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Tall Building Awards winners reveal a diverse group of global giants
The regional winners of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 2016 Tall Building Awards have been announced, bringing together some of the globe’s architectural behemoths with less extravagant but equally innovative achievements. The winning buildings are VIA 57
WEST in Manhattan by Bjarke Ingels (Americas), Gensler Architects’ Shanghai Tower (Asia & Australasia), The White Walls, Cyprus by Ateliers Jean Nouvel (Europe), and The Cube, Beirut by Orange Architects (Middle East & Africa). The organisers commented: “The
regional winners are inventive solutions that respond to demanding site constraints and drivers
such as
sustainability, seismicity, wind forces, mixed functionality, and a vibrant urban habitat. They include groundbreaking structural solutions and spatial arrange- ments at height.”
Winners across five categories (also
including the Regional Urban Habitat Award, Innovation Award, Performance Award, and 10 Year Award) will be recognised at the CTBUH 15th Annual Awards Symposium at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, on 3 November. The Best Tall Building award will be announced at a dinner that evening. “Courtscraper” VIA 57 WEST is
a new addition to the Manhattan skyline that also offers a new typology of skyscraper. Shanghai Tower is currently the
world’s second tallest building at 632 m, and China’s tallest. Its twisting form provides a 24 per cent saving in structural wind loading compared to a rectangular building of the same height. Best Tall Building Europe Winner,
The White Walls has transformed the urban silhouette of Nicosia, delivering a residential-office tower that is
VIA 57 WEST © Nic Lehoux
“unmistakably Mediterranean yet glob- ally influential with its highly successful environmental considerations.” The Cube employs a residential design
concept that offers residents outdoor areas and panoramic views of Beirut. The structure is thought to be unique in its use of self-consolidating concrete, allowing loads to be directed to four areas of rotated girders on every floor, with no additional structural slabs.
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The White Walls © Yiorgis Yerolymbos
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