Research Library

The Research Library is a collection of published CTBUH Journal, Conference, and other related papers focused on key themes and topics in architecture, engineering, and planning.

All papers related to urban planning, vertical urbanism, density, public policy, and urban design are available below. Explore the full CTBUH library here.

Repositioning: Transformation for the Social, Urban, and Environmental Realms
Fred Holt
Australia
Vertical Urbanism
Livability in Cities and Tall Buildings: Global Case Studies
Katrin Förster
Germany
Density
Nature-Positive Vertical Urbanism
Mun Summ Wong & Hong Wei Phua
Singapore
Vertical Urbanism
Comparing the Performance of Public Housing in New York City and Singapore
Patrick Dilger
United States
Public Policy
Overcoming the Embodied-Carbon Challenge to Future Cities
Kate Simonen
United States
Public Policy
Tall Buildings and City Development: Comparison of Five Case Studies
Roberta dal Molin, Shenav Ragiv, &Elena Giacomello
Italy
Urban Planning
Forging Vertical Neighborhoods
Sean Gallagher & Michael Hopper
United States
Vertical Urbanism
Livable Density: The Hybrid Office Building
James von Klemperer & Andrew Cleary, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
United States
Zoning
Towards an Urban Troposphere
Jeffrey A. Kenoff & Peter Gross, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
South Korea
Urban Context
Megacities vs. Urban Sprawl; Densifying vs. Social Distancing
Astrid Piber, UNStudio
Netherlands
Megacity, Urban Sprawl
Regulating Compact Urbanity in Jakarta
Putrikinasih R. Santoso, Dyah Fatma & Julianti P. Setiawan, PDW
Indonesia
Urban Planning, Urbanization
Spatial Regeneration for Preservation of Historic UrbanFeatures and Improvement of Living Condition
NaHuang, YongjieCa, MingyuZhuang, et al., Tongji University
China
Density, Urban Planning
Analysis of Factors Influencing Street Vitality in High-Density Residential Areas Based on Multi-source Data:
Meilun Yuan & Yong Chen, Tongji University
China
Density, Public Space, Urban Planning
The Tall Building Strategically Reconsidered— Seattle 2030: The Post-Crisis Tower
Ro Shroff, 3MIX
China
Vertical Urbanism
The Three-Dimensional Urbanism of Raffles City Chongqing
Christopher Mulvey, Safdie Architects
China
Urban Design
Skybridges: State of the Art
Antony Wood, Peng Du & Daniel Safarik, CTBUH
United States
Urban Design
On the Fast Track to “Better Placed”
Abbie Galvin, Government Architect Department of Planning, Industry, and Environment New South Wales
Australia
Planning, Public Policy, Public Space
Better Public Spaces: Developing Environmental Guidelines for the City of London
Ender Ozkan, RWDI; Gwyn Richards, City of London
United Kingdom
Public Space, Urban Planning
Tall + Urban Innovation 2020: Dominant Trends
CTBUH Research
United States
Urban Habitat
Bridging Communities, Building Serendipity
Jean-Luc Crochon, Cro&Co Architecture
France
Urban Design
Tall Buildings’ Lower Public Spaces: Impact on Health and Behavior
Yu Ye, Zhendong Wang, Nannan Dong & Xihui Zhou, Tongji University
China
Public Space, Urban Design, Urban Planning
A Responsible Urban Rejuvenation Of Jakarta
Patrick Daly & Paolo Testolini, Woods Bagot
United States
Urban Planning
New Tower Typology: Optimizing Workspaces and the Public Realm
Asa Bruno, Ron Arad Architects Ltd
United Kingdom
Public Space
The Bellwether—A Passive House Tower Renews a Public Housing Campus
Daniel Kaplan, FXCollaborative
United States
Density, Vertical Urbanism
Measuring Social Impacts of Tall Building’s Lower Public Space
Dr. Yu Ye & Nannan Dong, Tongji University
China
Public Space
The Future of Sustainable Cities and How Tall Building Urbanism has Evolved
James Parakh, City of Toronto Planning Division
Canada
Urban Design, Urban Planning
Sydney 2070: Visions of a Future City
Philip Vivian, Bates Smart
Australia
Density, Urban Habitat
How Can a Tall Building Improve the Public Realm and Private Lives?
Karen Cook, PLP Architecture
United Kingdom
Density, Public Space
Urban Design Challenges with High-Rise Infill in Mature Neighborhoods?
Randolph Wang, City of Ottawa
Canada
Urban Design, Urban Planning
CTBUH 2019 Congress Special
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United States
Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
A Responsible Urban Rejuvenation of Jakarta
Patrick Daly & Paolo Testolini, Woods Bagot
Indonesia
Urban Planning
A New View, and a New Gateway, for Chicago
Jeanne Gang & Juliane Wolf, Studio Gang
United States
Urban Design
The Garden City in Three Dimensions
Moshe Safdie, Safdie Architects
China
Urban Design, Vertical Urbanism
From Object to Place: A New, Highly Public Home for a Venerable Company
Christoph Felger, David Chipperfield Architects
Japan
Urban Habitat
Sustainability Impact of Tall Buildings: Thinking Outside the Box!
Abbas Aminmansour, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
United States
Density, Urban Context, Urbanization
Cities in the Sky: Elevating Singapore’s Urban Spaces
Swinal Samant, National University of Singapore
Singapore
Vertical Urbanism
Best Tall Buildings 2019: Dominant Trends
CTBUH
China
Urban Habitat
Experience-Oriented Design, Connected to Daily-Use Spaces
Zhaoming Wang & Kui Zhuang, CCDI Group
China
Density
The Evolution of the SkyPark Since the Marina Bay Sands
Jaron Lubin, Safdie Architects
United States
Urban Habitat
Study of a Three-Dimensional and Multi-Functional Urban High-Rise Complex in the High-Density Environment
Linxue Li & Miaomiao Hou & Qi Zhang, Tongji University
China
Density
Tall Buildings as Urban Habitats: A Quantitative Approach for Measuring Social Impacts of Tall Buildings
Xihui Zhou & Yu Ye & Zhendong Wang, Tongji University
China
Public Space, Urban Habitat
Low-Rise to High Density in 15 Years: Inversion and the Toronto Exurb
Richard Witt & Les Klein, Quadrangle Architects
Canada
Density, Vertical Urbanism
The Tall, Polycentric City: Dubai and the Future of Vertical Urbanism
Daniel Safarik, Shawn Ursini & Antony Wood, CTBUH
United States
Density, Polycentric, Urban Sprawl, Urbanization
Polycentric Cities: The Future of Vertical Urbanism
CTBUH 2018 Conference Speakers
United States
Polycentric, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
Debating Tall: Is Polycentrism the Way Forward?
