CTBUH Skyscraper Award
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) annually announces eleven Tall Building Awards: nine awards for skyscrapers, and two lifetime achievement awards for individuals.[1]
- Best Tall Building Overall Award
- Best Tall Building Award – Americas
- Best Tall Building Award – Asia & Australasia
- Best Tall Building Award – Europe
- Best Tall Building Award – Middle East & Africa
- Urban Habitat Award
- Tall Building 10 Year Award
- Tall Building Innovation Award
- Performance Award
- The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award
- Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal
- CTBUH conferred a new "Global icon award" on 25 October 2010, the first recipient of this award was Burj Khalifa.[2]
The awards committee selects awards from each category, while the Best Tall Building Overall is selected from the four regional winners. Initially only the special awards such as The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award, and Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal were given. In 2007 the CTBUH started awarding the skyscraper awards and in 2012 added a new award (Innovation Award). In 2013 a new 10 Year Award was added. In 2014 the Urban Habitat and Performance awards were issued for the first time.
Awards Criteria
The CTBUH uses the following award criteria for skyscrapers.[1]
- 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:[1]
- 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:[1]
- 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 criteria for The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award:[1]
- The award recognizes an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall building and the urban environment during his or her professional career.
- The candidate may be from any area of specialization, including, but not limited to: architecture, structure, building systems, construction, academia, planning, development or management.
- The contributions of the award recipient should be generally consistent with the values and mission of the CTBUH and its founder, Dr. Lynn S. Beedle.
- The award is not intended to be awarded posthumously, although it may be so awarded in some cases.
The criteria for Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal:[1]
- The award recognizes an individual for his/her 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.
- The candidate may or may not be a member of the Council.
- The personal attributes of the award recipient should be of high professional integrity and individual's contributions generally be consistent with the mission of the CTBUH.
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.[2]
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."[2]
2002
| Award | Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award | Dr. Lynn Beedle |
2003
| Award | Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award | Charles DeBenedittis |
2004
| Award | Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award | Gerald D. Hines | |
| Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal | Leslie E. Robertson |
2005
| Award | Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award | Dr. Alan Davenport | |
| Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal | Prof. Werner Sobek |
2006
| Award | Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award | Dr. Ken Yeang | |
| Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal | Srinivasa 'Hal' Iyengar |
2007
| Award | Building/Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award | Lord Norman Foster | |
| Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal | Dr. Farzad Naeim | |
| Best Tall Building Award | The Beetham Hilton Tower |  Manchester |
| Best Sustainable Tall Building | Hearst Tower |  New York City |
2008
| Award | Building/Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award | Cesar Pelli | |
| Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal | William F. Baker | |
| 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
| Award | Building/Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award | John Portman | |
| Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal | Dr. Prabodh V. Banavalkar | |
| 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
| Award | Building/Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn S. Beedle Achievement Award | William Pedersen | |
| Fazlur Rahman Khan Medal Award | Ysrael A. Seinuk | |
| Best Tall Building Overall | Broadcasting Place[3] | 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[2] | 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.[4]
| Award | Building/Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn S. Beedle Achievement Award | Adrian Smith | |
| Fazlur Rahman Khan Medal Award | Dr. Akira Wada | |
| 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
| Award | Building/Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn S. Beedle Achievement Award | Helmut Jahn | |
| Fazlur Rahman Khan Medal Award | Charles Thornton & Richard Tomasetti | |
| 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
| Award | Building/Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn S. Beedle Achievement Award | Henry Cobb | |
| Fazlur Rahman Khan Medal Award | Clyde Baker | |
| 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[5] |
2014
| Award | Building/Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn S. Beedle Achievement Award | Douglas Durst | |
| Fazlur Rahman Khan Medal Award | Peter Irwin | |
| 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
| Award | Building/Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn S. Beedle Achievement Award | Minoru Mori | |
| Fazlur Rahman Khan Medal Award | Nicholas E. Billotti | |
| 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[6]
| Award | Building/Person | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn S. Beedle Achievement Award | Koon Hean Cheong | |
| Fazlur Rahman Khan Medal Award | Ron Klemencic | |
| 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 |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "CTBUH Awards Criteria". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Burj Khalifa won "Global Icon" Award". Council on Tall Buildings And Urban Habitate. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ↑ "Best Tall Building Overall - Broadcasting Tower, Leeds". Council on Tall Buildins and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ "Winners of Annual "Best Tall Building" Awards for 2011". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ http://www.ctbuh.org/Awards/AllPastWinners/tabid/857/language/en-US/Default.aspx
- ↑ "2016 Awards Announcement". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 22 June 2016.