Featured Speakers
Kai-Uwe Bergmann
Partner
Bjarke Ingels Group
OMNITURM, Frankfurt am Main:
“Sculptural Moves for Program Functionality”
Jeanne Gang
Founding Principal and Partner
Studio Gang Architects
Mira, San Francisco:
“A Tall New Twist on a Classic Typology”
Gordon Gill
Partner
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Central Park Tower, New York City:
“The Focal Point of Billionaire’s Row”
James Goettsch
Chairman & Co-CEO
Goettsch Partners
110 North Wacker, Chicago:
“A New Angle on a Difficult Site”
Gregory Henriquez
Managing Principal
Henriquez Partners Architects
Cardero, Vancouver:
“An Oragami-Like Obelisk at a Key Location”
Ron Klemencic
Chairman & CEO
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Performance-Based Structural Fire Design of Tall Buildings:
“Better Safety, Reduced Material Costs: A Performance-Based Structural Fire Design Approach”
Satoshi Ohashi
Director
Zaha Hadid Architects
Leeza SOHO, Beijing:
“A New, Tall Twist on Site Responsiveness”
Astrid Piber
Partner & Senior Architect
UNStudio
Hanwha Headquarters, Seoul:
“Generating Clean Energy and Employee Well-Being”
Deni Poletti
Principal
Core Architects, Inc.
The Residences of 488 University Avenue, Toronto:
“Instead of Demolition, Increase the Height and Site Intensity”
Ole Scheeren
Principal
Büro Ole Scheeren
DUO Tower, Singapore:
“A Porous Landscape That Drives Pedestrian Circulation”
Lori A. Simpson
Managing Principal
Langan
500 Folsom, San Francisco:
“Performance-Based Earthquake Responsiveness”
Koichi Takada
Principal
Koichi Takada Architects
ARC by Crown Group, Sydney:
“Amenity-Focused Urban Core Activation”
Wuren Wang
General Technical Adviser
CITIC HEYE Investment CO., LTD.
“Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award”
Full Speaker List (Alphabetical by Surname)
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Ahmad Abdelrazaq
Managing Director & Founding Partner
Rise Global LLC
Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg:
“Five Twisting Tower Forms Become One”
Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg:
“Europe’s Tallest Building”
George Abraham
Managing Director
Hickory
Collins House, Melbourne:
“Going Tall in a Busy Urban Block”
Shimon Abudraham
CEO
Amot Investments and Gav-Yam J.V.
ToHA Tower 1, Tel Aviv:
“A Reimagined Office Lobby Provides an Atmosphere of Welcome”
ToHA Tower 1 Office, Tel Aviv:
“Generous Floor Plates and an Expansive Atrium in Complementary Balance”
ToHA Tower 1, Tel Aviv:
“An “Upside-Down” Tower Provides Generous Terraces”
Volkmar Agthe
Managing Director
Tishman Speyer
OMNITURM, Frankfurt am Main:
“Sculptural Moves for Program Functionality”
Tzahi Aharoni
Deputy CEO & Civil Engineer
DAN Real Estate
Arlozorov 17, Tel Aviv:
“Zig-Zag on the Mediterranean: A New Dimension for the Tel Aviv Skyline”
Nabil Akiki
CEO
Five Development LLC
FIVE Jumeirah Village Dubai, Dubai:
“Singular Views and Green Living, in High Rotation”
Julia Almeida
Associate
Ron Arad Architects
ToHA Tower 1, Tel Aviv:
“A Reimagined Office Lobby Provides an Atmosphere of Welcome”
Joanna Bacon
Managing Partner
Allies and Morrison Architects
100 Bishopsgate, London:
“A ‘Clean’ Core, Clear Spans and Sizable Floor Plates: A Central London Rarity”
Forth Bagley
Managing Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Rosewood Bangkok Hotel, Bangkok:
“A Tranquil Interior Bookended by a Vibrant City”
William Baker
Consulting Structural Engineering Partner
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Burj Khalifa, Dubai:
“Lessons from the World's Tallest Building 10 Years On”
Andy Bench
Vice President
Wright Runstad & Co
Rainier Square Tower, Seattle:
“Delivering Core Values of Speed and Safety to Tall Building Construction”
Kai-Uwe Bergmann
Partner
Bjarke Ingels Group
OMNITURM, Frankfurt am Main:
“Sculptural Moves for Program Functionality”
Vancouver House, Vancouver:
