Videos
23 May 2022
6 Orsman Road, London, UK: Zero-Waste, Demountable Construction
Zero-waste construction is achieved on this six-story project through prefabrication of a steel post-and-beam system, with CLT floors and partitions, creating a building that can...
23 May 2022
Santander Bank, London: Raising Head Heights and Lowering Embodied Carbon
A system of steel columns and beams with shear studs, overlaid with CLT routed with grooves for composite action and a concrete topping slab cast...
23 May 2022
Three London Projects: Reducing Carbon Footprint Via Smaller, Lighter Structural Grids
Retrofit/Refurbishment – Grand Union House: a three-story steel-timber hybrid framed extension on top of a traditional concrete structure; Riverside New Build: a 12-story steel-timber framing...
23 May 2022
Steel and Mass Timber Hybrid Structures : The Opportunities in Tall Buildings
The European supply chain is pioneering alternative build systems utilizing mass timber across all building typologies and associated applications, from simple ‘beam and column frames’...
01 December 2021
The Making of 22 Bishopsgate
Gain an insider's perspective on 22 Bishopsgate, the second tallest building in London. The video provides insights on all stages of the process from key...
01 October 2020
Timber Rising | Kevin Flanagan
Pushing the Conceptual Limits of Mass Timber: The Oakwood Towers Series
31 January 2019
UK Chapter: Smart Cities / Smart Buildings
Peter Murray | New London Architecture Simon Giles | Tyrens London Carolyn Dwyer | City of London Corporation David Nicholl | ABB Patrik Schumacher |...
22 October 2018
Polycentric vs. Monocentric: The Future of Vertical Urbanism?
Numerous cities are now developing along polycentric lines, with several urban “nodes” focused around tall building clusters that often compete for commerce, attention and investment...
31 May 2018
Lean Core + Prefab Blade Wall System
The development of the lean-core + blade-wall system grew out of a brief to create a new high-rise living typology that was lean, flexible and...
30 May 2018
Ribbons Over Islington: A Distinct Residential Tower in a Desirable London Neighborhood
The Canaletto residential tower, located halfway between the City of London and Angel in Islington, comprises a 31-story tower with studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom...
30 May 2018
A Contemporary Conversion Gives an Old Tower New Life
Angel Court is located within the Bank of England Conservation Area, where no new high-rise buildings are permitted. However, by stripping an existing 1970s tower...
29 January 2018
"Geometry of Tall Buildings" - a CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter Event
The London Committee of the CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter recently hosted [i]Geometry of Tall Buildings[/i], a conversation between leading architects and engineers on the geometry...
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30 October 2017
Urban Policy Towards Tall Buildings Globally: The Architect’s Perspective
Tall buildings have an important role in defining the character of the City and they help reduce urban sprawl. However, when a building rises above...
30 October 2017
When New Worlds Collide: Reconnecting the Medieval and Suburban City
Tall buildings, although deeply normative, are exceptional in their impact. The battleground of reconciliation often manifests itself at the scale of the immediate public realm,...
30 October 2017
London and Sydney: Public Space as a Connector
Two projects, in Sydney and London respectively, are currently being designed and delivered for Brookfield. These schemes address different infrastructure challenges and community needs, but...
30 October 2017
Interview: Eric Parry
Eric Parry of Eric Parry Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Interview: Steve Watts
Steve Watts of alinea consulting and CTBUH Chairman-Elect is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Interview: Robert Foster
Robert Foster of The University of Queensland is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
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19 October 2016
Exploring Geometry and Form in Tall Buildings
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre, presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 5: "Beyond Guangzhou: Other Settings" Using four...
19 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Plenary 5: Beyond Guangzhou: Other Settings Q&A
Wendsday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Vince Pirrello of Woods Bagot; Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre; William Murray of Wordsearch and David Tickle of HASSELL,...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Stefan Krummeck
Stefan Krummeck of Farrells is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Stefan discusses the high density development patterns of Hong Kong...
17 October 2016
Shifting Urban Gravity, from “Central to Core” Business Districts
In the age of the multi-million inhabitant city, the concept of a single, concentrated Central Business District is increasingly becoming unsustainable. As we are seeing...
17 October 2016
The Largest Megacity in the World: Assessing the Urbanization of the Pearl River Delta
With the world’s urban population expected to increase by roughly 2.5 billion people by 2050, developing an understanding of megalopolises is critical to understanding and...
17 October 2016
X Information Modeling: Data-Driven Decision Making in the Design of Tall Buildings
This presentation outlined X-Information Modeling or XIM, a method of data-driven decision-making for the design of tall buildings. Developed over its application on more than...
