CTBUH Skyscraper Award

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CTBUH Awards
Awarded forProjects and individuals that have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment, and that achieve sustainability at the highest and broadest level.
CountryUnited States
Presented by Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
First awarded2002 (2002)
Website awards.ctbuh.org

The Tall Building Awards or CTBUH Awards recognizes projects and individuals who have made an extraordinary contribution to the advancement of tall buildings and urban environment, as well as achieving sustainability at the highest and broadest level. [1] The annual awards are judged by an independent panel of experts commissioned by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), a non-profit organization headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. As of 2019, there are two individual lifetime achievement awards, The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award and Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal, and several categorical awards for projects and structures. [1]

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In 2019 the CTBUH award categories were changed from buildings in specific regions to buildings based on height, region, function, innovation, construction, design, engineering, and safety. [1] The most prestigious annual award, the Overall Best Tall Building Worldwide is awarded to one of the specific categorical winners. [2] In 2010, the CTBUH conferred the Global Icon Award, an award for a unique tall building with a profound impact both locally and globally, to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [3]

Awards Criteria

Individual awards

Originally conceived in 2002, the first CTBUH Award, the Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment during his or her professional career. [4] The 2002 award was given and named after Lynn S. Beedle, an American structural engineer and founder of the Council on Tall Buildings And Urban Habitat. [5] In 2004 a second lifetime award was created, the Fazlur R. Kahn Lifetime Award, named after Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect Fazlur Rahman Khan, which recognizes an individual for demonstrated excellence in technical design and/or research that has made a significant contribution to a discipline for the design of tall buildings and the built urban environment. [6] The award was first given in 2004 to Leslie E. Robertson, an American engineer and lead structural engineer of the Twin Towers of the original World Trade Center in New York City. [7]

Beginning in 2006 the CTBUH Awards began recognizing CTBUH Fellows for their contribution to the Council over an extended period of time, and in recognition of their work and the sharing of their knowledge in the design and construction of tall buildings and the urban habitat. [8] The first CTBUH Fellows in 2006 were A. Eugene Kohn, Charles A. DeBenedittis, Gilberto do Valle, and Henry Jack Cowan. [9]

Structural awards

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat added two categories starting in 2007 which recognize completed structures for excellence. The Best Tall Building Award recognizes projects that have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment, and that achieve sustainability and wellness at the highest and broadest level. [10] The Beetham Tower, completed in 2006 in Manchester, England was the first recipient of the award. [11] The second award added in 2007 was the Best Sustainable Building Award, which was awarded to Hearst Tower, completed in 2006 in New York City. [12]

In 2008, the second year of CTBUH Awards for structures, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat added four geographical categories for the best tall building, the regions were Americas (North and South), Asia & Australasia, Europe, and Middle East & Africa. The Best Tall Building Award was then awarded to one of the regional award winners. In 2008 the CTBUH Best Tall Building Award winners were New York Times Building in New York City; Shanghai World Financial Center in Shanghai, China; 51 Lime Street in London, England; and Bahrain World Trade Center in Manama, Bahrain. The Best Tall Building Award Winner Worldwide was announced as the Asia & Australasia winner the Shanghai World Financial Center. [13] The Best Tall Building Award categories based on the four regions would remain in place until 2019, when new categories were added based on sustainability and building height.

In 2013 a new 10 Year Award was added. In 2014 the Urban Habitat and Performance awards were issued for the first time. The CTBUH uses the following award criteria for skyscrapers. [2]

The criteria for the Innovation Award: [2]

The criteria for the 10 Year Award: [2]

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat bestowed a new award for Burj Khalifa at its annual "Best Tall Buildings Awards Ceremony" on 25 October 2010 when Burj Khalifa honored as first recipient of CTBUH's new Tall Building "Global Icon" Award. According to CTBUH the new "Global Icon" award recognizes those very special supertall skyscrapers that make a profound impact, not only on the local or regional context, but on the genre of tall buildings globally. Which is innovative in planning, design and execution, the building must have influenced and re-shaped the field of tall building architecture, engineering, and urban planning. It is intended that the award will only be conferred on an occasional basis, when merited by an exceptional project perhaps every ten or fifteen years. [3]

