headquarters	Istanbul	2014	169 m / 554 ft
132	Ministry of Taxes	Baku	2019	168 m / 551 ft
133	Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 3	Chengdu	2020	166 m / 545 ft
134	Tour Gan	Courbevoie	1974	166 m / 545 ft
135	TaiKoo Hui Tower 2	Guangzhou	2011	165 m / 541 ft
136	One Tampa City Center	Tampa	1981	164 m / 537 ft
137	Palazzo Lombardia	Milan	2011	161 m / 529 ft
138	Villas in the Sky	Riyadh	2016	160 m / 525 ft
139	Dongbu Finance Building	Seoul	2001	158 m / 519 ft
140	The Residences at the Ritz-Carlton	Philadelphia	2009	158 m / 518 ft
141	191 North Wacker Drive	Chicago	2002	157 m / 516 ft
142	Al Khatem Tower	Abu Dhabi	2012	155 m / 509 ft
142	Al Maqam Tower	Abu Dhabi	2012	155 m / 509 ft
144	United Nations Secretariat Building	New York City	1953	154 m / 506 ft
145	State Street Financial Center	Boston	2003	153 m / 503 ft
146	28 State Street	Boston	1970	152 m / 500 ft
147	Four World Financial Center	New York City	1986	152 m / 500 ft
148	China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation of Shanghai International Financial Center	Shanghai	2019	152 m / 499 ft
149	One Broadway Plaza	Santa Ana	-	150 m / 493 ft
150	Sabana Capital	San José	-	150 m / 492 ft
151	CBS Building	New York City	1965	150 m / 491 ft
152	33 Arch Street	Boston	2004	149 m / 489 ft
153	1 Bank of America Center	Charlotte	2010	148 m / 484 ft
154	Harborside Plaza 5	Jersey City	2002	146 m / 480 ft
155	W Austin Hotel & Residences	Austin	2010	145 m / 477 ft
156	Daily News Building	New York City	1930	145 m / 476 ft
157	VIA 57 WEST	New York City	2016	142 m / 467 ft
158	Leighton House Residence Tower	New York City	1990	140 m / 460 ft
159	ITC One Hotel	Colombo	2021	140 m / 459 ft
160	The Residences at Grand Plaza	Chicago	2003	140 m / 458 ft
161	7 Bryant Park	New York City	2016	138 m / 454 ft
162	717 Texas Avenue	Houston	2003	138 m / 453 ft
163	540 West Madison Street	Chicago	2003	138 m / 453 ft
164	PPA 30 Parcel 3.10	Riyadh	2018	138 m / 453 ft
165	The Harmon	Las Vegas	-	138 m / 453 ft
166	Casablanca Finance City Tower	Casablanca	2019	136 m / 446 ft
167	85 Broad Street	New York City	1983	135 m / 443 ft
168	Xerox Tower	Rochester	1968	135 m / 443 ft
169	Crystal Tower 1	Riyadh	2018	135 m / 443 ft
170	5 Corporate Avenue	Shanghai	2014	135 m / 441 ft
171	Hartford 21	Hartford	2006	134 m / 440 ft
172	745 5th Avenue	New York City	1931	133 m / 435 ft
173	Shirley Ryan AbilityLab	Chicago	2016	132 m / 431 ft
174	Al Sarab Tower	Abu Dhabi	2012	131 m / 430 ft
174	Al Sila Tower	Abu Dhabi	2012	131 m / 430 ft
176	Evo at Cira Centre South	Philadelphia	2014	130 m / 427 ft
177	10 George Street	London	2019	128 m / 420 ft
178	Taikoo Hui Mandarin Oriental Hotel	Guangzhou	2013	128 m / 420 ft
179	Naberezhnaya Tower Block B	Moscow	2006	127 m / 417 ft
180	MoMo	Chicago	2008	125 m / 411 ft
181	Kohinoor Square Tower B	Mumbai	2020	124 m / 406 ft
182	Fifty South Sixth	Minneapolis	2001	123 m / 404 ft
183	Cascade	Chicago	2021	123 m / 403 ft
184	Monarch Place	Springfield (MA)	1989	122 m / 400 ft
185	10 Rittenhouse Square	Philadelphia	2009	121 m / 396 ft
186	Westin Hotel at Copley Place	Boston	1983	120 m / 395 ft
187	420 5th Avenue	New York City	1989	119 m / 391 ft
188	Carlton Hotel	Johannesburg	1973	119 m / 390 ft
189	The Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza	Chicago	2008	118 m / 387 ft
190	Northwestern Medicine 259 East Erie	Chicago	2014	118 m / 385 ft
191	101 Federal Street	Boston	1988	116 m / 382 ft
192	Bally`s Atlantic City	Atlantic City	1989	114 m / 375 ft
193	The Admiral at the Lake	Chicago	2012	112 m / 368 ft
194	1111 South Wabash	Chicago	2004	112 m / 367 ft
195	One Flagler	West Palm Beach	-	111 m / 365 ft
196	141 Willoughby Street	New York City	-	110 m / 360 ft
197	Eight O Five	Chicago	2015	106 m / 348 ft
198	Shimizu Corporation Tokyo Headquarters	Tokyo	2012	106 m / 348 ft
199	Park Alexandria	Chicago	2003	106 m / 347 ft
200	PPA 30 Parcel 5.03 Tower 1	Riyadh	2018	105 m / 344 ft
201	Hilton New Orleans Riverside	New Orleans	1977	104 m / 341 ft
202	840 North Lake Shore Drive	Chicago	2004	100 m / 329 ft
203	Guotai Junan Securities Tower	Shanghai	-	100 m / 327 ft
204	Amazon HQ2 Phase 1 North Building	Arlington	2023	99 m / 325 ft
204	Amazon HQ2 Phase 1 South Building	Arlington	2023	99 m / 325 ft
206	Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower A	Shanghai	-	99 m / 325 ft
206	Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower B	Shanghai	-	99 m / 325 ft
208	Prentice Women's Hospital	Chicago	2007	96 m / 316 ft
209	Kingsbury on the Park	Chicago	2004	92 m / 301 ft
210	Parkline	Chicago	2021	89 m / 293 ft
211	Erie on the Park	Chicago	2002	89 m / 292 ft
212	Ascent	Milwaukee	2022	87 m / 284 ft
213	22 West Washington	Chicago	2008	84 m / 276 ft
214	Chicago Board of Trade Addition	Chicago	1983	84 m / 275 ft
215	Prairie Pointe	Chicago	2006	83 m / 271 ft
216	241 West 28th Street	New York City	-	81 m / 265 ft
217	Optima Views	Evanston	2003	81 m / 265 ft
218	Crystal Tower 2	Riyadh	2018	80 m / 262 ft
219	330 Hudson	New York City	2013	79 m / 259 ft
220	546 5th Avenue	New York City	1990	79 m / 258 ft
221	J.W. Marriott Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids	2007	78 m / 256 ft
222	AMLI 900	Chicago	2008	78 m / 256 ft
223	Rush University Medical Center Hospital Tower	Chicago	2012	77 m / 252 ft
224	Obama Presidential Center	Chicago	2021	72 m / 235 ft
225	Signature at Reston - West Tower	Reston, VA	2018	71 m / 233 ft
226	World Trade Center West	Boston	2002	69 m / 225 ft
227	Dwight Building	Chicago	2008	67 m / 219 ft
228	U.S. Embassy, London	London	2018	65 m / 214 ft
229	Aloft Chicago Magnificent Mile	Chicago	2018	59 m / 194 ft
230	2330 Broadway	New York City	-	53 m / 173 ft
231	The Arbour	Toronto	2024	53 m / 172 ft
232	670 Mesquit North Tower	Los Angeles	-	- m / - ft
232	670 Mesquit South Tower	Los Angeles	-	- m / - ft
234	The Gem Building	Riyadh	2018	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