17 October 2016
City Hubs
Our lives are adapting to a convenient, vibrant, and connected live-work dynamic, and our cities must change and respond to those new requirements. Much of...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Eric Parry
Eric Parry of Eric Parry Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Eric discusses the design process of 1 Undershaft...
17 October 2016
Panel Discussion: Future Cities: What are the Biggest Threats and Opportunities?
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. A panel discussing the challenges of growing urban populations throughout the globe.
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Keith Griffiths
Keith Griffiths of Aedas is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Chris discusses the concept of city hubs and the methodology...
16 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Tim Neal
Tim Neal of Arcadis is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Tim discusses the benefits of locating mixed-use projects near transportation...
27 October 2015
Europe's Tallest: The Shard
London is considered one of the world’s safest harbors for investment capital. However, it has also been one of the lightning rods in the rapidly...
27 October 2015
Interview: Matthew Richards
Matthew Richards of JLL is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Matthew discusses the...
27 October 2015
Interview: Cormac MacCrann
Cormac MacCrann of Canary Wharf Group is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Cormac...
27 October 2015
Interview: David Partridge
David Partridge of Argent is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. David discusses .
27 October 2015
Interview: Irvine Sellar
Irvine Sellar of Sellar Property is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Irvine discusses...
26 October 2015
Challenges and Benefits of Integrating Public Space into Tall Buildings
The integration of publicly accessible amenities into tall buildings is a desirable approach to expand the use of a given building to ever-broader segments of...
16 September 2014
Managing the Risk of Fire in Future Tall Building Environments
As urban communities become more densely populated and emergency access potentially more problematic, there will be a growing need to address the risks associated with...
16 September 2014
Modernization: Renewing the Lifecycle of Vertical Transportation
Traditionally much of the focus in the tall building sector has been centered on the ground breaking technology being put in place for the pioneering...
13 May 2014
Will London's recent tall buildings ever develop a "heritage" status?
Industry leaders answering this question include: Paul Finch, World Architecture Festival; Richard Pilkington, Oxford Properties; Peter Wynne Rees, City of London; Irvine Sellar, Sellar Property;...
07 November 2013
Best Tall Building Europe: The Shard: Building Europe’s Tallest
The winner of the Best Tall Building Europe award, The Shard is both heroic on the skyline and beautifully executed at the scale of the...
07 November 2013
Interview: The Shard
Dave Elder and Bill Price discuss The Shard, the Best Tall Building Europe Winner. They discuss the lengthy process of designing the building and then...
12 June 2013
Constructing Tall Buildings in the European Context
When creating tall buildings in cities with centuries worth of history, does the past take precedence or does the future? For a contractor or developer...
12 June 2013
Digital Engineering – Transforming Tall Buildings
Tall buildings, in congested city centers, often combine major civil, structural, and services challenges and opportunities. Construction can cause major noise and disruption to the...
12 June 2013
Future Proofing Tall
The sensitivities of designing a new building in an old city are considerable: acknowledging the heritage of a location without creating a pastiche; providing a...
12 June 2013
London and Beyond: Regionalism and the British Skyscraper
There are very few architects who have built tall buildings across numerous cities in the UK, and yet several cities outside London have enthusiastically embraced...
12 June 2013
Session 14: Tall Buildings vs. Heritage
Is the skyscraper an appropriate building typology for cities with hundreds – or thousands – of years of architectural history? Are there other ways to...
12 June 2013
The Importance of the Skyscape
With major cities throughout the world, it is not just the streetscape that is important but the skyscape – the view of the skyline from...
12 June 2013
Interview: London Development
Steve McGuckin of Turner & Townsend is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Steve talks about the...
12 June 2013
Interview: The Shard
Irvine Sellar of Sellar Property is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Irvine talks about the process...
12 June 2013
Interview: 20 Fenchurch
Rafael Viñoly of Rafael Viñoly Architects is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Rafael talks about Battery...
11 June 2013
The Gherkin: Owning an Icon
30 St. Mary Axe, or the “Gherkin,” as it is more affectionately known, is arguably the most iconic tall building in existence in London. Embraced...
11 June 2013
The Leadenhall Building: Developed for London
The recent global economic turmoil that was experienced by all those involved in the design and construction industry has certainly left its mark on the...
11 June 2013
City Planning and Tall Buildings: Custodian to 4000 Years of History
The City of London has been at the center of the debate on "tall versus historic" over the past two decades, as witnessed by a...