“Tapering Triangulation at Vancouver’s Front Door”
Vancouver House, Vancouver:
“Reclaiming Lost Spaces for Living”
Telus Sky, Calgary:
“A Northern Light Points to a New Way of Life”
Telus Sky, Calgary:
“The Best of Both Worlds, Unified on the Skyline”
Charles Besjak
Director of Structural Engineering
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
35 Hudson Yards, New York City:
“Strengthening Support Points For a Mixed-Use Program”
Louis Birdman
Principle
1000 Biscayne Tower LLC
One Thousand Museum, Miami:
“A Fluid and Resilient Design”
Kent Bisbo
Head of Technical Department
HSHansen a/s
Nordbro, Copenhagen:
“Harnessing the Wind with an Angular Approach”
Matthew Biss
Managing Director, Design & Construction
Tishman Speyer
Mira, San Francisco:
“A Tall New Twist on a Classic Typology”
Magne Bjertnaes
Department Leader
Sweco Structures AB
Mjøstårnet, Brumunddal:
“Engineering the Timber High-Rise”
Rami Bone
President & Chief Engineer
Aluminum Construction Group
ToHA Tower 1, Tel Aviv:
“A Double-Skin and Automatic Solar Sensing Façade”
Ton Boon
Development Director
Maarsen Groep
Hourglass, Amsterdam:
“A Shapely, Tailored Solution to an Urban Conundrum”
Colin Bosa
Chief Executive Officer
Bosa Properties Inc.
Cardero, Vancouver:
“An Oragami-Like Obelisk at a Key Location”
Darren Brusnahan
Head of Funds Management, Real Estate
Impact Investment Group Pty Ltd
25 King, Brisbane:
“Connecting with Nature Through Materiality”
Margaret Cavenagh
Design Principal
Studio Gang Architects
Mira, San Francisco:
“Designed for Height, Views and Livability”
Edwin Chi Wai Chan
Senior Project Director
New World Development
CEILINGREEN:
“Creatively Adding Greenery to More Surface Area”
Jay Chang
President
Golden Jade Construction & Development Corp
Sky Green, Taichung:
“Air-Cleansing and Carpeted in Green”
Sky Green, Taichung:
“A Prototype for Vegetated, High-Rise Urban Living”
Janette Wan Ming Chan
Group Director
P&T Group
K11 ATELIER King’s Road, Hong Kong:
“Stacked Cubes and a Floating Box”
Shen Chiu
National Development Director
Investa Property Group
Sixty Martin Place, Sydney:
“A Context-Specific Façade that Frames Heritage Buildings”
Teik Yean Chong
Senior Vice President - Projects
Tuan Sing Holdings Limited
18 Robinson, Singapore:
“A Highly Visible Garden Tower Hovers Above the Street”
18 Robinson, Singapore:
“Interwoven Sky Terraces Tie a Tower to the City”
Leo Chow
Design Partner
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 1, Shanghai:
“A Pedestrian-Focused Development That Breaks Up Sprawl”
Paul Chung
Senior Manager
Toronto Metropolitan University
Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex, Toronto:
“Connecting Strands of Science Across a Vibrant Urban Campus”
Yoram Cimet
Projects Director
CIMET Arquitectos
Torre Glorieta Insurgentes, Mexico City:
“An MEP Strategy That Reduces Electrical and Water Consumption”
Chris Cole
National Sales & Marketing Manager
Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. Elevators & Escalators
“What are the Unique Opportunities and Challenges in Designing High-Density in the Americas?”
Sacha Coles
Global Design Director
Aspect Studios
Darling Square, Sydney:
“A Permeable Public Plaza in Sydney”
Jean-Luc Crochon
Architect & CEO
Cro&Co Architecture
Trinity, Puteaux:
“A New ‘Beating Heart’ for the La Défense District”
Diederik Dam
Architectural and Urban Designer
Dam & Partners Architecten
Hourglass, Amsterdam:
“A Shapely, Tailored Solution to an Urban Conundrum”
“What are the Unique Opportunities and Challenges in Designing High-Density in Europe?”
Don Davies
Co-Founder/Principal
Davies-Crooks Associates
“Tall Building Carbon & Life Cycle, Renovation, Demolition and Recycling: When, Why and How?”
Sara Davis
Principal
FXCollaborative Architects
“Tall Building Carbon & Life Cycle, Renovation, Demolition and Recycling: When, Why and How?”