Peter Murray, New London Architecture Centre; Lynn Osmond, Chicago Architecture Center
United States
Polycentric, Urban Planning, Urban Sprawl
Riyadh: The Metamorphosis of a City From Centerless to Polycentric
Fernando Pérez, IDOM
Saudi Arabia
Polycentric, Urban Planning, Urban Sprawl
Using Height-Relative Variables To Design Tall Buildings
John Jory, Queensland University of Technology
Australia
Urbanization
Oasia Hotel Downtown, Singapore: A Tall Prototype for the Tropics
Mun Summ Wong, Richard Hassell & Hong Wei Phua, WOHA Architects
Singapore
Urban Habitat
Exploring New Paradigms in High-Density Vertical Hybrids
Swinal Samant & Srilakshmi Menon, National University of Singapore
United States
Density, Vertical Urbanism
The Post-Miesian Office Tower and the Global Issue of Its Interpretation
Giorgio Marfella, University of Melbourne
United States
Urban Planning
A Human-Scaled Future for Dense Development
Ivan Harbour, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
United States
Density, Urban Planning
Towards Resource-Generative Skyscrapers
Mohamed Imam & Branko Kolarevic, University of Calgary
United States
Density, Urban Planning
Exploration of a New Method of Spatial Analysis to Predict the Pedestrian Pattern
Xue Bai & Shen Yao, University College of London
United States
Density
How Much Development Can a Rail Station Lead? A Case Study of Hong Kong
Charlie Qiuli Xue & Cong Sun, City University of Hong Kong
United States
Urban Planning
Brisbane’s Subtropical Livability Goals and High-Rise Apartments: Vision and Reality
Rosemary Kennedy, SubTropical Cities Consultancy
Australia
Urban Design, Urban Planning
Planning for a Taller London
Jules Pipe, Greater London Authority
United Kingdom
Urban Planning
Debating Tall: Landscrapers vs. Skyscrapers
Amy Webb, New York University; Julian Chen, Henning Larsen Architects
United States
Urban Planning
A Tall Building Ethos of Integration
Brian Lee, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
United States
Urban Design
Realized Value Creation; New Construction in Constrained Urban In-Fill Sites
Nathaniel C. Hadley, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects; Charles H. Thornton, 2Lift Group LLC
United States
Density
Helping Cities Plan High-Rise Growth
David Pontarini, Orson Sedmina, Hariri Pontarini Architects
Canada
Density, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
The Impact of Supertall Density on City Systems
Bill Price, Andrew Bickerdyke & Meike Borchers, WSP; et al.
United Kingdom
Density, Urban Design
Shaping Australia’s Tall Tower Design And High Livability Standards
Guy Lake, Katie Rathbone, Philip Vivian & Kristen Whittle, Bates Smart
Australia
Urban Planning
The Role of Design Competitions In Shaping Sydney’s Public Realm
Helen Lochhead & Philip Oldfield, University of New South Wales
Australia
Public Space, Urban Planning
Connecting the City: People, Density & Infrastructure
CTBUH 2017 Conference Speakers
Australia
Density, Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
Empirically Evaluating the Livability Of Local Neighborhoods and Global Cities
Christian Derix, Lucy Helme, Fabio Galicia & Alexander Kachkaev, Woods Bagot
Australia
Urban Design, Urban Planning
Ten Significant Tall Buildings, and the Significant Women Behind Them
Leading Women in Tall Buildings
United States
Urban Planning
A Tale of Two Singapore Sky Gardens
Swinal Samant & Na Hsi-En, National University of Singapore
Singapore
Density
Debating Tall: A Skyline Commission for London?
Barbara Weiss, Barbara Weiss Architects; Karen Cook, PLP Architecture
United Kingdom
Planning
Dense Downtown vs. Suburban Dispersed: A Pilot Study on Urban Sustainability
Antony Wood & Peng Du, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
United States
Density
The Spatial Performance of Multi-Level Shopping Clusters
Wang Haofeng & Rao Xiaojun, Shenzhen University; Zhang Yupeng, Shanghai Construction Design & Research Institute Co.,LTD.
China
Density
An Analytical Approach to Measuring the Degree of Urbanity of Urban Building Complexes
Shuchen Xu, Yu Ye & Leiqing Xu, Tongji University
China
Urban Design, Urban Planning
Transport and the Megacity: Improving Vitality with Connectivity
John Prevc, Future Spaces Foundation
United Kingdom
Density, Megacity
Capturing the Underlying Structure of a ‘Segment-line’ City
Michelle Xiaohong Ling, South China University of Technology
China
Density, Urban Planning
South Beach Towers, Singapore
Roland Schnizer, Irene Gallou & Adam Davis, Foster + Partners; Chia Wah Kam, Arup; Ho Weng Hin, Studio Lapis
Singapore
Vertical Urbanism
From Unseen to Iconic: Contextual Designs For China’s Large-Scale Mixed-Use Complexes
Quanhong Li, CallisonRTKL
China
Megacity
Fusing History and Height in Modern China
Albert Chan, Shui On Group
China
Public Space
Debating Tall: Melbourne’s New Skyscraper Guidelines: Too Restrictive?
Larry Parsons, Victorian State Government; Danni Addison, Urban Development Institute of Australia
Australia
Density, Planning, Urban Planning
Towards a Forest City
Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architects
Italy
Urban Design, Urban Sprawl
High Intensity Urban Order
Patrik Schumacher, Zaha Hadid Architects
United Kingdom
Vertical Urbanism
Grounded Development an Essential Protocol for Tallness
Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido, JAHN
United States
Urban Design
X Information Modeling: Data-Driven Decision Making in the Design of Tall Buildings
James von Klempeter, Luc Wilson & Mondrian Hsieh, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
United States
Urban Planning
1 Undershaft – The City of London’s New Skyscraper Where the Public Comes First
Eric Parry, Nick Jackson & Tanya Parkin, Eric Parry Architects
United Kingdom
Public Space
The Continuous City
Paul Whalen, Grant Marani, Bina Bhattacharyya & Chen-Huan Liao, Robert A.M. Stern Architects
United States
Density, Urban Design, Urban Habitat
Sustainable (Vertical) Urbanism, Grounded – Three Case Studies
Jay Berman, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
United States
Urban Design, Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
Toward the Future City: An Ethical Design Philosophy for Urban Habitats
Jared Gilbert, COOKFOX Architects
United States
Density, Urban Habitat, Urbanization
One Yonge: A Case Study for Complete Vertical Communities
David Pontarini, Hariri Pontarini Architects
Canada
Urban Planning
The Practice of TOD in the Urban Eco-Renaissance-CADRE Skyscraper & New GZ North Railway Station
Huijing Huang, Guangzhou Design Institute
China
Urban Design, Urban Planning
From Meadows to Megacities: Creating Urban Density in the Pearl River Region
Travis Soberg, Goettsch Partners
United States
Density, Urbanization, Vertical Urbanism
The Vertical Renewal of the Megacity
Enfang Liu, Jianing Pan, Dapeng Sun & Youlong You, Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design and Research
China
Density, Megacity, Public Space, Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
Bangkok and the MahaNakhon Tower
Sorapoj Techakraisri, PACE Development Corporation
Thailand
Urban Design
Connectivity in Future Density Indonesia Archipelago
Prasetyo Adi, Dwi Hergiawan, Achmad Zakaria & Pandu B. Siswotomo, PDW Architects
Indonesia
Density, Megacity, Urban Planning, Urban Sprawl
Sky’s Not the Limit: Creative Challenges of Vertical Urbanism in Mexico
Alberto Vidal Zuazua, Vidal Arquitectos; Miguel Angel Barroso Morales, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila
Mexico
Vertical Urbanism
What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?
Winy Mass, MVRDV
Netherlands
Urban Design, Urban Planning
How Big is Too Big? The Implications of Building Tall
May Wei, CallisonRTKL
China
Density, Urban Design
Do We Need 700 Meter High-Rise Buildings?
Jovi Chu, Shum Yip Land Company Limited
China
Density, Megacity, Vertical Urbanism
Mixed Use Tall Buildings – The Challenges and Benefits of Vertical Urbanization
Samuel So, Colin Dowall & Michael George, JLL
China
Planning
How High Could Beijing Reach?