11 June 2013
Breaking the Mold while Embracing Context in Historic Cities
The pieces of architecture which we place in cities are not singular objects but parts of a greater whole – which, once existing, will either...
11 June 2013
Engineering Tall in Historic Cities
Historic cities present challenges for tall buildings. There are issues with urban landscape, viewing corridors, adjacent structures, confined access, buildability, and building identity. Below ground...
11 June 2013
From London to Chicago: The Willis Group and Tall Buildings
From the 1970’s seminal Willis Faber Dumas Ipswich building, through 51 Lime Street London (winner of the CTBUH 2008 Best Tall Building Europe award), to...
11 June 2013
Matching Occupier and Landlord Needs: Supply and Demand in Tall Buildings
As employee habits increasingly change and alternative workplace solutions become a reality, what do tenants want from their tall buildings and how is this affecting...
11 June 2013
Reaching New Heights: The Shard
There was perhaps no better example of a tall building that encapsulates the overall conference theme than The Shard. Subject to numerous planning enquiries and...
11 June 2013
Session 10: Developing High-Rise Living in the European Context
An increase in high-rise living in traditionally commerce-focused urban centers has been a key urban trend in cities across the entire globe. This has great...
11 June 2013
Vital Signs, Vital Statistics – The Impact of Shape on Tower Economics
Shape, more than anything, drives the cost of tall buildings; but to what extent does cost drive shape? The particular constraints of historic environments like...
11 June 2013
Interview: Community in Tall Buildings
Angela Brady of RIBA is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Angela talks about the importance of...
11 June 2013
Interview: Manhattan Loft Gardens
Harry Handelsman of Manhattan Loft Corporation is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Harry talks about the...
11 June 2013
Interview: Heritage and Future of London Tall Buildings
Kamran Moazami of WSP Group is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Kamran discusses the history of...
11 June 2013
Interview: Identity of British Architecture
Paul Monaghan of AHMM is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Paul talks about the identity of...
11 June 2013
Interview: Leadenhall Building
Richard Pilkington of Oxford Properties is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Richard talks about how the...
11 June 2013
Interview: High-Rises and the Urban Environment
Lee Polisano of PLP Architecture is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Lee talks about the evolution...
11 June 2013
Interview: The Shape of Modern London
Peter Wynne Rees of City of London is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Peter discusses the...
11 June 2013
Interview: Building Taller over Time
Robert Tavernor of London School of Economics and Political Science is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London....
11 June 2013
Interview: Building Systems
Vince Ugarow of Hilson Moran is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Vince talks about building systems...
21 September 2012
Interview: BREEAM and LEED
Steve Watts of AECOM Davis Langdon is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Steve discusses the...
21 September 2012
Embodied Carbon and High-Rise
This presentation examines the significance of embodied energy and carbon in tall buildings. It presents the life-cycle carbon analysis (including both operational and embodied emissions)...
19 September 2012
Interview: Leadenhall Building
David Scott of Laing O'Rourke is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. David talks about prefabrication...
03 February 2010
The Sustainable City
Sustainability has been a central theme of Foster + Partners’ work for more than 40 years,with buildings like the Reichstag in Berlin (1992-99) and Commerzbank...
22 October 2009
2009 Best Tall Building Award Winners: Broadgate Tower, London, UK
Timothy Poell, SOM presents at the CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference. Each year the CTBUH recognizes excellence in tall building design and construction by conferring international...
22 October 2009
The Economics of Sustainability & Mixed-Use
Davis Langdon’s cost model for tall buildings is a seminal reference tool in the industry. In addition, a complimentary reference for sustainable-economics in the context...
05 March 2008
Towards More Sustainable Tall Buildings
Ken Dalton of AECOM, presented his view that sustainability outcomes will only be fully successful if sustainability priorities are shared by the planners, investors, developers,...
05 March 2008
The Tall Building, Reconsidered...
Simon Allford and Paul Monaghan, of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, highlighted the surprising revival of tall buildings in the UK since the late 1990s, through...
05 March 2008
Steel-Concrete-Steel: Unique Hybrids at London Tallest
Kamran Moazami, WSP Cantor Seinuk, showed the structural engineering design approach used to create the iconic tower named the ‘Shard at London Bridge’ (Architect: Renzo...
03 March 2008
It’s Not What You Build, But the Place Where You Build It: Urban Sustainability in London
Peter Wynne Rees of the City of London Corporation, mentioned that the three factors to ensure successful property acquisitions and sustainable developments have always been...
