Tag Kohn Pedersen Fox

12-03-2021

KPF’s 18 Robinson skyscraper: green terraces over the city of Singapore

18 Robinson, designed by KPF, or Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, in Singapore’s Central Business District, has an unusual shape determined by the particular geometry of the lot it stands on and the need to comply with government restrictions. The green land sacrificed to construction is restored in the form of indoor and outdoor spaces accessible to the public, such as big open-air terraces establishing a visual dialogue with the city.

17-02-2021

CTBUH names Urban Habitat Award Excellence Projects

In preparation for the 2021 edition of the Tall + Urban Innovation Conference, set to take place online on May 18 to 20 of this year, the CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) revealed the winning “excellence” projects in various categories of its prestigious awards. After the buildings have been categorised according to height, the new excellence winners are skyscrapers selected for the technological and construction aspects adopted, for their intended use or for the Urban Habitat category.

17-03-2020

Panoramic views: Edge at Hudson Yards, New York

Edge, a cantilevered observation deck jutting out from the 100th floor of the Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF)-designed 30 Hudson Yards supertall, opened to the public last week at Manhattan’s Hudson Yards, only to close two days later to aid in the containment of the coronavirus.

11-02-2020

8 projects receive the AIA’s 2020 Architecture Awards

The American Institute of Architects has announced the eight projects that have won the 2020 Architecture Awards. Eight contemporary architecture projects, chosen independently of the size, style and type of building to represent the best architects can create for improving life for everyone.

04-01-2019

A year of skyscrapers: the CTBUH annual report

China and Shenzhen in particular are the country and the city with the largest number of supertall buildings, defined as taller than 300 m. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates’ 528 m tall CITIC Tower in Beijing is the tallest building of 2018 and the sixth tallest skyscraper in the world.

12-12-2018

CTBUH’s list of outstanding skyscrapers

The list of skyscrapers presented with an Award of Excellence, the first step in the CTBUH 2019 Awards presented to the world’s best tall buildings by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, have been announced.

16-04-2018

Asia and Australia’s best skyscrapers at the 2018 CTBUH Awards

Asia and Australia have the largest number of skyscrapers competing for the 2018 CTBUH Awards, with fully 9 tall buildings. China is the country with the most candidates for awards

12-01-2017

Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre 2 Skyscraper, China

At the end of 2016 the CTBUH updated its ranking of the world’s tallest skyscrapers. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai still tops the list, but there is a new building in fifth place, Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre in Guangzhou, China’s second tallest skyscraper.

14-03-2016

China’s best skyscrapers: The CTBUH China Tall Building Award

The China International Exchange Committee for Tall Buildings (CITAB) and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) have announced the list of winners of the first China Tall Building Award.