Long Ma, Jing Huang & Cheng Hou, BIAD
China
Urban Design, Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism
Dennis Poon & Larry B. Giannechini, Thornton Tomasetti
United States
Density, Vertical Urbanism
From Icon to Community: The Repositioning of the Mega Tower in the City Context
Bryant Lu & Guymo Wong, Ronald Lu & Partners
China
Urban Design, Urbanization
The Way for a Super Complex to Make a City More Convenient and Beautiful
Hang Xu, Parkland Real Estate Development; Marianne Kwok, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
China
Urban Planning
ICC – Rising High for the Future of Hong Kong
Tony Tang, Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited
Thailand
Urban Planning
New World Centre Remodeling – Sustainable Building Design and Next-Generation Mixed-Use Developments
Jeff Tung, New World Development Company Limited
China
Urban Design
Merdeka PNB118 Case Study: Adding Value to the Growing City
Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis Architects; YM Tengku Dato’ Ab. Aziz Tengku Mahmud, PNB Merdeka Ventures SDN Berhad; Peter Ramstedt & David Terenzio Turner International LLC
Australia
Urban Planning
Extending the Public Realm Into the Sky
Claude Bøjer Godefroy & Julian Chen, Henning Larsen Architects
China
Public Space, Vertical Urbanism
Humanizing the Giants
Swinal Samant, National University of Singapore
Singapore
Public Space
Mixed-Use Supertall Building as the Approach to Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism
Zhendong Wang & Jing Cui, Tongji University
China
Urban Design, Urban Planning
The SocialScraper
Carlos Gomez, CRG Architects
China
Public Space, Urban Habitat, Vertical Urbanism
Raffles City Chongqing Conservatory: Studies For a New Bridging Building Type
Jeffrey Huggins, Safdie Architects
United States
Vertical Urbanism
Quality Public Housing in a Vertical City
Ada Y.S. Fung, Hong Kong Housing Authority
China
Vertical Urbanism
21st Century Vertical Lifestyles – Intergenerational, Integrated Communities
Stephan Reinke, Stephan Reinke Architects Limited
United Kingdom
Urban Design
Enhancing Social-Cultural Sustainability in Tall Buildings: A Trace from Vernacular Houses
Amer Al-Jokhadar & Wassim Jabi, Cardiff University
United Kingdom
Public Space, Urban Design
Open Air, Sun and a Glass of Wine – Mediterranean Lifestyle in High-Rise Residential Buildings
Nirit Rosenstein, Africa Israel Investments Ltd.
Israel
Urban Design
Affordable Housing Under Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism
Elena Generalova, Viktor Generalov & Natalia Potienko, Samara State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Russia
Megacity, Urban Sprawl
A Case Study on Designing Superslim in Melbourne
Kristen Whittle, Bates Smart
Australia
Zoning
Modular Skyscrapers for Megacities
Hans Degraeuwe, Degraeuwe Consulting NV
Belgium
Vertical Urbanism
Creating Effective Workplaces in China’s Vertical Megacities
Moira Moser, John Sellery & Christine Bruckner, M Moser Associates
China
Urban Habitat
Connected/Concentrated/Collaborative: China’s Emerging Megacities and Future Workplace Precincts
Richard Mullane, HASSELL
China
Megacity, Urban Planning
Local Urbanism: High-Rise Building Design in the Development of High Density Cities
Yang Ni, Yiyang Cai & Ruijian Ouyang, Architectural Design and Research
China
Urban Habitat
Vertical Densification: The Architecture of the Structural System of the BBVA Tower Mexico City
Dirk Krolikowski, University College London – School of Architecture – The Bartlett / DKFS Architects; Mark Gorton & James Leathem, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
United Kingdom
Urbanization
Remodel, Recycle or Rebuild? – Addressing the Fire Safety Challenges of Repurposing Skyscrapers
Simon Lay, Olsson Fire & Risk
United Kingdom
Density
SOM and China: Evolving Skyscraper Design Amid Rapid Urban Growth
Scott Duncan & Yue Zhu, SOM
United States
Urban Design
Garden City, Megacity: Rethinking Cities For the Age of Global Warming
Mun Summ Wong, Richard Hassell & Alina Yeo, WOHA Architects
Singapore
Urban Habitat, Urbanization
The Psychological Relationship Between a Tall Building and a City
Claes Caroli, HSB Malmö
Sweden
Urban Planning
The Roots of Tall Buildings: Connecting the City
Peter Brannan, Arquitectonica
China
Urban Design, Urban Planning
Density Our Strength: The Linear City in Practice
Stefan Krummeck & Ben MacLeod, Farrells
China
Density, Urban Design, Urban Planning
The Rejuvenation of a Tall Building
Albert Williamson-Taylor, AKT II Limited
United Kingdom
Density
Megacities: Design Challenges and Responses
Scott Duncan & Philip Enquist, Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP
United States
Megacity
Tall Versus Old? The Role of Historic Preservation in the Context of Rapid Urban Growth
Kate Ascher & Sabrina Uffer, BuroHappold Engineering
Germany
Urban Planning
Dense Downtown vs. Suburban Dispersed: A Pilot Study on Urban Sustainability
Antony Wood & Peng Du, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
United States
Density, Urban Planning
Transport and the Megacity: Improving Vitality with Connectivity
John Prevc, Make Architects
United Kingdom
Density, Urbanization
Using Parametric Simulation and GIS to Design a Stormwater Solution for a Chinese Sponge-City
Christopher Drew, Patrick Keeney & Xi Yi, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
United States
Density, Urban Planning
Overview of Innovative Patented Design for Modular, Integrated, Ecological, Skyscraper Mega-Cities
Robert Daniels, In-Harmony Foundation, Inc
United States
Urban Design, Urbanization
Shifting Urban Gravity, from “Central to Core” Business Districts
Tim Blackburn, Swire Properties
China
Megacity, Urban Design
City Hubs
Keith Griffiths, Aedas
China
Density, Public Space, Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
Tall Buildings and Polycentricity
Greg Yager, Carolien Gehrels & Maren Striker, Arcadis / CallisonRTKL
China
Density, Megacity, Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
The Space Between: Urban Spaces Surrounding Tall Buildings
James Parakh, City of Toronto Planning Division
Canada
Public Space, Urban Design, Urban Planning
Alternatives to Supertall Super-Density: Human-Scaled Neighborhoods Within the Megacity
Albert Chan, Shui On Group
China
Density, Public Space, Urban Design
Contextualizing Tall Buildings to Avoid the Creation of Identical Cities
Ed Baker & Monique Suksmaningsih, Broadway Malyan
Singapore
Density, Public Space
The Largest Megalopolis in the World: Assessing the Urbanization of the Pearl River Delta
Peter Kindel, Ellen Lou & Lingyue Anne Chen, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
China
Megacity, Urban Planning
Superdensity: A New Model for Vertical Urbanism
David Tickle, HASSELL; Richard Palmer, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
Australia
Density, Public Space, Urbanization, Vertical Urbanism
Megacities: Setting the Scene
Daniel Safarik, Shawn Ursini & Antony Wood; Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
China
Density, Megacity, Urban Planning, Urban Sprawl, Urbanization
Shifting Urban Gravity, from “Central” To “Core” Business Districts
Tim Balckburn, Swire Properties
China
Urban Planning, Urbanization
Philippine Megalopoli: Manila, Cebu, and Davao
Felino Palafox Jr., Palafox Associates
Philippines
Density, Megacity, Urban Planning
Debating Tall: Regional Governments for Megacities?