21 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (51%), 96 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (46%), 78 Buildings

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

Function
Material

Total: 190 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 170 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 193 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

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17 September 2018 | Chicago

Five Minutes with: Aine Brazil

Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, sat down with CTBUH to discuss her 40-plus year career creating internationally acclaimed high-rises across the world.

30 May 2018 | Chicago

Interview: Aine Brazil

Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman of Thornton Tomasetti, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding her structural work after recieving the Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Award during...

30 May 2018 | Chicago

Shaping Skylines Through Engineering Innovation

Aine M. Brazil is a leading structural engineer who has been instrumental in shaping the skylines of cities across the globe. In her 40-plus year...

21 August 2017 | Taguig City

Flyover of The Finance Centre in Taguig City, Philippines

An aerial view of The Finance Centre in Taguig City, Philippines, while the building was topped out in 2017.

16 March 2017 | Chicago

How High Can We Go? (Highlight)

Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first event in the Building Tall lecture...

16 March 2017 | Chicago

Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: How High Can We Go?

Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first lecture of the series Building Tall...

17 October 2016 | Shenzhen

Structural & Geotechnic Engineering Q&A

Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. William O'Donnell, DeSimone Consulting Engineers; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen Seen, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, answer questions at the...

17 October 2016 | Shenzhen

Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism

Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 4c: Structural & Geotechnic Engineering. As the...

26 October 2015 | New York City

Designing a Non-coplanar Exoskeleton Supertall Tower that Transforms the Skyline of Chengdu

The city of Chengdu is quickly becoming the center for high-rise development in southwest China. The focal point of this new vertical landscape will be...

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...

