Day 1: Wednesday 30 May 2018See the Day 2 Program
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Registration and Coffee
Session 1
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
1
Welcome & Lifetime Achievement
Welcome & Chair
Steve Watts, CTBUH Chairman; Partner, alinea Consulting
10 Years of the CTBUH Awards
Antony Wood, Executive Director, CTBUH
Rebuilding New York City in a Time of Crisis: Larry Silverstein, New York City
Larry Silverstein, Chairman, Silverstein PropertiesWinner of the Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award
Shaping Skylines Through Engineering Innovation: Aine Brazil, New York City
Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton TomasettiWinner of the Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch
Session 2
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
2A
Best Tall Building Americas
Chair: To be Confirmed
Vertical Integration: An Educational/Residential Community Rises: 35XV, New York City
Joel Breitkopf, Principal, Alchemy PropertiesDaniel Kaplan, Senior Partner, FXCollaborative
A Generous Public Domain at an Urban Crossroads: 150 North Riverside, Chicago
Anthony Scacco, Executive Vice President, Riverside Investment & DevelopmentJames Goettsch, CEO & Partner, Goettsch Partners
Streets Take to the Sky and Dance: American Copper Buildings, New York City
Simon Koster, Principal, JDS DevelopmentGregg Pasquarelli, Principal, SHoP Architects
Contoured for the Context: Gaia Building, Quito
Tommy Schwarzkopf, Executive President & Owner, Uribe & SchwarzkopfGabriela Anker, Principal and Cofounder, Leppanen + Anker Arquitectos
2B
10 Year Award 2007
Chair: To be Confirmed
Shining a Light on Livability: Lumiere, Sydney
Michael Goldrick, Development Director, Frasers PropertyRoss Palmer, Senior Partner, Foster + Partners
For a Modern Media Company, a Tower of Clarity and Transparency: New York Times Tower, New York City
Terry Hayes, Senior Vice President, The New York Times CompanySerge Drouin, Associate Architect, Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Bringing Office Space Up into the Light: Poly Real Estate Headquarters, Guangzhou
Stephen Wang, Executive Director, Poly Real Estate DevelopmentJavier Arizmendi, Design Director, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
A Towering, Bold Statement About Government’s Relationship with its People and the Environment: San Francisco Federal Building, San Francisco
Maria Ciprazo, Director of Design and Construction, General Services AdministrationBrandon Welling, Managing Principal, Morphosis
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Coffee Break
Session 3
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
3A
Best Tall Building Europe
Chair: To be Confirmed
A Contemporary Conversion Gives an Old Tower New Life: Angel Court, London
Nick Jarman, Project Director, StanhopeNicholas Worley, Senior Associate, Fletcher Priest Architects
Ribbons Over Islington: A Distinct Residential Tower in a Desirable London Neighborhood: Canaletto, London
Aref Lahham, Founder and Managing Director, Orion City Road Trustee LimitedSander Versluis, Senior Architect, UNStudio
From Grain Silo to Glorious Living: The Silo, Copenhagen
Klaus Kastbjerg, Founder, Klaus KastbjergCaroline Nagel, Project Director, COBE
A City of Justice for the City of Light: Tribunal de Paris, Paris
Pierre-Louis Fortier, Director, Bouygues Batiment Ile de FranceAmaury Greig, Architect, Renzo Piano Building Workshop
3B
10 Year Award 2008
Chair: To be Confirmed
When Efficiency and Urban Gestures Collide: Comcast Center, Philadelphia
John Gattuso, Senior Vice President & Regional Director, Liberty Property TrustMeghan McDermott, Partner, Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Clean Lines, Core Principles, and Forward-Looking Innovation: Hegau Tower, Singen
Robert Wappler, Real Estate Economist, TREUREAL Property ManagementHelmut Jahn, CEO, JAHN
Energy Company Headquarters is an “Open Book” on Sustainable Design: Manitoba Hydro Place, Winnipeg
Mark Pauls, Building Energy Management Engineer, Manitoba HydroBruce Kuwabara, Founding Partner, KPMB Architects
A Bold Icon Communicates a Global City’s Identity to the World: Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai
Hiroo Mori, Director & Executive VP, Mori BuildingWilliam Pedersen, Principal, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
VIP Networking Reception
Hosted at Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower
Sponsored By: Lotte Property & Development
Hosted at Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower
Sponsored By: Lotte Property & Development
Day 2: Thursday 31 May 2018See the Day 1 Program
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
Breakfast and Registration
Session 4
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
4A
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa
Chair: To be Confirmed
A ‘Building in Motion’ for a Dynamic City: Azrieli Sarona, Tel Aviv
Danna Azrieli, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors, Azrieli GroupMoshe Tzur, President & Founder, Moshe Tzur Architects
High-End, High-Rise Living, Extended: Beirut Terraces, Beirut
Bassim Halaby, Chairman and CEO, BenchmarkTobias Winkelmann, Associate, Herzog & de Meuron Architekten
Modern Optimism with a Nod to Bauhaus History on the Mediterranean: Rothschild Tower, Tel Aviv
Yigal Zemah, CEO, Berggruen ResidentialReynolds Logan, Associate Partner, Richard Meier & Partners Architects
Reinventing Heritage: Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town
Mark Noble, Development Director, Victoria and Alfred WaterfrontMat Cash, Group Leader, Heatherwick Studio
4B
Urban Habitat Part I
Chair: To be Confirmed
An Anchor of Urban Regeneration: Barangaroo South / International Towers, Sydney
