Costume Contest for CTBUH 10th World Congress

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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 10th World Congress will take place from October 28 to November 2 in Chicago and the organization is planning the 50th Anniversary Congress Dinner, which will be held on October 30.

A photo from the 1931 Beaux-Arts Ball held in New York City. From left to right: A. Stewart Walker as the Fuller Building; Leonard Schultze as Waldorf-Astoria; Ely Jacques Kahn as the Squibb Building; William Van Alen as the Chrysler Building; Ralph Walker as Wall Street tower; D.E. Ward as Metropolitan Tower; and Joseph H. Freedlander as the Museum of the City of New York. © American Institute of Architects (cc by-sa)

According to CTBUH, the evening will be a modern interpretation of the 1931 Beaux-Arts Ball in New York, where titans from the building industry came dressed as the buildings they had created.”

The evening will have a full cocktail hour and a multi-course menu. To add to the fun of the evening, there will also be a VIP photo backdrop and some props to help capture the perfect picture.

Costumes can be an article of clothing, a full-blown outfit or anything in between. CTBUH will award a US$1,000 prize for best costume on the night of the dinner.

In order to win, participants must register for the competition ahead of time.

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