17 September 2018 | Chicago

Five Minutes with: Aine Brazil

Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, sat down with CTBUH to discuss her 40-plus year career creating internationally acclaimed high-rises across the world.

30 May 2018 | Chicago

Interview: Aine Brazil

Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman of Thornton Tomasetti, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding her structural work after recieving the Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Award during...

30 May 2018 | Chicago

Shaping Skylines Through Engineering Innovation

Aine M. Brazil is a leading structural engineer who has been instrumental in shaping the skylines of cities across the globe. In her 40-plus year...

21 August 2017 | Taguig City

Flyover of The Finance Centre in Taguig City, Philippines

An aerial view of The Finance Centre in Taguig City, Philippines, while the building was topped out in 2017.

16 March 2017 | Chicago

How High Can We Go? (Highlight)

Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first event in the Building Tall lecture...

16 March 2017 | Chicago

Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: How High Can We Go?

Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first lecture of the series Building Tall...

17 October 2016 | Shenzhen

Structural & Geotechnic Engineering Q&A

Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. William O'Donnell, DeSimone Consulting Engineers; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen Seen, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, answer questions at the...

17 October 2016 | Shenzhen

Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism

Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 4c: Structural & Geotechnic Engineering. As the...

26 October 2015 | New York City

Designing a Non-coplanar Exoskeleton Supertall Tower that Transforms the Skyline of Chengdu

The city of Chengdu is quickly becoming the center for high-rise development in southwest China. The focal point of this new vertical landscape will be...

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...

Research

28 July 2018

Engineering a Better Future

Aine Brazil, Thornton Tomasetti

Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, is the recipient of the 2018 CTBUH Fazlur R. Khan Medal. Through a 40-plus-year career, she has been responsible...

27 April 2018

Technical Considerations for Akhmat Tower

Alejandro Stochetti, Sara Beardsley & Marc Cerone, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; John Peronto, Thornton Tomasetti

The 435-meter Akhmat Tower in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, will be shaped to refer to the Nakh tower, a traditional watchtower typology in the region. A...

01 December 2017

The Ultra-Modern FKI Tower

John Peronto, Thornton Tomasetti

A modern and highly-sustainable addition to the skyline of Seoul, South Korea has been completed; the Federation of Korean Industries Headquarters (FKI). The signature saw-toothed...

08 August 2017

Ten Significant Tall Buildings, and the Significant Women Behind Them

Leading Women in Tall Buildings

Recently, there has been a growing and overdue recognition in the architecture discipline that women are under-represented, not just in terms of leadership positions held,...

08 August 2017

Frontiers in High-Rise Outrigger Design

Hi sun Choi & Leonard M. Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen See, Leslie E. Robertson Associates; Rupa Garai, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

In 2012, CTBUH published the first Outrigger Design for High-Rise Buildings Technical Guide. In 2016, the CTBUH Outrigger Working Group felt it would be beneficial...

20 April 2017

River Beech Tower: A Tall Timber Experiment

Jeff Sanner & Todd Snapp, Perkins+Will; Alejandro Fernandez, Thornton Tomasetti; et al.

The Chicago River Beech Tower is a collaborative research effort with the goal of identifying challenges and opportunities associated with designing increasingly tall mass timber...

01 March 2017

Vertical Shortening Considerations in the 1 km Tall Jeddah Tower

John Peronto, Robert Sinn & Matthew Huizinga, Thornton Tomasetti

Jeddah Tower will be the first man-made structure to reach a kilometer in height upon its completion in 2019. From conception, it was clear that...

17 October 2016

Structural Challenges with the SOCAR Tower in Baku, a New Megacity in the Caspian Region

Hi Sun Choi & Onur Ihtiyar, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.; Young Kyoon Jeong & Hyungsup Sim, Heerim Architects & Planners

Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, has been rapidly transforming into a hub of high-rise buildings and cultural centers in the Caspian region. Baku’s population now...

17 October 2016

Designing a Bamboo Shaped Suptertall Tower in Hefei

Guoyong Fu, Dennis Poon, Yi Zhu & Zheng Gui Ma, Thornton Tomasetti

The Evergrande International Financial Center, located in Binhu New Area CBD in Hefei, Anhui Province, China, consists of one iconic108-story, 518m tall tower, one single...

17 October 2016

Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism

Dennis Poon & Larry B. Giannechini, Thornton Tomasetti

As the draw to urban centers increases drastically with financial growth and global influence, emerging markets seek to develop salient markers of success and hope....

28 July 2018

Engineering a Better Future

Aine Brazil, Thornton Tomasetti

Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, is the recipient of the 2018 CTBUH Fazlur R. Khan Medal. Through a 40-plus-year career, she has been responsible...