James Parakh, City of Toronto Planning Department; Thomas Wright, Regional Plan Association of New York
China
Megacity, Urban Habitat, Urban Planning, Urbanization
Three Points of the Residential High-Rise: Designing for Social Connectivity
Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang Architects
United States
Urban Design, Vertical Urbanism
The Vertical Corporate Campus: Integrating Modern Workplace Models into the High-Rise Typology
John Britton & Steve Hargis, Woods Bagot
United States
Density, Vertical Urbanism
The Other Side of Tall Buildings: The Urban Habitat
Daniel Safarik, CTBUH
China
Urban Habitat
Case Study: Kingdom Tower, Jeddah
Peter Weismantle & Alejandro Stochetti, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
United States
Planning
The Tall Building Impact: From Local to Global
Adrian Smith & Peter Weismantle, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
United States
Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
Tel Aviv’s Midtown/Azrieli North Development as an Integrated Complex of Tower Urbanism
Moshe Tzur & Robert Oxman, Moshe Tzur Architects and Town Planners
United States
Vertical Urbanism
A Tale of Towers and Cities: A Contextual Approach to Vertical Urbanism
Louis Becker & Julian Chen, Henning Larsen Architects
United States
Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
Bangkok Rising
Ole Scheeren, Buro Ole Scheeren
United States
Public Space
High-Density, Mixed-Use Developments and the Guiyang Riverside Theatre Project
Greg Yager, RTKL
United States
Density, Public Space
Shanghai Tower: Building a Green, Vertical City in the Heart of Shanghai
Jianping Gu, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co., Ltd.
United States
Public Space
Dense Urbanism: The High-Rise Tower as a Building Block for the Public Realm
Moshe Safdie & Jaron Lubin, Safdie Architects
United States
Planning, Vertical Urbanism
Developing Tall Buildings and Urban Spaces, in Japan and Elsewhere
Hiroo Mori, Mori Building Co., Ltd.
United States
Public Space, Urban Design, Vertical Urbanism
From New York to Busan: Reflecting Culture in Urban Design
Daniel Libeskind & Carla Swickerath, Studio Libeskind
United States
Urban Planning
Skyscraper Citymaker
Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis
United States
Planning, Urban Habitat, Vertical Urbanism
Beyond the Podium: Urban Spaces for Tall Buildings in a Subtropical City
Caroline Stalker, Architectus
United States
Urban Design, Urbanization
One Vanderbilt: Approving Midtown’s Tallest Office Building
James von Klemperer, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
United States
Zoning
Three Points of the Residential High-Rise: Designing for Social Connectivity
Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang Architects
United States
Urban Design, Vertical Urbanism
Developing an Icon – The Story of the Shard
Irvine Sellar, Sellar Property Group
United States
Vertical Urbanism
Making Cities – Examples of Urban Development in London
David Partridge, Argent
United States
Density, Urban Planning
Recent Developments in Tall Buildings in Italy
Franco Mola, Laura Maria Pellegrini, Giuseppe Galassi & Elena Mola, ECSDSconocchia
United States
Urban Design, Vertical Urbanism
SOCAR Tower: Starting Skyscraper City of Baku, Azerbaijan
Young Kyoon Jeong, Sung Mo Eu, Jin H. Roh & Hyungsup Sim, Heerim Architects & Planners
United States
Urbanization, Vertical Urbanism
The Promise of Public Realm: Urban Spaces in the Skyscraper City
Stephan Reinke, Stephan Reinke Architects
United States
Public Space, Urban Design, Vertical Urbanism
Context, Climate, Culture – Investigating Place in Tall Building Design
Robert Goodwin, Perkins + Will
United States
Urban Design
Capturing the Placemaking Potential of the New Skyscraper City
Stefan Krummeck & Benjamin MacLeod, Farrells
United States
Public Space, Urban Design, Urban Planning
Novel High-rise Typologies – Towards Vertical Urbanism
Martin Henn & Moritz Fleischmann, HENN Architekten
United States
Public Space, Vertical Urbanism
Challenges and Benefits of Integrating Public Space into Tall Buildings
Rafael Viñoly, Charles Blomberg & Marcos Blanes, Rafael Viñoly Architects
United States
Public Space
The Fifth Façade: Designing Nature into the City
Rick Cook & Jared Gilbert, COOKFOX Architects
United States
Urban Habitat
The Vertical Master Plan
Temoor Ahmad & Neven Sidor, Grimshaw Architects; Steve Watts, Alinea Consulting; Adam Miller, Thornton Tomasetti
United States
Density, Vertical Urbanism
The Vertical Corporate Campus: Integrating Modern Workplace Models into the High-Rise Typology
John Britton & Steve Hargis, Woods Bagot
United States
Density, Vertical Urbanism
Debating Tall: Luxury Superslims: Bane or Boon?
Michael Stern, JDS Development Group; Mary Rowe, Municipal Art Society of New York
United States
Density, Zoning
The Logic of Luxury 2.0
Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum
United States
Zoning
Urban Planning in Dubai; Cultural and Human Scale Context
Akram Ogaily, Hill International
United States
Urban Planning
Horizontal – Vertical, Defining the Ground
Michel Mossessian, Mossessian & Partners
United States
Planning, Urban Sprawl, Vertical Urbanism
Petronas Towers and KLCC: Urban Catalyst
Faudziah Ibrahim & Phui Kuan Leong, KLCC Property Holdings Berhad
United States
Urban Planning, Urbanization
Sydney 2050: A Sustainable City Vision for Greater Height, Public Benefit & Tall Building Resurgence
Philip Vivian, Bates Smart
United States
Urban Design, Urban Planning
Global Cities in a Local Context: The Case of Indonesia’s Urban Development
Prasetyo Adi & Mohammad Danisworo, PDW Architects
United States
Urban Habitat
Manila Megalopolis 2021 and Beyond: A Vision Plan Towards Vertical Urbanism
Felino Palafox Jr, Palafox Associates
United States
Urban Design, Urbanization, Vertical Urbanism
It’s Not About the Skyline, It’s About the Base Condition
Terri Boake, University of Waterloo
United States
Urban Habitat
Base Instincts
Tom Ford & Russell Gilchrist, Gensler
United States
Public Space, Urban Design, Urbanization
The Impact of Private and Shared Open Space on Liveability in Subtropical Apartment Buildings
Rosemary Kennedy, Centre for Subtropical Design; Laurie Buys, Queensland University of Technology
United States
Public Space
Macro-Policy to Micro-Implementation: Responses to China’s Inward Migration in Guiyang’s City Center
Thomas Balsley, Thomas Balsley Associates; Daniel O’Shaughnessy & Collin Koop, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Yuping Luo, Zhongtian Urban Development Group Co., Ltd
United States
Public Space, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Urbanization
Manhattan’s Last Frontier Becomes a Mini-City
Marianne Kwok, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
United States
Urban Habitat
Two Towers, One Market
Wolf D. Prix, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU
Austria
Vertical Urbanism
Istanbul: Impact of High-Rises on a Historic, Yet Contemporary, City
Ayşin Sev & Bahar Başarır, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Türkiye
Urban Planning
Debating Tall: Has Tall Social Housing Been a Failure?
Shi-Ming Yu, National University of Singapore; Reinier de Graaf, Office for Metropolitan Architecture
United States
Urbanization
Rethinking the Skyscraper in the Ecological Age: Design Principles for a New High-Rise Vernacular
Antony Wood, CTBUH
United States
Public Space
The Environmental Impact of Tall vs Small: A Comparative Study
Christopher Drew, Katrina Fernandez Nova, and Keara Fanning, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
United States
Urban Sprawl
Urban Density and the Porous High-Rise: The Integration of the Tall Building in the City
James von Klemperer, Kohn Pedersen Fox
United States
Density, Public Space, Urban Design
Research on Vertical Space System of Mixed-Use Complex
Zhendong Wang and Yinpu Wang, Tongji University
China
Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
Sustainable Buildings – or Sustainable Cities?
