Council on Vertical Urbanism

The Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU), previously the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), is the world’s leading resource for professionals focused on the inception, design, construction, and operation of tall buildings and future cities. 

Founded in 1969 and headquartered at Chicago’s historic Monroe Building, the Council is a not-for-profit organization with an Asia Headquarters office at Tongji University, Shanghai; a Research Office at Iuav University, Venice, Italy; and a Research Office at Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada. The organization facilitates the exchange of the latest knowledge available on tall buildings and vertical urbanism. The Council also developed the international standards for measuring tall building height and is recognized as the arbiter for bestowing such designations as “The World’s Tallest Building.”