27 April 2018

Technical Considerations for Akhmat Tower

Alejandro Stochetti, Sara Beardsley & Marc Cerone, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; John Peronto, Thornton Tomasetti

The 435-meter Akhmat Tower in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, will be shaped to refer to the Nakh tower, a traditional watchtower typology in the region. A...

01 December 2017

The Ultra-Modern FKI Tower

John Peronto, Thornton Tomasetti

A modern and highly-sustainable addition to the skyline of Seoul, South Korea has been completed; the Federation of Korean Industries Headquarters (FKI). The signature saw-toothed...

08 August 2017

Ten Significant Tall Buildings, and the Significant Women Behind Them

Leading Women in Tall Buildings

Recently, there has been a growing and overdue recognition in the architecture discipline that women are under-represented, not just in terms of leadership positions held,...

08 August 2017

Frontiers in High-Rise Outrigger Design

Hi sun Choi & Leonard M. Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen See, Leslie E. Robertson Associates; Rupa Garai, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

In 2012, CTBUH published the first Outrigger Design for High-Rise Buildings Technical Guide. In 2016, the CTBUH Outrigger Working Group felt it would be beneficial...

20 April 2017

River Beech Tower: A Tall Timber Experiment

Jeff Sanner & Todd Snapp, Perkins+Will; Alejandro Fernandez, Thornton Tomasetti; et al.

The Chicago River Beech Tower is a collaborative research effort with the goal of identifying challenges and opportunities associated with designing increasingly tall mass timber...

01 March 2017

Vertical Shortening Considerations in the 1 km Tall Jeddah Tower

John Peronto, Robert Sinn & Matthew Huizinga, Thornton Tomasetti

Jeddah Tower will be the first man-made structure to reach a kilometer in height upon its completion in 2019. From conception, it was clear that...

17 October 2016

Structural Challenges with the SOCAR Tower in Baku, a New Megacity in the Caspian Region

Hi Sun Choi & Onur Ihtiyar, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.; Young Kyoon Jeong & Hyungsup Sim, Heerim Architects & Planners

Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, has been rapidly transforming into a hub of high-rise buildings and cultural centers in the Caspian region. Baku’s population now...

17 October 2016

Designing a Bamboo Shaped Suptertall Tower in Hefei

Guoyong Fu, Dennis Poon, Yi Zhu & Zheng Gui Ma, Thornton Tomasetti

The Evergrande International Financial Center, located in Binhu New Area CBD in Hefei, Anhui Province, China, consists of one iconic108-story, 518m tall tower, one single...

17 October 2016

Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism

Dennis Poon & Larry B. Giannechini, Thornton Tomasetti

As the draw to urban centers increases drastically with financial growth and global influence, emerging markets seek to develop salient markers of success and hope....

Global News

09 March 2020

New York City’s Highest Outdoor Skydeck Set to Open

The opening of Edge, the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, offering 360-degree views of New York City’s iconic skyline will be celebrated...

22 November 2019

Construction Stalls on Supertall Development in Wuhan

A subsidiary of China’s largest construction group has suspended work on one of the nation’s tallest skyscrapers after the developer became the latest in a...

08 October 2019

Chicago’s Next Supertall Nears Approval Amid Flurry of Development

The developer of a proposed supertall skyscraper on North Michigan Avenue next to Tribune Tower is nearing an agreement with the city in “a couple...

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...

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...

27 March 2019

Structural Work Begins on Busan High-Rise

POSCO Engineering & Construction has completed the structural work for Haeundae LCT The Sharp, a high-rise apartment complex in Busan, three-and-one-half years after the buildings’...

01 March 2019

As One Chicago Lakefront Project Gets a New Deadline, Another is Announced

The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...

28 February 2019

Regulatory Hurdles Cleared for Seoul’s Next Tallest Building

The administrative procedures have been completed to erect what could be the new tallest building in Korea, after Hyundai Motor Group applied for the construction...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Thornton Tomasetti

ETEM Façade Conference

16 November 2019

Supported by CTBUH, the ETEM Façade Conference is a global forum for the latest façade technologies designed for creative architecture.

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

Tour 110 North Wacker with CTBUH Chicago (Sold Out)

25 July 2019

Join the Chicago Chapter of the CTBUH in exploring the design and construction of 110 North Wacker, an under-construction 57-story office tower.

CTBUH Hong Kong Chapter Inauguration

11 April 2019

In celebration of the establishment of the CTBUH Hong Kong Chapter, the Council is excited to announce the Chapter's inaugural event.

CTBUH New York Holiday Party

05 December 2018

The CTBUH New York Chatper kicked off the holiday season with a fun, spirited party and celebration of a successful year.

Seismic Design Working Group Meets at 2018 Conference

20 October 2018

The CTBUH Performance-Based Seismic Design Working Group reconvened at the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference in Dubai to outline an approach for updating their 2017 technical guide.