Tom Weeks, Executive General Manager – Development, Lendlease CorporationIvan Harbour, Senior Partner, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Breaking Through the Podium Mold to Enhance the Public Realm: Greatwall Complex, Wuhan
Huan Tu, Assistant General Manager, Greatwall Construction Holdings GroupNick Cordingley, Design Partner, 10 DESIGN
A New Urban Space for Lower Manhattan: World Trade Center Master Plan, New York City
Larry Silverstein, Chairman, Silverstein PropertiesCarla Swickerath, Partner, Studio Daniel Libeskind
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Coffee Break
Session 5
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
5A
Urban Habitat Part II
Chair: To be Confirmed
A Beacon of Red and Green, Connected to the Cityscape: Oasia Hotel Downtown, Singapore
Wanling Lee, Development Manager, Far East OrganizationMun Summ Wong, Founding Director, WOHA Architects
Greening the Streetscape and the Skyline: Skypark, Hong Kong
Edwin Chi Wai Chan, Senior Project Director, New World DevelopmentJanette Wan Ming Chan, Group Director, P & T Group
An Urban Quarter, Integrated into the Local Context: SOHO Fuxing Plaza, Shanghai
Yicheng Yang, Director of Design, SOHO ChinaStephan Rewolle, Associate Partner, von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
5B
Innovation Part I
Chair: To be Confirmed
The World’s First Fully Functional and Permanently Occupied 3D Printed Building: 3D Printed Building
Benjamin Piper, Principal and Design Partner, Killa Design
Improving Steel Connections for Better Safety and Economy: CAST CONNEX High Integrity Blocks
Carlos de Oliveira, President & CEO, CAST CONNEX
Prefabrication and Night Construction Accelerate Delivery: Hickory Building Systems
George Argyrou, Director, Hickory Group
Advancing Computerized Wind-Loading Tests to the Next Level: Hi-Res CFD for Wind Loading of Tall Buildings
Nick Wirth, Founder, Wirth ResearchRob Rowsell, Engineering Manager, Wirth Research
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch Break
Session 6
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
6A
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia Part I
Chair: To be Confirmed
A Landscape Painting Comes to Life in the Heart of the City: Chaoyang Park Plaza, Beijing
Hui Zhang, President, Smart-hero (HK) Investment DevelopmentDixon Lu, Associate Partner, MAD Architects
Sydney’s New Front Door Swings Open: International Towers, Sydney
Liam Timms, Fund Manager, Lendlease CorporationAvtar Lotay, Managing Director, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Vertical Village as National Symbol: Lotte World Tower, Seoul
Hyunchul Park, CEO, Lotte Property & DevelopmentJames von Klemperer, President, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
The Axis Mundi of the Pearl River Delta Megacity: Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen
Felix Wu, Managing Director, Design, Ping An Financial Center Const. & DevEugene Kohn, Chairman, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
6B
Innovation Part II
Chair: To be Confirmed
A Lightweight Motion Control Device Takes Wing: Hummingbird - Tuned Liquid Column Gas Dampener
Hans Utz, Cofounder & Partner, The Combine
Lean Core + Prefab Blade Wall System
Albert Williamson-Taylor, Director, AKTII
Liberating the Elevator from Ropes: MULTI
Michael Cesarz, CEO MULTI, thyssenkruppMarkus Jetter, Head of Product Development, thyssenkrupp
Timber Construction at Tallwood House: Timber Construction at Tallwood House, Vancouver
Robert Jackson, Project Engineer, Fast+Epp3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Coffee Break
Session 7
3:45 PM - 5:30 PM
7A
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia Part II
Chair: To be Confirmed
Living in the Landscape: Huangshan Mountain Village, Huangshan
Jun Chen, Executive Director, Chairman & CEO, Greenland GroupNoreen Wu, Business Development and Operations Manager, MAD Architects
Where Biodiversity and High Density Harmonize: Marina One, Singapore
Kemmy Tan, CEO, M+S Pte. LtdChristoph Ingenhoven, Principal & Founder, ingenhoven architects
A Living Tower in the Urban Tropics: Oasia Hotel Downtown, Singapore
Wanling Lee, Development Manager, Far East OrganizationHong Wei Phua, Director, WOHA Architects
A Diagrid of Distinction Enables a Sun-Lit, Social Skyscraper: Poly International Plaza – Dawangjing, Beijing
Stephen Wang, Executive Director, Poly Real Estate DevelopmentLeo Chow, Design Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Linked-Up Thinking Drives the Design of a Tech Company’s Headquarters: Tencent Seafront Towers, Shenzhen
Jiang Ling, Senior Architect, Tencent TechnologyJonathan Ward, Design Partner, NBBJ
7B
Construction
Chair: To be Confirmed
Constructing the ‘Jenga’ Building Was No Game: 56 Leonard, New York City
Keyvan Kazemi, Project Manager, Alexico GroupGerald Bianco, Senior Vice President, Principal in Charge, Lendlease Corporation
An Office Tower That ‘Hangs’ from its ‘Hat’ Over an Adjacent Theater: 111 Main, Salt Lake City
Sean Tuite, Director of Construction, City Creek Reserve, IncPeter Lee, Managing Director, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Delivering the World’s Tallest Volumetric Modular Apartment Building: 461 Dean, New York City
David Edelson, Project Manager, Turner Construction CompanyDavid Farnsworth, Principal, Arup
A Creative Use of Closed-Cavity Façades Opens Up New Possibilities: The EY Centre, Sydney
Simon Healy, General Manager of Commercial Development, Mirvac DevelopmentsJason Vieusseux, General Manager, Design Management & Construction, Mirvac Construction
A Milestone in Supertall Construction: Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen
TH Yung, Deputy Chief Engineer, Ping An Life Insurance Company of ChinaFlorence Chan, Director, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Cocktail Hour and Dinner/Ceremony
Hosted at Aqua Tower
Hosted at Aqua Tower