Mark Schwettmann, SOM
United States
Density, Urban Design
Genesis of a Vertical City in Hong Kong
Stephen S. Y. Lau and Qianning Zhang, National University of Singapore and Tongji University
Singapore
Density, Vertical Urbanism
Townscape in a High-rise: Imageability and Accessibility of Vertical Malls in Hong Kong
Zheng Tan, Tongji University
China
Urbanization
Next Tokyo 2045: A Mile-High Tower Rooted in Intersecting Ecologies
David Malott, Keisuke Hiei & Heidi Werner, KPF; Leslie E. Robertson, LERA
United States
Urban Design
Frankfurt and Rotterdam: Skylines as Embodiment of a Global City
Nebojša Čamprag, Technical University of Darmstadt
Germany
Urban Planning
Influence of Low Growing Vegetation in Reducing Stormwater Runoff on Green Roofs
Raymond Krishnan and Hamidah Ahmad, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Malaysia
Urban Design
Closing the Gap between Fantasy and Reality: Pushing Current Technologies Into the Future
Terri Meyer Boake, University of Waterloo
Canada
Urban Habitat
Case Study: China Zun Tower, Beijing
Robert Whitlock & Li Lei, Kohn Pedersen Fox; Luo Nengjun, CITIC Heye Investment Co. Ltd.; Liu Peng, Arup
United States
Urban Design
Space Formations
Ole Scheeren, Büro Ole Scheeren
China
Public Space, Urban Design
The Public Meaning of Skyscrapers: Shenzhen Stock Exchange and CCTV
David Gianotten, Rem Koolhaas & Sylvia Chan, OMA
China
Public Space, Urban Design
Shanghai Tower: Building a Green, Vertical City in the Heart of Shanghai
Jianping Gu, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co., Ltd.
China
Vertical Urbanism
The Vertical Campus
Jason Haase, LMN Architects
United States
Vertical Urbanism
Greenland Group’s Perspective on Commercial Space in High-Rise Buildings
Zhaohui Jia, Jing Hu & Min Tang, Greenland Group
China
Planning
Urban Density and the Porous High-Rise: The Integration of the Tall Building in the City
James von Klemperer, Kohn Pedersen Fox
United States
Density, Planning, Public Space, Urbanization
Shaping the Environment of the Urban Complex from the Urban Point of View
Peter Kok, Shum Yip Land Company Limited
China
Urban Design
Urban Mega-Structure – Vertical Landscape of Hangzhou Civic Center
Linxue Li & Jie Wu, Tongji University
China
Urban Design
Interactions Between Residential and Office Towers in Melbourne
Giorgio Marfella, University of Melbourne
Australia
Planning
Beyond Icons: Developing Horizontally in the Vertical Realm
James Robinson, Hongkong Land Limited; Antony Wood, CTBUH
China
Urban Planning
Vertical Reality – How To Design Viable Vertical Urbanism
Paul Scott, Make Architects
United Kingdom
Vertical Urbanism
Sustainability with a View
Susanna See, WSP
United States
Urban Planning
Diversity and Change in Vertical Urbanism
Moshe Tzur, Moshe Tzur Architects Urbanists; Robert Oxman, Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Israel
Vertical Urbanism
Shanghai International Financial Center: Future City Vision
Sergio Valentini & Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido, JAHN
United States
Public Space, Vertical Urbanism
Research on a Vertical Space System of the Mixed-use Complex
Zhendong Wang, Yinpu Wang & Qiang Hu, Tongji University
China
Vertical Urbanism
The Tropical Skyscraper: Social Sustainability in High Urban Density
Mun Summ Wong, Richard Hassell & Alina Yeo, WOHA Architects
Singapore
Density, Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
The Core Concept Behind the Bund Finance Center
Yang Wu & Lynn K. Lin, Bund Finance Center
China
Urban Habitat
Design for Vertical Habitation
Jun Xia, Elizabeth Michalska, Wendy Wong & Raymon Chen, Gensler
China
Vertical Urbanism
Designing China’s Tallest: DNA of the Ping An Finance Center
David Malott, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
China
Vertical Urbanism
The 8×8 Tower: Sustainable Citizenship for the 21st Century
Michael W. Bischoff, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects
United States
Public Space
“C.I.T.I.E.S.” of the Future: Sinar Mas Center as Exemplar
Toon Ming Chua, Sinar Mas Group – APP China; Eric Schall, SOM
China
Vertical Urbanism
A LEED Platinum Global Model for Vertical Urbanism
Jeffrey Heller, Heller Manus Architects
United States
Vertical Urbanism
Human Scale in Vertical Urbanism
Sudhir Jambhekar & Edward Mayer, FXFOWLE Architects
United States
Density, Public Space, Vertical Urbanism
Property Management: Moving Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism
Xiaobo Chen, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co., Ltd
China
Public Space
Cost Planning and Control
Kenneth Kwan, Rider Levett Bucknall Ltd.
China
Planning
Advantages of Early Design Consultant and Contractor Coordination
China
Urban Design
From Utopia To Reality: Group-Form Megastructure
Yang Xu & Yiru Huang, Tongji University
China
Urban Habitat
Rethinking Skyscrapers in China and Elsewhere
Hayano Yosuke & Cheng Ye, MAD Architects
China
Urbanization
Emerging Urbanization and High-Rise Design Philosophy in China
Junjie Zhang, ECADI
China
Urbanization
The Environmental Impact of Tall vs Small: A Comparative Study
Christopher Drew, Katrina Fernandez Nova & Keara Fanning, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
United States
Urban Sprawl, Urbanization
Learning from Hong Kong: Why High Density TODs Spell the Future for Asia’s Most Populous Cities
Bryant H.Y. Lu, Andy K.M. Leung & Anthony M.C. Cheung, Ronald Lu & Partners
China
Density, Urbanization
A Case Study for Sustainable Vertical Urbanism
Richard Mann, Ecosytem Architecture; Andrew Johnson, Arup; Elke Haege, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
Australia
Vertical Urbanism
San Juan City, Sustainable Smart City on the Rise: A Case Study
Felino Palafox, Palafox Associates
Philippines
Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
Embodied Carbon in Our Future Cities
Mark Sarkisian & David Shook, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
United States
Urban Planning
Sustainable High Density Neighborhoods
Richard Witt, Quadrangle Architects Limited
Canada
Density, Urban Design
Next Level – Public Transport and Density in Metropolitan Jakarta
Next Level – Public Transport and Density in Metropolitan Jakarta
Indonesia
Density, Urban Design
Examining King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD)
Julian Chen, Jacob Kurek & Claude Bøjer Godefroy, Henning Larsen Architects
Denmark
Urban Planning
Urban Design and Nurturing Cities
Kazunari Kano, Mori Building Co., Ltd.
China
Urban Design
Sustainable Vertical Urban Agglomeration
Enfang Liu, Jianing Pan, Dapeng Sun & Ying Liu, ISA Architecture
China
Urban Habitat, Vertical Urbanism
Vertical Transportation and Logistics in Mixed-Use High-Rise Towers
Jeff Marsh, Eric Rupe & Robert Baker, Lerch Bates Inc.