Emanuele Davitti
Deputy Area Manager
Trevi S.p.A.
ICD Brookfield Place, Dubai:
“Starting Over and Going Deeper on an Abandoned Tall Building Project”
Lin Deliang
Executive Director & CEO
Yuexiu Property Group
Guangzhou International Finance Center, Guangzhou:
“Reflections on a Landmark Tower for Guangzhou”
Michael Dobler
Senior Vice President Global Account Management
Schindler
“The Future, Post-Pandemic Office Space”
Peter Duncan
China Regional Practice Leader
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
“What are the Unique Opportunities and Challenges in Designing High-Density in Asia?”
Ashling Evans
General Manager, Real Estate Commercial Property Management & Development
Amexon Development Corporation
The Residences of 488 University Avenue, Toronto:
“An Inventive Solution Incorporates an Existing Building”
The Residences of 488 University Avenue, Toronto:
“Instead of Demolition, Increase the Height and Site Intensity”
Alden Fan
Acting President
Nan Shan Life Insurance Corporation
Taipei Nanshan Plaza, Taipei:
“Ensuring a Comfortable Pedestrian Experience in the Heart of the City”
Farida Farag
Senior Design Manager
Atkins
FIVE Jumeirah Village Dubai, Dubai:
“Singular Views and Green Living, in High Rotation”
Ewnetu Ferede
Senior Structural Engineer
African Union
African Union Headquarters and Conference Complex, Addis Ababa:
“An Adaptable Atrium with a Multiplicity of Functions”
Ryan Fetgatter
Vice President of Development
Aspen Heights Partners
The Independent, Austin:
“Using Material and Structural Interplay to Create a Community in the Sky”
Richard Francis-Jones
Design Director
Francis-Jones Carpenter Studio
UTS Central, Sydney:
“A Vertical Campus for Student Engagement”
UTS Central, Sydney:
“A Reinvented Reading Room Forms the Heart of a Modern Vertical Campus”
Andrew Frontini
Principal, Design Director
Perkins & Will
Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex, Toronto:
“Connecting Strands of Science Across a Vibrant Urban Campus”
Takashi Fukushima
Engineering Director, Structural Design Division, Engineering Department
Nikken Sekkei Ltd
Advanced Base-Isolation Device:
“Two-Phase Seismic Response”
Jeanne Gang
Founding Principal and Partner
Studio Gang Architects
Mira, San Francisco:
“A Tall New Twist on a Classic Typology”
John Gattuso
President & CEO
Gattuso Developmemt Partners
Comcast Technology Center, Philadelphia:
“A High-Rise Tech Campus that Encourages Face Time”
Gordon Gill
Partner
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Central Park Tower, New York City:
“The Focal Point of Billionaire’s Row”
Cam Ginardi
Director
GBW Developments Pty Ltd.
Walan, Brisbane:
“Colorful Cliffs Ground Sub-Tropical Residences”
Walan, Brisbane:
“Designing Tall for a Sense of History and Ownership”
James Goettsch
Chairman & Co-CEO
Goettsch Partners
110 North Wacker, Chicago:
“A New Angle on a Difficult Site”
Tim Gokhman
Managing Director
New Land Enterprises
“Mass Timber & Tall: What’s Driving it, and What’s Holding it Back”
Guo Guiqin
Executive Vice President
Zhuhai Huafa Urban Operations & Investment Holdings Co., Ltd
Hengqin International Finance Center, Zhuhai:
“Nine Dragons, One Tower”
Zhuhai Tower, Zhuhai:
“A Fluid Centerpiece for Zhuhai”
Roland Gunnesch
Technical Director
Gensler
Shimao Qianhai Center, Shenzhen:
“A Twisting, Dynamic Presence in the New Qianhai District”
Elias Haddad
Development Director
Al Ain Holding
The Address Beach Resort, Dubai:
“A Landmark Portal Between Sea and Land”
Russell Hales
Senior Partner Architect
Foster + Partners
Comcast Technology Center, Philadelphia:
“A High-Rise Tech Campus that Encourages Face Time”
Gary Haney
Consulting Partner
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait City:
“Thermally Efficient and Structurally Innovative”
Zac Hankin
Principal Structural Engineer
AECOM
80 Collins Street, Melbourne:
“Maximizing Air Rights with a Dramatic Cantilever”
Shahab Harmoozi
Partner
H&H Investment and Development
O-14, Dubai:
“A Stylish and High-Performing Exoskeleton”
Felix Hartanto
Business Development Manager
Bouygues Batiment International
The Clement Canopy, Singapore:
“Using the PPVC Method to Speed Construction”
Ulrich Hartard
Senior Project Manager
die developer Projektentwicklung GmbH
L'Oréal Headquarters Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf:
“An Interior for the Contemporary Workforce”
Hakan Hatipoglu
Member of the Board
Renaissance Construction Company
Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg:
“Shattering Construction Records with Europe's Tallest Building”
Christian Heimple
Senior Vice President, Design & Construction
Breakthrough Properties
