The explosive urban population, limited land available, and the need for the formation of distinctive landmark towers in cities are continuously spurring the move towards building taller. As a building gets taller, the global structural performance of the tall building is essential, and good engineering judgement is required. In this talk, a general introduction will be given on the conceptual design of tall buildings in Malaysia. Typical tall building systems adopted in the industry for different functionality of tall building will be discussed. The talk will also cover the structural loading, method of structural analysis and structural performance check required for tall building design.
