{"id":13222,"date":"2017-12-06T16:33:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T16:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctbuh2018.org\/?page_id=13222"},"modified":"2019-05-23T15:09:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T15:09:38","slug":"why-chicago","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ctbuh2019.com\/why-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Chicago?"},"content":{"rendered":"

CTBUH Returned Home for its 50th Anniversary<\/strong>
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Chicago Skyline from the north.<\/p><\/div> With one of the longest histories of any modern city in building skyscrapers, Chicago was perfectly positioned to contemplate the integration of tall buildings into our urban fabric\u2014from both a technical standpoint and a socially responsible one. Chicago was a hotbed of skyscraper innovation in the 1880s, resulting in advances in many building technologies, from skeleton framing to foundations. In 1974, the Sears (now Willis) Tower took the title of World\u2019s Tallest Building\u2014and held it for nearly a quarter of a century. With a world-famous skyline that contains buildings like the John Hancock (now 875 N. Michigan) and the Aon Center, and an eponymous architectural style that emphasizes height through vertical lines, Chicago\u2019s architectural signature is unique. Furthermore, the United States’ third largest city borders the country\u2019s third largest freshwater lake\u2014the massive Lake Michigan\u2014granting Chicago the potential to lead urban environmental stewardship policies as climate change threatens resource access.<\/p>\n

When the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat relocated from its former headquarters in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Chicago in 2004, it was with the knowledge that the Windy City\u2019s capacity to push architectural boundaries was what percolated the skyscraper typology over 100 years prior. It is with this same awareness that the CTBUH chose its home city for the 2019 World Congress, 50 Forward | 50 Back<\/i> in celebration of its 50th anniversary, through a conference that examines the past to inform riveting visions for sustainable cities of the future.<\/p>\n

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A History of Tall Buildings and the CTBUH<\/h3>\n

Click the timeline for more detailed information on the history of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.<\/em>
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