United States
Vertical Urbanism
Urban Redevelopment – The Key to Sustainable Future Cities
Stephan Reinke, Stephan Reinke Architects
United Kingdom
Public Space, Urban Design
Integrating Vertical Cities and Transport Infrastructure
Shonn Mills, Abhijeet Kulkarni & James Clay, Ramboll
United Kingdom
Density, Urbanization, Vertical Urbanism
Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism
Daniel Safarik, CTBUH
China
Vertical Urbanism
Improving the Social Sustainability of High-rises
Suruchi Modi, Ansal University
India
Urban Sprawl
Skyscrapers and Skylines: New York and Chicago, 1885–2007
Jason Barr, Rutgers University
United States
Zoning
Designing Tall Buildings to Promote Physical Activity in China
Kristen Day & Mariela Alfonzo, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Zhan Guo, New York University; Lin Lin, East China Normal University
United States
Density
Politics, History, and Height In Warsaw’s Skyline
Ryszard Kowalczyk, Wojciech Consulting; Jerzy Skrzypczak, Biuro Projektów Architektury J&J Spółka z o.o; Wojciech Olenski, City of Warsaw
Poland
Urban Planning
The History of the European Skyscraper
Nathaniel Hollister, CTBUH
United States
Urban Planning
Debating Tall: Limit Tall Buildings to the Outskirts of Historic Cities?
Phillippe Chaix, EPADESA; Sir Stuart Lipton, Chelsfield Partners
United Kingdom
Urban Planning
The Core Urban Design Strategies of Tall Building – Low Carbon Community
Enfang Liu, Wenli Fan, Jianing Pan & Jianqiang Li, Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design and Research
China
Urban Design
Placemaking in the High-Rise City: Architectural and Urban Design Analyses
Kheir Al-Kodmany, University of Illinois at Chicago
United States
Urban Design
Building Tall in a 2,000-Year-Old City
Peter Murray, Wordsearch
United Kingdom
Urban Design
Debating Tall: Tall Buildings: A Sustainable Future for Cities?
James Howard Kunstler, Author; Lester Partridge, AECOM
United States
Density
Guidelines for Tall Buildings Development
Kheir Al-Kodmany, University of Illinois at Chicago
United States
Urban Design
How Tall Buildings Meet the Ground is as Important as How They Meet the Sky
James Goettsch, Goettsch Partners
China
Urban Design, Urban Habitat
30 Years in China: An Architect/Developer’s Perspective
John Portman, John Portman & Associates
China
Urbanization
For Everyone a Sky Garden
Jaron Lubin, Safdie Architects
China
Density
A Tale of Tier Two Cities
Jimmy Cheung, Eton Properties; Timothy Johnson, NBBJ
China
Density, Urban Planning
Singapore: A High-Rise Utopia?
Peng Beng Khoo & Belinda Huang, Arc Studio Architecture + Urbanism
Singapore
Density, Urban Habitat
Guangzhou Finance Centre: An Elegant Simplicity of Form
Chris Wilkinson, Wilkinson Eyre Architects Ltd
United Kingdom
Urban Design
The Synergy Tower: A New Typology for a Sustainable Future
Jonathan Ward, NBBJ
United States
Density, Urbanization, Vertical Urbanism
A Paradigm Shift in the 21st Century Skyscraper
Emily Merrill & Lee Gray, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
United States
Urbanization
Tall Buildings in Future Development of Metropolitan Universities
Christopher Groesbeck, VOA Associates; Jon DeVries & John McDonald, Roosevelt University; Ron Klemencic, MKA
United States
Urban Habitat
Developing High Profile Branded Commercial Projects in China
Jerry Yin, SOHO
China
Urban Planning
An Overview of Modern Supertall Development in China
Junjie Zhang, ECADI
China
Urbanization
Comparative Study of the Urban Complex in Shanghai and Hong Kong
Zhendong Wang & Jianduan Chen, Tongji University
China
Urban Habitat
Vertical Farm: A High-Rise Solution to Feeding the City?
Timothy Heath, Yan Zhu & Yiming Shao, University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
Urbanization
Effects of High-Rise Developments on a Microclimate
Hatice Sozer, Istanbul Technical University; Seifu Bekele, VIPAC Engineers & Scientists Pty Ltd.
Türkiye
Urban Planning
Three Environments, Three Programs, Three Solutions
Paul Santis & Travis Soberg, Goettsch Partners
United States
Urban Design
A Sustainable Solution For Urbanization In China
Christopher Drew, Dennis Rehill, Keara Fanning & Adrian Smith, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
United States
Density
A New Approach to Green Urban Development in Asia
Jeffrey Heller, Heller Manus Architects
United States
Urban Planning
A 21st Century Vision for Chinese Cities
Philip Enquist, SOM
United States
Urban Design, Urban Planning
Private Sector-Led Vertical Urbanism in the Philippines
Felino Palafox, Palafox Associates
Philippines
Vertical Urbanism
Urban Models for the 21st Century
Stefan Krummeck, TFP Farrells Limited
China
Density, Urbanization
From Cityscape to Skyscape: The Changing Character of Cities
Mir M. Ali & Paul J. Armstrong, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
United States
Density, Urban Design, Urban Planning
The Logic of Vertical Density: Tall Buildings in the 21st Century City
Kheir Al-Kodmany, University of Illinois at Chicago
United States
Density, Urban Sprawl, Urbanization
Developing Rotterdam’s Skyline
Frank van der Hoeven & Steff en Nijhuis, Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
Urban Planning
Debating Tall: Is UNESCO Going Too Far?
Paul Finch, Architectural Review and UK Design Council; Marie-Noel Tournoux & Patricia Alberth, UNESCO World Heritage Centre
United States
Urbanization
Developing Skyscraper Districts: La Défense
Maria Scicolone, L’Etablissement public d’aménagement de La Défense Seine Arche (EPADESA)
France
Urban Planning
Greening the Urban Habitat: Singapore
Jason Pomeroy, Broadway Malyan
Singapore
Urban Habitat
Country Report: South Korea
JuHwan Cho, SIAPLAN; Kwang Ryang Chung, DongYang Structural Engineers
South Korea
Density
Humanizing High-rise Urbanism: Design Strategies and Planning Tools
Vinayak Bharne, Moule & Polyzoides
United States
Density, Urban Planning
Study on Hours of Sunshine of High-Rise Residences
Hiroatsu Fukuda & Yupeng Wang, The University of Kitakyushu
Japan
Density
Sustainable Living In High Density Structures
Roger Riewe & Ferdinand Oswald, Graz University of Technology
Austria
Density
Micro Urban Voids in Tokyo
Takehito Takahashi, Noboru Sakou & Takehshi Hagiwara, Takenaka Corporation Tokyo
Japan
Urban Design
The Synergy of a Destination: Three Successful Techniques in Global Mixed-Use Design
Ming Zhang, MulvannyG2 Architecture
United States
Urban Planning
What Came First?… the Tall Building or the Urban Habitat
Robert M. Lau, CTBUH; Jon DeVries & John F. McDonald, Roosevelt University
United States
Density
Urban Competitiveness and Role of Art/Culture in Place Making Discourse on ‘Creative City Policy’ in Fukuoka City
Mirsad Mustovic, Kyushu University
Japan
Urban Habitat
Study on Sky View Factor of High-Rise Residences for Shrinking Cities in Japan
Yupeng Wang & Hiroatsu Fukada, The University of Kitakyushu
Japan
Urban Planning
Towards Eco-Tall Buildings in Doha
Dr. Yasser Mahgoub, Qatar University
Qatar
Urbanization
Beyond Skyrise Gardens: The Potential of Urban Roof-Top Farming in Singapore
Wai Wing Tai Donald, Alexandra Health
Singapore
Urban Planning
The Core Urban Design Strategies of Tall Building – Low Carbon Community
Enfang Liu, Wenli Fan, Jianing Pan & Jianqiang Li, Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design and Research
China
Urban Design
A Study on the Mixed-Use and Spatial Cognition of Mixed-Use High-Rise Complex in an Urban Downtown in Japan
Dong-Wook Lee, Ji-Young Jung & Hideki Kobayashi, Chiba University; Shinichi Tokuda, Ichijo Komuten
Japan
Urbanization
Design Criteria for High-Rise Buildings in Historical Cities: The Case of Istanbul
Aysin Sev, Aydan Ozgen & Bahar Basarir, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Türkiye
Urban Planning, Urbanization
Urban Design Guidelines as Tool for Tall Building in Jakarta
Prasetyo Adi, PDW Architects and Urban Designers
Indonesia
Urban Design
Wider Impacts: Tall Buildings as a Viable Proposition
Leslie E. Robertson, LERA; William Baker, SOM; Eugene Kohn, KPF
United States
Planning
Debating Tall: Are the Twin Towers Missed?