One Manhattan West, New York City:
“A New Gateway to Manhattan’s Far West Side”
One Manhattan West, New York City:
“Creating High-Value Office Space Over High-Traffic Rail Lines”
Gregory Henriquez
Managing Principal
Henriquez Partners Architects
Cardero, Vancouver:
“An Oragami-Like Obelisk at a Key Location”
Doug Hocking
Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Hudson Commons, New York City:
“Vertical Expansion with Seventeen New Floors of Steel”
Zhenghua Hou
Director of Product
Huayuan Real Estate
Changsha Hua Center Phase II Project, Changsha:
“A Storied Landscape Inspires an Ultra-Connected Complex”
Hongyu Huang
Vice President
SOHO China
Leeza SOHO, Beijing:
“A New, Tall Twist on Site Responsiveness”
Rutger Huiberts
Director
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Rosewood Bangkok Hotel, Bangkok:
“A Vertical Water Feature Centerpiece Enhances a Tropical Hotel”
Lara Hutcheson
Development Manager
Investa Property Group
Sixty Martin Place, Sydney:
“A Place for Civic and Public Engagement”
Christoph Ingenhoven
Founder & Design Principal
ingenhoven associates gmbh
1 Bligh Street, Sydney:
“A Sense of Place in Sydney”
Hirokazu Ito
Associate, Architectural Design Department
Nikken Sekkei Ltd
Advanced Base-Isolation Device:
“Two-Phase Seismic Response”
Nick Jackson
Director | Architecture
Arup
“Tall Building Carbon & Life Cycle, Renovation, Demolition and Recycling: When, Why and How?”
Johannes Jaeger
Executive Partner
JKP Architects Ltd.
Turbo Twin Parking Lift:
“Tackling Congestion in Shenzhen”
Hybrid Tower, Shenzhen:
“A Duet of Façade Types Manage Solar Gains”
Mehdi Jalayerian
Senior Managing Director
Environmental Systems Design, Inc. Now Stantec
“The Future, Post-Pandemic Office Space”
Vincent Jean-Pierre
Managing Director Offices & Mixed-use Projects Europe
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Trinity, Puteaux:
“A New ‘Beating Heart’ for the La Défense District”
Tao Jiankun
Vice General Manager
Excellence Real Estate Group Limited
One Excellence, Shenzhen:
“A Light-Carved Interior Combines Natural and Digital Techniques”
Huang Jiong
General Manager
Shenzhen Gmond International Industry Co., Ltd
SHUIBEI International Center, Shenzhen:
“A New Green Shoot Reinvigorates an Established District”
Ronald Johnson
Associate Director
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre, Tianjin:
“Navigating the Elements by Working Outwards”
Jakob Kartenbeck
Founding Partner & Managing Director
Kartenbeck und Lang Architekten
Turbo Twin Parking Lift:
“Tackling Congestion in Shenzhen”
Hybrid Tower, Shenzhen:
“A Duet of Façade Types Manage Solar Gains”
Bashar Kassab
Director - HFM
Emaar Properties, PJSC
Burj Khalifa, Dubai:
“Lessons from the World's Tallest Building 10 Years On”
Kosuke Kato
General Manager of HQ Corporate Workplace Solutions
Sony Group Corporation
NBF Osaki Building, Tokyo:
“An Innovative Skin Creates a Cool and Comfortable Urban Oasis”
Kazuki Katsuno
Director
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Victoria Dockside, Hong Kong:
“A Highly-Accessible Harbor-Side Development”
Ali H. Khajah
COO, Board Member
Al Hamra Real Estate Company
Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait City:
“Thermally Efficient and Structurally Innovative”
Shaun Killa
Design Director
Killa Design
The Address Beach Resort, Dubai:
“A Landmark Portal Between Sea and Land”
Ron Klemencic
Chairman & CEO
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Performance-Based Structural Fire Design of Tall Buildings:
“Better Safety, Reduced Material Costs: A Performance-Based Structural Fire Design Approach”
Chuck Knapp
Associate Partner
SLCE Architects
Woolworth Building, New York City:
“From ‘Cathedral of Commerce’ to ‘Residential Regeneration'”
Yuichi Koitabashi
Engineering Senior Director, Structural Design Division, Engineering Department
NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD
Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower, Tokyo:
“A Case Study of Mid-Story Isolation for Seismic Resistance”
Len Koroski
Principal
Goettsch Partners
LondonHouse Chicago, Chicago:
“From a 1920s Office Building to a Modern-Day Luxury Hotel”
Bill Krotiris
Principal
John Wardle Architects
271 Spring Street, Melbourne:
“A New Headquarters Shines in a Historic Precinct”
Hirotaka Kubo
Mechanical Engineer
Nikken Sekkei Ltd
DaiyaGate Ikebukuro, Tokyo:
“New Through-Wall Units Set a Precedent for High-Rise Conditioning Efficiency”
Tom Kwan
Vice President / Branding Director
CityGroup Design Collective CO., LTD
“Do Atriums, Skygardens, Skybridges and Other Communal Elements in Tall Buildings Bring a Return?”
