CTBUH Skyscraper Award

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]

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 byCouncil on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
First awarded2002 (2002)
Websiteawards.ctbuh.org

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

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Individual awards

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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

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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 project must be completed and occupied (topped out architecturally, fully clad, and at least partially occupied), no earlier than 1 January of the previous year, and no later than 1 October of the current awards year.
  • The project advanced architectural form, structure, building systems, sustainable design strategies, and provides life safety for its occupants.
  • The project must exhibited sustainable qualities at a broadest level.
  • The project must have achieved a high standard of excellence and quality.
  • The site planning and response to its immediate context must ensure rich and meaningful urban environments.
  • The contributions of the project should be generally consistent with the values and mission of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).

The criteria for the Innovation Award:[2]

  • Demonstrate a specific area of innovation within design or construction.
  • Should be applicable to other tall building projects.
  • Single innovative element (single project can be nominated multiple times for different innovations)
  • Building can also be submitted for Best Tall Building Award

The criteria for the 10 Year Award:[2]

  • Demonstrate successful performance over time.
  • Must have been completed between 10–12 years since the current award year (In the inaugural year submissions of buildings completed between 10–15 years since the current award year will be considered).

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

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Individual award winners

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Year Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award Fazlur 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

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2007

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Award Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Award The Beetham Hilton Tower   Manchester
Best Sustainable Tall Building Hearst Tower   New York City

2008

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Award Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Overall Award Shanghai World Financial Center   Shanghai
Best Tall Building Award Americas The New York Times Building   New York City
Best Tall Building Award Asia and Australasia Shanghai World Financial Center   Shanghai
Best Tall Building Award Europe 51 Lime Street   London
Best Tall Building Award – Middle East & Africa Bahrain World Trade Center   Manama

2009

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Award Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Overall Award Linked Hybrid Building   Beijing
Best Tall Building Award Americas Manitoba Hydro Tower   Winnipeg
Best Tall Building Award Asia and Australasia Linked Hybrid Building   Beijing
Best Tall Building Award Europe Broadgate Tower   London
Best Tall Building Award Middle East & Africa Tornado Tower   Doha

2010

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Award Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Overall Broadcasting Place[14]   Leeds
Best Tall Building Americas Bank of America Tower   New York City
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia Pinnacle @ Duxton   Singapore
Best Tall Building Europe Broadcasting Place   Leeds
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Burj Khalifa   Dubai
Global Icon Award Burj Khalifa[3]   Dubai

2011

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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]

Award Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Overall KfW Westarkade   Frankfurt
Best Tall Building Americas 8 Spruce Street   New York City
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia Guangzhou International Finance Center   Guangzhou
Best Tall Building Europe KfW Westarkade   Frankfurt
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa The Index   Dubai

2012

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Award Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Overall Doha Tower   Doha
Best Tall Building Americas Absolute Towers   Mississauga
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 1 Bligh Street   Sydney
Best Tall Building Europe Palazzo Lombardia   Milan
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Doha Tower   Doha
Tall Building Innovation Award Al Bahar Towers   Abu Dhabi

2013

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Award Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Overall CCTV Headquarters   Beijing
Best Tall Building Americas The Bow   Calgary
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia CCTV Headquarters   Beijing
Best Tall Building Europe The Shard   London
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Sowwah Square   Abu Dhabi
Tall Building Innovation Award (Co-Winners) Broad Sustainable Building (BSB) Prefabricated Construction Process   Changsha
KONE UltraRope   Espoo
10 Year Award 30 St Mary Axe   London[16]

2014

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Award Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Overall One Central Park   Sydney
Best Tall Building Americas Edith Green – Wendell Wyatt Federal Building   Portland
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia One Central Park   Sydney
Best Tall Building Europe De Rotterdam   Rotterdam
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Cayan Tower   Dubai
Urban Habitat Award The Interlace   Singapore
10 Year Award Post Tower   Bonn
Tall Building Innovation Award BioSkin
Performance Award International Commerce Centre   Hong Kong