23 May 2022
6 Orsman Road, London, UK: Zero-Waste, Demountable Construction
Zero-waste construction is achieved on this six-story project through prefabrication of a steel post-and-beam system, with CLT floors and partitions, creating a building that can...
23 May 2022
Santander Bank, London: Raising Head Heights and Lowering Embodied Carbon
A system of steel columns and beams with shear studs, overlaid with CLT routed with grooves for composite action and a concrete topping slab cast...
23 May 2022
Three London Projects: Reducing Carbon Footprint Via Smaller, Lighter Structural Grids
Retrofit/Refurbishment – Grand Union House: a three-story steel-timber hybrid framed extension on top of a traditional concrete structure; Riverside New Build: a 12-story steel-timber framing...
23 May 2022
Steel and Mass Timber Hybrid Structures : The Opportunities in Tall Buildings
The European supply chain is pioneering alternative build systems utilizing mass timber across all building typologies and associated applications, from simple ‘beam and column frames’...
01 December 2021
The Making of 22 Bishopsgate
Gain an insider's perspective on 22 Bishopsgate, the second tallest building in London. The video provides insights on all stages of the process from key...
01 October 2020
Timber Rising | Kevin Flanagan
Pushing the Conceptual Limits of Mass Timber: The Oakwood Towers Series
31 January 2019
UK Chapter: Smart Cities / Smart Buildings
Peter Murray | New London Architecture Simon Giles | Tyrens London Carolyn Dwyer | City of London Corporation David Nicholl | ABB Patrik Schumacher |...
22 October 2018
Polycentric vs. Monocentric: The Future of Vertical Urbanism?
Numerous cities are now developing along polycentric lines, with several urban “nodes” focused around tall building clusters that often compete for commerce, attention and investment...
31 May 2018
Lean Core + Prefab Blade Wall System
The development of the lean-core + blade-wall system grew out of a brief to create a new high-rise living typology that was lean, flexible and...
30 May 2018
Ribbons Over Islington: A Distinct Residential Tower in a Desirable London Neighborhood
The Canaletto residential tower, located halfway between the City of London and Angel in Islington, comprises a 31-story tower with studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom...
30 May 2018
A Contemporary Conversion Gives an Old Tower New Life
Angel Court is located within the Bank of England Conservation Area, where no new high-rise buildings are permitted. However, by stripping an existing 1970s tower...
29 January 2018
"Geometry of Tall Buildings" - a CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter Event
The London Committee of the CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter recently hosted [i]Geometry of Tall Buildings[/i], a conversation between leading architects and engineers on the geometry...
30 October 2017
Urban Policy Towards Tall Buildings Globally: The Architect’s Perspective
Tall buildings have an important role in defining the character of the City and they help reduce urban sprawl. However, when a building rises above...
30 October 2017
When New Worlds Collide: Reconnecting the Medieval and Suburban City
Tall buildings, although deeply normative, are exceptional in their impact. The battleground of reconciliation often manifests itself at the scale of the immediate public realm,...
30 October 2017
London and Sydney: Public Space as a Connector
Two projects, in Sydney and London respectively, are currently being designed and delivered for Brookfield. These schemes address different infrastructure challenges and community needs, but...
30 October 2017
Interview: Eric Parry
Eric Parry of Eric Parry Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Interview: Steve Watts
Steve Watts of alinea consulting and CTBUH Chairman-Elect is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Interview: Robert Foster
Robert Foster of The University of Queensland is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
19 October 2016
Exploring Geometry and Form in Tall Buildings
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre, presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 5: "Beyond Guangzhou: Other Settings" Using four...
19 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Plenary 5: Beyond Guangzhou: Other Settings Q&A
Wendsday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Vince Pirrello of Woods Bagot; Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre; William Murray of Wordsearch and David Tickle of HASSELL,...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Stefan Krummeck
Stefan Krummeck of Farrells is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Stefan discusses the high density development patterns of Hong Kong...
17 October 2016
Shifting Urban Gravity, from “Central to Core” Business Districts
In the age of the multi-million inhabitant city, the concept of a single, concentrated Central Business District is increasingly becoming unsustainable. As we are seeing...
17 October 2016
The Largest Megacity in the World: Assessing the Urbanization of the Pearl River Delta
With the world’s urban population expected to increase by roughly 2.5 billion people by 2050, developing an understanding of megalopolises is critical to understanding and...
17 October 2016
X Information Modeling: Data-Driven Decision Making in the Design of Tall Buildings
This presentation outlined X-Information Modeling or XIM, a method of data-driven decision-making for the design of tall buildings. Developed over its application on more than...