Marianne Kwok
Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Hudson Yards - Eastern Yards, New York City:
“A New Megadevelopment with Mega Energy Savings”
Michael Kwok
Director - Chairman Asia Pacific Council
Arup
Raffles City Chongqing, Chongqing:
“An Outrigger System Protected by a Seismic Fuse”
Nicolas Laisné
CEO
Nicolas Laisné Associés
White Tree, Montpellier:
“Embracing the Outdoors at Height”
Weng Hoo Lai
Chief Executive Director
Mulia Group
The Exchange 106, Kuala Lumpur:
“Creating a “Golden Triangle” Within Kuala Lumpur”
Stefaan Lambreghts
Associate Director
Grant Associates
18 Robinson, Singapore:
“Interwoven Sky Terraces Tie a Tower to the City”
Brian Lee
Consulting Design Partner
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Poly Pazhou, Guangzhou:
“A Pair of Towers for the New Pazhou District”
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre, Tianjin:
“Supertall Innovation Through Creative Integration”
Lincoln Common, Chicago:
“A Trio of Public Spaces Holistically Enhances a Neighborhood”
Xiaomei Lee
Regional Managing Principal Greater China
Gensler
“What are the Unique Opportunities and Challenges in Designing High-Density in Asia?”
Chris Lepine
Director
Zaha Hadid Architects
One Thousand Museum, Miami:
“A Fluid and Resilient Design”
Amaury Leroy
Head of Building Structural Engineering
Bureau d`etudes Greisch
Adaptative Outriggers:
“Solving Long-Term Creep Issues With Diamond-Like Precision”
Christopher Lewis
Engineering Manager
Doka GmbH
DokaXact:
“Enabling Accurate Formwork Positioning with a Sensor-Based Solution”
Chuan Xin Liang
Vice President and General Manager
CITIC HEYE Investment CO., LTD.
CITIC Tower, Beijing:
“A Seismically-Resilient Tribute Tower to Chinese Culture”
“CITIC Tower- City’s new height”
David Liang
Senior Engineer
Sigmund Soudack & Associates Inc.
The Residences of 488 University Avenue, Toronto:
“An Inventive Solution Incorporates an Existing Building”
Chunsheng Li
Architecture Manager
Poly Property Group Co., Limited
Poly Greenland Plaza, Shanghai:
“A New Urban Quarter that is Responsive Scale and Context”
Guoqiang Li
Professor
Tongji University
“Progressive Collapse Resistance of Steel Tall Buildings against Fire”
Chan-li Lin
Partner
Rafael Viñoly Architects
NEMA Chicago, Chicago:
“A Scaled-Up Residential Tower with an Innovative Structural Bay”
Chiming Lin
President
Brandston Partnership, Inc.
“Lighting Beyond Fixture – Integrated Solution for High-Rise Tower Lighting”
He Liu
Deputy Director of Product Research & Development Dept.