2015

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Award Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Overall Bosco Verticale   Milan
Best Tall Building Americas One World Trade Center   New York City
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia CapitaGreen   Singapore
Best Tall Building Europe Bosco Verticale   Milan
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid Tower   Abu Dhabi
Urban Habitat Award PARKROYAL on Pickering   Singapore
10 Year Award Turning Torso   Malmö
Tall Building Innovation Award HOLEDECK®
Performance Award Chifley Tower   Sydney

2016

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Award[17] Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Overall Shanghai Tower   Shanghai
Best Tall Building Americas VIA 57 West   New York City
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia Shanghai Tower   Shanghai
Best Tall Building Europe The White Walls   Nicosia
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa The Cube   Beirut
Urban Habitat Award Wuhan Tiandi Site A   Wuhan
10 Year Award Hearst Tower   New York City
Tall Building Innovation Award Pin-Fuse
Performance Award TAIPEI 101   Taipei

2018

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Award[18] Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Overall Oasia Hotel Downtown   Singapore
Best Tall Building Americas American Copper Buildings   New York City
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia Oasia Hotel Downtown   Singapore
Best Tall Building Europe The Silo   Copenhagen
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Zeitz MOCAA   Cape Town
Urban Habitat Award World Trade Center Master Plan   New York City
10 Year Award Shanghai World Financial Center   Shanghai
Tall Building Innovation Award MULTI
Construction Award The EY Centre   Sydney

2019

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Award[19] Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Worldwide Salesforce Tower   San Francisco
Best Tall Building under 100 meters Forma Itaim   São Paulo
Best Tall Building 100–199 meters Amorepacific Headquarters   Seoul
Best Tall Building 200–299 meters Shenzhen Energy Headquarters   Shenzhen
Best Tall Building 300–399 meters Salesforce Tower   San Francisco
Best Tall Building 400 meters and above Ping An Finance Center   Shenzhen
Best Tall Office Building European Patent Office   Rijswijk
Best Tall Residential or Hotel Building 277 Fifth Avenue   New York City
Best Tall Mixed-Use Building Kampung Admiralty   Singapore
Urban Habitat - Single Site Scale Kampung Admiralty   Singapore
Urban Habitat - District/Master Plan Scale Central Park, Sydney   Sydney
Renovation Award CHAO Hotel   Beijing
Interior Space Award Amorepacific Headquarters   Seoul
Structural Engineering Award 181 Fremont   San Francisco
MEP Engineering Award Britam Tower   Nairobi
Geotechnical Engineering Award 181 Fremont   San Francisco
Façade Engineering Award Azrieli Sarona Tower   Tel Aviv
Fire & Risk Engineering Award Morpheus   Macau
10 Year Award The Pinnacle@Duxton   Singapore
Tall Building Innovation Award Viscoelastic Coupling Damper (VCD)
Construction Award Atira La Trobe Street   Melbourne

2021

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Award[20] Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Worldwide Vancouver House   Vancouver
Best Tall Building Americas Comcast Technology Center   Philadelphia
Best Tall Building Asia Asia Financial Center   Beijing
Best Tall Building Europe White Tree   Montpellier
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa ToHA Tower 1   Tel Aviv
Best Tall Building Oceania ARC by Crown Group   Sydney
Best Tall Building under 100 meters 25 King   Brisbane
Best Tall Building 100–199 meters Vancouver House   Vancouver
Best Tall Building 200–299 meters Telus Sky   Calgary
Best Tall Building 300–399 meters Raffles City Chongqing   Chongqing
Best Tall Building 400 meters and above CITIC Tower   Beijing
Best Tall Office Building ToHA Tower 1   Tel Aviv
Best Tall Residential or Hotel Building Vancouver House   Vancouver
Best Tall Mixed-Use Building Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex   Toronto
Urban Habitat - Single Site Scale DUO Tower   Singapore
Urban Habitat - District/Master Plan Scale Hudson Yards - Eastern Yards   New York City
Renovation Award Hanwha Headquarters   Seoul
Interior Design Award UTS Central   Sydney
Structure Award Vancouver House   Vancouver
MEP Engineering Award Museum Tower Kyobashi   Tokyo
Geotechnical Engineering Award Claridge's   London
Façade Engineering Award Lakhta Center   St. Petersburg
Fire & Risk Engineering Award CITIC Tower   Beijing
10 Year Award 2020 Burj Khalifa   Dubai
10 Year Award 2021 1 Bligh Street   Sydney
Innovation Award Baker Brace
Construction Award Rainier Square Tower   Seattle