Timothy Johnson, NBBJ; Paul Goldberger, The New Yorker
United States
Urban Context
Revitalizing Lower Manhattan: World Trade Center in Context
Jan Klerks, CTBUH
United States
Urban Planning
Planning The World Trade Center: 40 Years Apart
Jan Klerks, CTBUH
United States
Urban Planning
The High Life: Residential Towers in Central Business Districts
Peter Noone, Gary Klompmaker & Crista Sumanik, Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB)
United States
Density
Debating Tall: Gazprom Tower
Philip Nikandrov, RMJM; Kirill Strakhov, Deputy of Yabloko (Apple) Party/Head of Regional Committee on Historical Heritage of Kalininsky District of St. Petersburg
Russia
Urban Context
The Culture of Compactness: Dimensions of Density in Hong Kong
Peter Cookson Smith, Urbis Limited
China
Density
The Remaking of Mumbai (II) A CTBUH–IIT Educational Design Studio
Antony Wood, CTBUH
United States
Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
Can Tall Buildings be Child-Friendly? The Vertical Living Kids Research Project
Carolyn Whitzman, University of Melbourne
Australia
Urban Planning, Vertical Urbanism
The Remaking of Mumbai: A CTBUH-IIT Collaborative Architectural Design Studio
Antony Wood, CTBUH
United States
Urban Design
Case Study: The Standard Hotel, New York
Todd Schliemann, Tara Leibenhaut-Tyre & Megan Miller, Polshek Partnership; et al.
United States
Urban Design, Zoning
Five Energy Generations of Tall Buildings: An Historical Analysis of Energy Consumption in High-Rise Buildings.
Philip Oldfield, University of Nottingham; Dario Trabucco, Universita IUAV di Venezia; Antony Wood, CTBUH
United Kingdom
Urban Design
Case Study: Trump International Hotel & Tower
William Baker & Richard F. Tomlinson, SOM; Paul James, Bovis Lend Lease; Andrew Weiss, The Trump Organization
United States
Urban Planning
Shaping the High-rise Framework: Tall Buildings Policies and Zoning
Jan Klerks, CTBUH
United States
Zoning
Death of the Great Australian Dream
Chris Abel, Architectural Writer & Teacher
United Kingdom
Urban Design
The Skycourt – A Comparison of Four Case Studies
Jason Pomeroy, Broadway Malyan
Singapore
Density
Trends, Drivers and Challenges in Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Antony Wood, CTBUH
United States
Urban Design
Partial Occupancies for Phased and Multi-Use Tall Building
Robert Lau, Roosevelt University
United States
Planning
Urban Design Strategy Report on Tall Buildings in Malta
Mir M. Ali, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
United States
Urban Design
Challenging Preconceptions of the High-Rise Typology
Rem Koolhaas, OMA
United Arab Emirates
Urban Habitat
Sustainable Groundscrapers and Megaplate Towers
Rocco Bressi & Darren Kindrachuk, Lend Lease Design
United Arab Emirates
Urban Planning
The Tall Building, Reconsidered…..
Simon Allford, Paul Monaghan & Jeremy Melvin, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris LLP
United Arab Emirates
Urban Planning
Mile High Tower: Concept of Vertical City
Masayoshi Nakai, Takashi Nishimura, Akihiko Ueda, Daishi Yoshimoto & Tatsuo Okamoto, Takenaka Corporation
United Arab Emirates
Vertical Urbanism
Building, Rebuilding or Renovating Contextual Sustainable Tall Buildings in a Historical European City Center
Eric Ysebrant, ASSAR Architects; Isidore Zielonka, ART & BUILD Architect
Belgium
Urbanization
Tall Building Design Intelligence: An International Perspective
Stephan Reinke, Woods Bagot Europe
United Kingdom
Urbanization
Provocations: Sustainable Architecture Today
Robert F. Fox, Jr., Cook + Fox Architects
United States
Urban Planning
Oppressive Impact of High Rise Office Buildings on Inhabitants through an Istanbul Case Study
Hande Ünlü & Kotaroh Hirate, The University of Tokyo; Munakata Jun, Chiba University
Japan
Urbanization
Brief on the Construction Planning of the Burj Dubai Project, Dubai, UAE
Ahmad Abdelrazaq, Kyung Jun Kim & Jae Ho Kim, Samsung C&T
South Korea
Planning
San Francisco: Promoting Tall Buildings Through Sustainable Incentives
Jeffrey Heller, Clark Manus & Craig Nikitas, Heller Manus Architects
United Arab Emirates
Urban Design, Urbanization
From the Tallest to the Greenest – Paradigm Shift in Dubai
Habiba Al Marashi, UN Global Impact; Jasleen Bhinder, Emirates Environmental Group
United Arab Emirates
Urban Design
It’s Not What You Build, But the Place Where You Build It: Urban Sustainability in London
Peter Rees, City of London Corporation
United Kingdom
Urban Design
The “International” Skyscraper: Observations
Georges Binder, Buildings & Data SA
United Arab Emirates
Density, Urban Design
Skyscrapers in the context of Amman, Jordan
Samer Abu Ghazaleh, University of Jordan
Jordan
Urban Design
A Guide For Evaluating Plans For Tall Buildings
David Pilzer, Israel Ministry of the Interior
Israel
Urban Planning
Towers and Urbanism in the context of China
Stefan Krummeck, Terry Farrell & Partners
United Kingdom
Urbanization
The Need for Vision: Tall Buildings in Dublin
Brian Duffy, Traynor O’Toole Architects
Ireland
Urban Sprawl, Vertical Urbanism
Urban Development To Combat Climate Change: Dongtan Eco-city and Risk Management Stratagies
Peter Head & Gary Lawrence, ARUP
United Kingdom
Urban Planning
The Race for the Sky: Unbuilt Skyscrapers
Mohamad Kashef, East Carolina University
United States
Urbanization
The “International” Skyscraper: Observations
Georges Binder, Buildings & Data SA
Belgium
Density, Urban Design
Learning through Collaboration: an Industry / School of Architecture Partnership
Antony Wood & Darran Oxley, University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
Urban Design
High Rise and Genius Loci
Chris Abel, Architectural Writer & Teacher
Australia
Urban Design
Mixed-Use High Rise in the UK: An Urban Renaissance?