17 October 2016
City Hubs
Our lives are adapting to a convenient, vibrant, and connected live-work dynamic, and our cities must change and respond to those new requirements. Much of...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Eric Parry
Eric Parry of Eric Parry Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Eric discusses the design process of 1 Undershaft...
17 October 2016
Panel Discussion: Future Cities: What are the Biggest Threats and Opportunities?
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. A panel discussing the challenges of growing urban populations throughout the globe.
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Keith Griffiths
Keith Griffiths of Aedas is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Chris discusses the concept of city hubs and the methodology...
16 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Tim Neal
Tim Neal of Arcadis is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Tim discusses the benefits of locating mixed-use projects near transportation...
27 October 2015
Europe's Tallest: The Shard
London is considered one of the world’s safest harbors for investment capital. However, it has also been one of the lightning rods in the rapidly...
27 October 2015
Interview: Matthew Richards
Matthew Richards of JLL is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Matthew discusses the...
27 October 2015
Interview: Cormac MacCrann
Cormac MacCrann of Canary Wharf Group is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Cormac...
27 October 2015
Interview: David Partridge
David Partridge of Argent is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. David discusses .
27 October 2015
Interview: Irvine Sellar
Irvine Sellar of Sellar Property is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Irvine discusses...
26 October 2015
Challenges and Benefits of Integrating Public Space into Tall Buildings
The integration of publicly accessible amenities into tall buildings is a desirable approach to expand the use of a given building to ever-broader segments of...
16 September 2014
Managing the Risk of Fire in Future Tall Building Environments
As urban communities become more densely populated and emergency access potentially more problematic, there will be a growing need to address the risks associated with...
16 September 2014
Modernization: Renewing the Lifecycle of Vertical Transportation
Traditionally much of the focus in the tall building sector has been centered on the ground breaking technology being put in place for the pioneering...
13 May 2014
Will London's recent tall buildings ever develop a "heritage" status?
Industry leaders answering this question include: Paul Finch, World Architecture Festival; Richard Pilkington, Oxford Properties; Peter Wynne Rees, City of London; Irvine Sellar, Sellar Property;...
07 November 2013
Best Tall Building Europe: The Shard: Building Europe’s Tallest
The winner of the Best Tall Building Europe award, The Shard is both heroic on the skyline and beautifully executed at the scale of the...
07 November 2013
Interview: The Shard
Dave Elder and Bill Price discuss The Shard, the Best Tall Building Europe Winner. They discuss the lengthy process of designing the building and then...
12 June 2013
Constructing Tall Buildings in the European Context
When creating tall buildings in cities with centuries worth of history, does the past take precedence or does the future? For a contractor or developer...
12 June 2013
Digital Engineering – Transforming Tall Buildings
Tall buildings, in congested city centers, often combine major civil, structural, and services challenges and opportunities. Construction can cause major noise and disruption to the...
12 June 2013
Future Proofing Tall
The sensitivities of designing a new building in an old city are considerable: acknowledging the heritage of a location without creating a pastiche; providing a...
12 June 2013
London and Beyond: Regionalism and the British Skyscraper
There are very few architects who have built tall buildings across numerous cities in the UK, and yet several cities outside London have enthusiastically embraced...
12 June 2013
Session 14: Tall Buildings vs. Heritage
Is the skyscraper an appropriate building typology for cities with hundreds – or thousands – of years of architectural history? Are there other ways to...
12 June 2013
The Importance of the Skyscape
With major cities throughout the world, it is not just the streetscape that is important but the skyscape – the view of the skyline from...
12 June 2013
Interview: London Development
Steve McGuckin of Turner & Townsend is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Steve talks about the...
12 June 2013
Interview: The Shard
Irvine Sellar of Sellar Property is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Irvine talks about the process...
12 June 2013
Interview: 20 Fenchurch
Rafael Viñoly of Rafael Viñoly Architects is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Rafael talks about Battery...
11 June 2013
The Gherkin: Owning an Icon
30 St. Mary Axe, or the “Gherkin,” as it is more affectionately known, is arguably the most iconic tall building in existence in London. Embraced...
11 June 2013
The Leadenhall Building: Developed for London
The recent global economic turmoil that was experienced by all those involved in the design and construction industry has certainly left its mark on the...
11 June 2013
City Planning and Tall Buildings: Custodian to 4000 Years of History
The City of London has been at the center of the debate on "tall versus historic" over the past two decades, as witnessed by a...