2022

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Award[21] Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Worldwide The David Rubenstein Forum   Chicago
Best Tall Building Americas The David Rubenstein Forum   Chicago
Best Tall Building Asia Qingdao Hai Tian   Qingdao
Best Tall Building Europe One Crown Place   London
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Azrieli Town Tower   Tel Aviv
Best Tall Building Oceania Collins Arch   Melbourne
Best Tall Building under 100 meters The David Rubenstein Forum   Chicago
Best Tall Building 100–199 meters Olderfleet   Melbourne
Best Tall Building 200–299 meters One Dalton Street   Boston
Best Tall Building 300–399 meters The St. Regis Chicago   Chicago
Best Tall Building 400 meters and above One Vanderbilt Avenue   New York City
Best Tall Office Building Tour Trinity   Paris
Best Tall Residential or Hotel Building 111 West 57th Street   New York City
Best Tall Mixed-Use Building Collins Arch   Melbourne
Best Tall Non-Building CopenHill   Copenhagen
Urban Habitat - Single Site Scale OōEli   Hangzhou
Urban Habitat - District/Master Plan Scale Wesley Place   Melbourne
Renovation Award 55 Southbank Boulevard   Melbourne
Interior Design Award Beijing Lize Ping An Finance Centre   Beijing
Structure Award Ten Degrees Croydon   London
Geotechnical Engineering Award 18 Robinson   Singapore
Façade Engineering Award Arlozorov 17   Tel Aviv
Life Safety Design Award Mjøstårnet   Brumunddal
10 Year Award De Karel Doorman   Rotterdam
Innovation Award HydroSKIN
Construction Award Sydney Greenland Centre   Sydney
Systems Award TrIIIple Towers   Vienna

2023

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Award[22] Building/Person Location
Best Tall Building Worldwide Quay Quarter Tower   Sydney
Best Tall Building Special Recognition DJI Sky City   Shenzhen
Best Tall Building Americas Engineering Laboratories -

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

  Bogota
Best Tall Building Asia CapitaSpring   Singapore
Best Tall Building Europe Sara Kulturhus   Skellefteå
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Atlantis The Royal Resort   Dubai
Best Tall Building Oceania Quay Quarter Tower   Sydney
Best Tall Building under 100 meters Valley   Amsterdam
Best Tall Building 100–199 meters Lighthouse 2.0   Aarhus
Best Tall Building 200–299 meters CapitaSpring   Singapore
Best Tall Building 300–399 meters The Spiral   New York City
Best Tall Building 400 meters and above Guangxi China Resources Tower   Nanning
Best Tall Non-Building Lotus Tower   Colombo
Urban Habitat Award Quay Quarter Lanes   Sydney
10 Year Award The Interlace   Singapore
Innovation Award Urban Sequoia NOW
Construction Award Quay Quarter Tower   Sydney
Systems Award PingAn Property & Casualty Insurance Tower   Shenzhen
Future Project Award Atlassian Central   Sydney
Repositioning Award Quay Quarter Tower   Sydney
Structure Award Quay Quarter Tower   Sydney
Space Within Award Quay Quarter Tower   Sydney

See also

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References

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