Antony Wood, CTBUH Executive Director
United Kingdom
Urban Design
Bridging the Gap: Proposed Evacuation Links at Height in the World Trade Center Design Entries
Antony Wood & Philip Oldfield, University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
Urban Design
Innovative Tall Building Form Development
Sang Min Park, Illinois Institute of Technology
United States
Urban Design
The Skyscraper: Epitome of Human Aspirations
Mir M. Ali, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
United States
Urbanization
Bridging the gap: An analysis of proposed evacuation links at height in the World Trade Centre design competition entries
Antony Wood & Philip Oldfield, University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
Urban Design
Mass Transit: The Key to Urban Development, Urban Renewal, and Sustainable Cities
Porie Saikia-Eapen, MTA-NYC Transit; Robert E. Paaswell, City College of New York
United States
Urban Design
Urban Development in Asia
Stephan S. Huh, Parker Durrant International
United States
Urban Design
Amsterdam’s Zuidas: A New Urban Landscape
Pi di Bruijn, de Architekten Cie
Netherlands
Density, Urban Design
Tall Buildings in the Urban Context of Dhaka City
Asif Iqbal, Bangladesh Consultants
India
Urban Design
Reflexive Urbanism as a Model for Urban Regeneration
Kai van Hasselt, Shinsekai Analysis
United States
Urban Design
New Metropolitan Living and the Skycraper in a European City
Jan Klerks, CTBUH
Netherlands
Urban Design
Two Examples of Urban Renewal: Melbourne and Coolangatta, Australia
Omiros Emmanouilides, Omiros One Architecture
Australia
Urban Design
Too Little, Too Late?
Chris Abel, University of Sydney
Australia
Urban Design
Space Efficiency in Multi-Use Tall Building
Hyeong-ill Kim & Mahjoub Elnimeiri, Illinois institute of Technology
United States
Planning
Times Square Skyscrapers: Sustainability Reaching New Heights
Sudhir Jambhekar, Fox & Fowle Architects
South Korea
Urban Design
An Analysis of Information Characteristics of Practicing Professionals for Planning and Designing the Supertall Residential Building
Young-Ki Park, Yonsei University; In-Ho Kang, Hannam University; Hye-Jung Kim, Myongji University; et al.
South Korea
Planning
Millenium Tower 150-story (Japan)
Keizo Shimizu, Nippon ERI Co
South Korea
Urban Design
What Could be the Correct Design Focus for the Supertall Buildings?
Stephan S. Huh, Parker Durrant International
South Korea
Urban Design
New Paradigms in High Rise Design
Antony Wood, University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
Urban Design
Highrise – Lowland
Pi de Bruijn, de Architekten Cie
Netherlands
Urban Habitat
Public Space Planning of Mixed-use High-rise Buildings – Focusing on the Use and Impact of Deck Structure in an Urban Development in Seoul
Eun-Ju Park & Jae-Hyun Shim, Sejong University; Seung Park, Samoo
South Korea
Public Space, Urban Planning
The Influence of Urban Housing Forms on Medical Pathology
Hong Kyu Kim, Eun Jin Lee & Kum Sook Cho, Yonsei University
South Korea
Urban Habitat
An Experimental Investigation of Environmental Noise for High-rise Apartment in Urban Areas
Ho Chun Yoo, University of Ulsan; Sang Woo Lee, Kyonggi University; Soo Yeul Lee, E&S Architecture & Engineering; Dong Woo Kim, Suwon Science College
South Korea
Urban Design
Managing Mixed-use Housings within Urban Design District in Seoul
Heeji Lim, Seoul Development Institute
South Korea
Urban Design
Urbanization Characteristic of the Skyscraper
Huang Shiyan, Dalian University
China
Urbanization
Strategies for Tall Urban Buildings
William Pedersen, KPF
United States
Urban Design
District Unit Plan in Seoul as a New Approach for Urban Form and Density Control
Byong Gyu Park, Seoul National University of Technology
South Korea
Density, Urban Design
The Moral Meaning of Contemporary Urban Planning
Wu Yue, Hunan University of Science and Technology
South Korea
Urban Planning
Learning from the Past – Tall Buildings and the Evolution of Old Cities
Dennis Lau Wing-Kwong & Alexander Lush, Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers
South Korea
Urbanization
Utilization of Deep Underground Space in Tokyo -Urban Renewal with the City’s New Backbone Lifeline
Yukihiro Masuda, Nobuyuki Takahashi & Toshio Ojima, Waseda University
South Korea
Urban Planning, Urbanization
The Role of the Skyscraper in Shaping the Korean Central Business District
Jeasun Lee
South Korea
Urban Design
Restoring Urban Sensibility: Returning Soul to Seoul
Charles I Wee, Michael S. Collins & Scott M. Callihan, GDS Architects
South Korea
Density
New Paradigms in High Rise Design
Antony Wood, University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
Urban Design
Strategies for Tall Buildings in the Netherlands
George Ang, Government Building Agency; Matt Prins, Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
Urbanization
Hyper Building Project – First 3-Dimensional Cities on the Earth
Hitoshi Aoki, Hyper Building Research Committee
Japan
Urban Design, Urbanization
Tall Building Design Innovations in Australia
Brian Dean, Owen Martin, David Emery & Peter Chancellor
Australia
Planning
The Emirates Towers
Hazel W. S. Wong, NORR Group
Canada
Planning
The Future of High-Rise Buildings
George Schipporeit, Illinois Institute of Technology
United States
Urban Planning
In Search for a Local Image in the Arab City: The Case of Kuwait City
Omar Khattab, Kuwait University
Kuwait
Planning
Two Towers
Phil Castillo, JAHN
United States
Planning
Co-existing with the Past City – Building in Historical Places
Jong Soung Kimm, American Institute of Architects
United States
Urban Habitat
Birmingham: Inventing a New Life for the 21st Century
Rod Duncan; JM Architects
United Kingdom
Urbanization
A Report on Africa
Isaac. G. Wanjohi, CTBUH, African Region
Kenya
Urbanization
A Third Millennium City Prototype – Melbourne Docklands
John Tabart, Barangaroo Delivery Authority
Australia
Urban Habitat
The Role of Accessibility for the Success of City Centres
Rolf Monheim, University of Bayreuth
Germany
Urban Design, Urban Planning
Social/Community Impacts and Implications
Paul Jerome, Department of Infrastructure Victoria
Australia
Urbanization
Sustainability and Cities: The Role of Tall Buildings in this New Global Agenda
Peter Newman, Curtin University
Australia
Urban Design
Liberating Urban Architecture (The Merging of the Virtual and the Real)
Peter Pran, Peter Pran + H Architects LLC
United States
Urbanization
Tall Buildings in Melbourne: Challenging Policy Frameworks
Lyndsay Neilson, Nielsen Associates
Australia
Urban Planning
New Towns in Hong Kong: Planning for the Next Generation
Pun Chung Chan
China
Density, Planning
Is There an Afterlife for the New Asian City?
Stuart Brogan, Site Concepts International
Philippines
Urban Habitat
Cities Spanning the Millennia: Cairo/Alexandria
Abdalla Abdelaziz Attia, Ain Shams Unviersity
Egypt
Urbanization
The Urban Habitat After Globalization: Cities in the Age of Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Depletion
Peter Droege, University of Newcastle
Australia
Urban Habitat
The Creative City: Harnessing the Imagination of Urban Decision Makers
Charles Landry, Comedia
United Kingdom
Urban Planning
Existing Urban Conditions
Irene Wiese von Ofen, Inhaber
Germany
Urban Habitat
Prime Objects
Chris Abel, University of Sydney
Australia
Urban Design