11 June 2013
Breaking the Mold while Embracing Context in Historic Cities
The pieces of architecture which we place in cities are not singular objects but parts of a greater whole – which, once existing, will either...
11 June 2013
Engineering Tall in Historic Cities
Historic cities present challenges for tall buildings. There are issues with urban landscape, viewing corridors, adjacent structures, confined access, buildability, and building identity. Below ground...
11 June 2013
From London to Chicago: The Willis Group and Tall Buildings
From the 1970’s seminal Willis Faber Dumas Ipswich building, through 51 Lime Street London (winner of the CTBUH 2008 Best Tall Building Europe award), to...
11 June 2013
Matching Occupier and Landlord Needs: Supply and Demand in Tall Buildings
As employee habits increasingly change and alternative workplace solutions become a reality, what do tenants want from their tall buildings and how is this affecting...
11 June 2013
Reaching New Heights: The Shard
There was perhaps no better example of a tall building that encapsulates the overall conference theme than The Shard. Subject to numerous planning enquiries and...
11 June 2013
Session 10: Developing High-Rise Living in the European Context
An increase in high-rise living in traditionally commerce-focused urban centers has been a key urban trend in cities across the entire globe. This has great...
11 June 2013
Vital Signs, Vital Statistics – The Impact of Shape on Tower Economics
Shape, more than anything, drives the cost of tall buildings; but to what extent does cost drive shape? The particular constraints of historic environments like...
11 June 2013
Interview: Community in Tall Buildings
Angela Brady of RIBA is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Angela talks about the importance of...
11 June 2013
Interview: Manhattan Loft Gardens
Harry Handelsman of Manhattan Loft Corporation is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Harry talks about the...
11 June 2013
Interview: Heritage and Future of London Tall Buildings
Kamran Moazami of WSP Group is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Kamran discusses the history of...
11 June 2013
Interview: Identity of British Architecture
Paul Monaghan of AHMM is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Paul talks about the identity of...
11 June 2013
Interview: Leadenhall Building
Richard Pilkington of Oxford Properties is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Richard talks about how the...
11 June 2013
Interview: High-Rises and the Urban Environment
Lee Polisano of PLP Architecture is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Lee talks about the evolution...
11 June 2013
Interview: The Shape of Modern London
Peter Wynne Rees of City of London is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Peter discusses the...
11 June 2013
Interview: Building Taller over Time
Robert Tavernor of London School of Economics and Political Science is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London....
11 June 2013
Interview: Building Systems
Vince Ugarow of Hilson Moran is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Vince talks about building systems...
21 September 2012
Interview: BREEAM and LEED
Steve Watts of AECOM Davis Langdon is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Steve discusses the...
21 September 2012
Embodied Carbon and High-Rise
This presentation examines the significance of embodied energy and carbon in tall buildings. It presents the life-cycle carbon analysis (including both operational and embodied emissions)...
19 September 2012
Interview: Leadenhall Building
David Scott of Laing O'Rourke is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. David talks about prefabrication...
03 February 2010
The Sustainable City
Sustainability has been a central theme of Foster + Partners’ work for more than 40 years,with buildings like the Reichstag in Berlin (1992-99) and Commerzbank...
22 October 2009
2009 Best Tall Building Award Winners: Broadgate Tower, London, UK
Timothy Poell, SOM presents at the CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference. Each year the CTBUH recognizes excellence in tall building design and construction by conferring international...
22 October 2009
The Economics of Sustainability & Mixed-Use
Davis Langdon’s cost model for tall buildings is a seminal reference tool in the industry. In addition, a complimentary reference for sustainable-economics in the context...
05 March 2008
Towards More Sustainable Tall Buildings
Ken Dalton of AECOM, presented his view that sustainability outcomes will only be fully successful if sustainability priorities are shared by the planners, investors, developers,...
05 March 2008
The Tall Building, Reconsidered...
Simon Allford and Paul Monaghan, of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, highlighted the surprising revival of tall buildings in the UK since the late 1990s, through...
05 March 2008
Steel-Concrete-Steel: Unique Hybrids at London Tallest
Kamran Moazami, WSP Cantor Seinuk, showed the structural engineering design approach used to create the iconic tower named the ‘Shard at London Bridge’ (Architect: Renzo...
03 March 2008
It’s Not What You Build, But the Place Where You Build It: Urban Sustainability in London
Peter Wynne Rees of the City of London Corporation, mentioned that the three factors to ensure successful property acquisitions and sustainable developments have always been...
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