Former CTBUH Awards Chair Gordon Gill, of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture said:

"There was discussion amongst members of the jury that the existing 'Best Tall Building of the Year' award was not really appropriate for the Burj khalifa. We are talking about a building here that has changed the landscape of what is possible in architecture a building that became internationally recognized as an icon long before it was even completed. 'Building of the Century' was thought a more appropriate title for it." [3]

Award winners

Individual award winners

YearLynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement AwardFazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal
2002 Lynn S. Beedle N/A
2003 Charles DeBenedittis N/A
2004 Gerald D. Hines Leslie E. Robertson
2005 Alan Garnett Davenport Werner Sobek
2006 Ken Yeang Srinivasa Iyengar
2007 Lord Norman Foster Farzad Naeim
2008 César Pelli William F. Baker
2009 John C. Portman Jr. Prabodh V. Banavalkar
2010 William Pedersen Ysrael Seinuk
2011 Adrian Smith Akira Wada
2012 Helmut Jahn Charles Thornton & Richard Tomasetti
2013 Henry N. Cobb Clyde N. Baker Jr.
2014 Douglas Durst Peter Irwin
2015 Minoru Mori Nicholas E. Billotti
2016 Cheong Koon Hean Ron Klemencic
2018 Larry Silverstein Áine Brazil
2019 James Goettsch Israel David
2020 Moshe Safdie Wuren Wang

Structural awards

2007

AwardBuilding/PersonLocation
Best Tall Building Award The Beetham Hilton Tower Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester
Best Sustainable Tall Building Hearst Tower Flag of the United States.svg New York City

2008

AwardBuilding/PersonLocation
Best Tall Building Overall Award Shanghai World Financial Center Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai
Best Tall Building Award Americas The New York Times Building Flag of the United States.svg New York City
Best Tall Building Award Asia and Australasia Shanghai World Financial Center Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai
Best Tall Building Award Europe 51 Lime Street Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London
Best Tall Building Award – Middle East & Africa Bahrain World Trade Center Flag of Bahrain.svg Manama

2009

AwardBuilding/PersonLocation
Best Tall Building Overall Award Linked Hybrid Building Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing
Best Tall Building Award Americas Manitoba Hydro Tower Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Winnipeg
Best Tall Building Award Asia and Australasia Linked Hybrid Building Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing
Best Tall Building Award Europe Broadgate Tower Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London
Best Tall Building Award Middle East & Africa Tornado Tower Flag of Qatar.svg Doha

2010

AwardBuilding/PersonLocation
Best Tall Building Overall Broadcasting Place [14] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leeds
Best Tall Building Americas Bank of America Tower Flag of the United States.svg New York City
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia Pinnacle @ Duxton Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Best Tall Building Europe Broadcasting Place Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leeds
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Burj Khalifa Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai
Global Icon Award Burj Khalifa [3] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai

2011

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced the winners of its annual "Best Tall Building" awards for 2011 on June 15, 2011. [15]

AwardBuilding/PersonLocation
Best Tall Building Overall KfW Westarkade Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt
Best Tall Building Americas 8 Spruce Street Flag of the United States.svg New York City
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia Guangzhou International Finance Center Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou
Best Tall Building Europe KfW Westarkade Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa The Index Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai

2012

AwardBuilding/PersonLocation
Best Tall Building Overall Doha Tower Flag of Qatar.svg Doha
Best Tall Building Americas Absolute Towers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mississauga
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 1 Bligh Street Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney
Best Tall Building Europe Palazzo Lombardia Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Doha Tower Flag of Qatar.svg Doha
Tall Building Innovation Award Al Bahar Towers Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi

2013

AwardBuilding/PersonLocation
Best Tall Building Overall CCTV Headquarters Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing
Best Tall Building Americas The Bow Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia CCTV Headquarters Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing
Best Tall Building Europe The Shard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Sowwah Square Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi
Tall Building Innovation Award (Co-Winners) Broad Sustainable Building (BSB) Prefabricated Construction Process Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Changsha
KONE UltraRope Flag of Finland.svg Espoo
10 Year Award 30 St Mary Axe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London [16]

2014

AwardBuilding/PersonLocation
Best Tall Building Overall One Central Park Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney
Best Tall Building Americas Edith Green – Wendell Wyatt Federal Building Flag of the United States.svg Portland
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia One Central Park Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney
Best Tall Building Europe De Rotterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Cayan Tower Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai
Urban Habitat Award The Interlace Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
10 Year Award Post Tower Flag of Germany.svg Bonn
Tall Building Innovation AwardBioSkin
Performance Award International Commerce Centre Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong

2015

AwardBuilding/PersonLocation
Best Tall Building Overall Bosco Verticale Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Best Tall Building Americas One World Trade Center Flag of the United States.svg New York City
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia CapitaGreen Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Best Tall Building Europe Bosco Verticale Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid Tower Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi
Urban Habitat Award PARKROYAL on Pickering Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
10 Year Award Turning Torso Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö
Tall Building Innovation AwardHOLEDECK®
Performance Award Chifley Tower Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney

2016

Award [17] Building/PersonLocation
Best Tall Building Overall Shanghai Tower Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai
Best Tall Building Americas VIA 57 West Flag of the United States.svg New York City
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia Shanghai Tower Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai
Best Tall Building Europe The White Walls Flag of Cyprus.svg Nicosia
Best Tall Building Middle East & AfricaThe Cube Flag of Lebanon.svg Beirut
Urban Habitat Award Wuhan Tiandi Site A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuhan
10 Year Award Hearst Tower Flag of the United States.svg New York City
Tall Building Innovation AwardPin-Fuse
Performance Award TAIPEI 101 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taipei

2018

Award [18] Building/PersonLocation
Best Tall Building Overall Oasia Hotel Downtown Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Best Tall Building Americas American Copper Buildings Flag of the United States.svg New York City
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia Oasia Hotel Downtown Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Best Tall Building Europe The Silo Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Zeitz MOCAA Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town
Urban Habitat Award World Trade Center Master Plan Flag of the United States.svg New York City
10 Year Award Shanghai World Financial Center Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai
Tall Building Innovation AwardMULTI
Construction AwardThe EY Centre Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney

2019

Award [19] Building/PersonLocation
Best Tall Building Worldwide Salesforce Tower Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco
Best Tall Building under 100 meters Forma Itaim Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo
Best Tall Building 100–199 meters Amorepacific Headquarters Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul
Best Tall Building 200–299 meters Shenzhen Energy Headquarters Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shenzhen
Best Tall Building 300–399 meters Salesforce Tower Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco
Best Tall Building 400 meters and above Ping An Finance Center Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shenzhen
Best Tall Office BuildingEuropean Patent Office Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rijswijk
Best Tall Residential or Hotel Building 277 Fifth Avenue Flag of the United States.svg New York City
Best Tall Mixed-Use Building Kampung Admiralty Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Urban Habitat - Single Site Scale Kampung Admiralty Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Urban Habitat - District/Master Plan Scale Central Park, Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney
Renovation Award CHAO Hotel Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing
Interior Space Award Amorepacific Headquarters Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul
Structural Engineering Award 181 Fremont Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco
MEP Engineering Award Britam Tower Flag of Kenya.svg Nairobi
Geotechnical Engineering Award 181 Fremont Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco
Façade Engineering Award Azrieli Sarona Tower Flag of Israel.svg Tel Aviv
Fire & Risk Engineering Award Morpheus Flag of Macau.svg Macau
10 Year Award The Pinnacle@Duxton Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Tall Building Innovation AwardViscoelastic Coupling Damper (VCD)
Construction AwardAtira La Trobe Street Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne

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