CTBUH announces global finalist projects for annual awards program

CTBUH recently announced the finalist projects from around the world for the inaugural Tall + Urban Innovation Conference, which will take place in Chicago from May 30–31. The two-day event will see owner/developers and design teams for 45 finalist projects compete in front of an international audience and live juries for winning distinctions across eight categories. In addition, the winners in each regional category will be judged for the single title of “2018 Best Tall Building Worldwide.”

Incorporating what was previously known as the CTBUH Annual Awards Event, the CTBUH 2018 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference will explore and celebrate the very best in innovative tall buildings, urban spaces, building technologies, and construction practices from around the world. Following the finalist project presentations, distinguished juries will deliberate and select winners in each category, which will be announced at a ceremony on the second day of the conference.

“The Finalists for the 2018 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference truly represent the pinnacle of excellence in the field of tall buildings,” said Awards Jury Chair Karl Fender, Director at Fender Katsalidis Architects. “Being recognized by the world’s premier authority on tall buildings is a great honor, and the opportunity to showcase these quality projects to a global audience helps drive innovation across all disciplines in our industry.”

The Main Jury is responsible for selecting the Best Tall Building Regional Finalists and Winners, as well as the overall worldwide Winner. The jury is comprised of Awards Jury Chair Karl Fender, Director, Fender Katsalidis; H.E. Mohamed Ali Allabar, Chairman, Emaar Properties; Kamil Merican, Chief Executive Officer, GDP Architects; CTBUH Chairman Steve Watts, Partner, alinea consulting; and CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood.

“Part of our mission at CTBUH is to investigate and highlight the cutting-edge in sustainable urbanism in order to promote a better urban future, and this year’s finalists exemplify the world’s foremost examples in this regard,” Wood said.

Hosted at the Radisson Blu Aqua, located in the base of the famous Aqua Tower in Chicago – itself a finalist for the Best Tall Building Americas award in 2010 – the conference will include not only an awards ceremony, but also a dinner, a VIP networking reception, and presentations from some of the most distinguished names in the tall building industry.

Registration for the 2018 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference is now open at tallinnovation2018.com, where additional details can be found. See the finalist projects in each awards category below.

Finalists for the Tall + Urban Innovation Conference Awards

Best Tall Building: Americas

150 N. Riverside, Chicago
35xv, New York City
American Copper Building, New York City
Gaia Building, Quito

Best Tall Building: Asia & Australasia

Chaoyang Park Plaza, Beijing
Huangshan Mountain Village, Huangshan
International Towers Sydney, Sydney
Lotte World Tower, Seoul
Marina One, Singapore
Oasia Hotel Downtown, Singapore
Poly International Plaza, Singapore
Tencent Seafront Towers, Shenzhen
Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen

Best Tall Building: Europe

Angel Court, London
Canaletto, London
The Silo, Copenhagen
Tribunal de Paris, Paris
Upper West, Berlin

Best Tall Building: Middle East & Africa

Azrieli Sarona, Tel Aviv
Beirut Terraces, Beirut
Rothschild Tower, Tel Aviv
Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town

Urban Habitat Award

Greatwall Complex, Wuhan
International Towers Sydney, Sydney
National September 11 Memorial, New York City
Oasia Hotel Downtown, Singapore
SOHO Fuxing Plaza, Shanghai
SkyPark, Hong Kong

Construction Award

461 Dean Street, New York City
Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen
56 Leonard Street, Shenzhen
The EY Centre, Sydney
111 Main, Salt Lake City

Innovation Award

Hickory Building Systems
3D Printed Building
Tallwood House Timber Construction
MULTI
CAST CONNEX High Integrity Blocks
Hi-Res CFD for Wind Loading Tall Buildings
Hummingbird – Tuned Damper
A New Research-based Tower Typology

10 Year Award

Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai
Bahrain World Trade Center 1, Bahrain
Manitoba Hydro Place, Winnipeg
Hegau Tower, Singen
San Francisco Federal Building, San Francisco
Manchester Civil Justice Center, Manchester
Lumiere, Sydney
Rose Rayhaan by Rotana, Dubai

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