CSSC Complex Property Co.,Ltd
Gala Avenue Westside, Shanghai:
“Reimagining the Riverfront”
King Wai Lo
General Manager (Office Leasing)
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited
International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong:
“The Heart of Hong Kong”
Jason Lourensz
Head of Development - Healthcare, Life Sciences & Education
ISPT
271 Spring Street, Melbourne:
“A New Headquarters Shines in a Historic Precinct”
Bryant Lu
Vice Chairman
Ronald Lu & Partners
“What are the Unique Opportunities and Challenges in Designing High-Density in Asia?”
Nengjun Luo
Director & Vice-General Manager
CITIC HEYE Investment CO., LTD.
CITIC Tower, Beijing:
“A Comprehensive Risk Management Plan Bolstered by Digital Syncing”
Jim Mackey
Project Director
McGee Group Limited
Claridge's Hotel, London:
“Business as Usual—Upgrading Without Operational Interruption”
Frank Mahan
Associate Director
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
35 Hudson Yards, New York City:
“Elegantly Resolving Structural and Programmatic Complexity at 35 Hudson Yards”
Richard Maimon
Partner
Kieran Timberlake
U.S. Embassy, London, London:
“A New Paradigm for Embassy Design”
Tony Mannarino
Executive Vice President of Development
Extell Development
Central Park Tower, New York City:
“The Focal Point of Billionaire’s Row”
Roger Ma
Assistant Director and General Manager (Project Planning & Design)
Wharf China Development Limited
Suzhou IFS, Suzhou:
“A Strong Symbol of Prosperity for the City of Gardens”
Jerome Masclaux
Director
Université de Paris - EPAURIF
Renovation Laboratory Necker, Paris:
“Affirming a Legacy, Forging the Future”
Dan McCaffery
CEO
McCaffery Interests
Lincoln Common, Chicago:
“A Trio of Public Spaces Holistically Enhances a Neighborhood”
Seamus McCartney
Head of Creative Strategy Product and Place, Development
Individuals
Darling Square, Sydney:
“A Permeable Public Plaza in Sydney”
Phillip McDougall
Design Development Director
Westbank Projects
Vancouver House, Vancouver:
“Tapering Triangulation at Vancouver’s Front Door”
Vancouver House, Vancouver:
“Reclaiming Lost Spaces for Living”
Telus Sky, Calgary:
“A Northern Light Points to a New Way of Life”
Telus Sky, Calgary:
“The Best of Both Worlds, Unified on the Skyline”
Cyrill Meynadier
CEO
Opalia Urban Workshop
White Tree, Montpellier:
“Embracing the Outdoors at Height”
Mark Minchak
Project Manager
Pavarini McGovern
“Tall Building Carbon & Life Cycle, Renovation, Demolition and Recycling: When, Why and How?”
Ken Miyoshi
Engineering Director - Engineering Department
Nikken Sekkei Ltd
Museum Tower Kyobashi, Tokyo:
“Optimizing High-Rise Energy Performance With a Hybrid Ventilation System”
Ali Moghaddasi
Chief Development Officer
Mulia Property Development SDN BHD
The Exchange 106, Kuala Lumpur:
“Creating a “Golden Triangle” Within Kuala Lumpur”
The Exchange 106, Kuala Lumpur:
“To Deliver Efficient MEP Services to a Supertall Building, a Strong Backbone is Needed”
“What are the Unique Opportunities and Challenges in Designing High-Density in Asia?”
Robert Moisy
Senior Engineer
Surface Design
Sixty Martin Place, Sydney:
“A Context-Specific Façade that Frames Heritage Buildings”
Craig Moorfield
Head of Engineering
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd
ICD Brookfield Place, Dubai:
“Starting Over and Going Deeper on an Abandoned Tall Building Project”
Alastair Mullens
Managing Director – Vertus
Canary Wharf Group, PLC
Newfoundland, London:
“Creativity in Structural Design Sets a New Precedent for Canary Wharf”
Julia Murphy
Director
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
One Manhattan West, New York City:
“Creating High-Value Office Space Over High-Traffic Rail Lines”
Hoyoon Na
Deputy General Manager
Hanwha E&C
Hanwha Headquarters, Seoul:
“Generating Clean Energy and Employee Well-Being”
Daiki Nakamizo
Associate, Structural Design Division, Engineering Department
Nikken Sekkei Ltd
DaiyaGate Ikebukuro, Tokyo:
“Mid-Story Isolation Success”
Sergey Nikiforov
Deputy General Director for Project Activities
JSC Gazpromneft Eastern European Projects
Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg:
“Europe’s Tallest Building”
Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg:
“Shattering Construction Records with Europe's Tallest Building”
Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg:
“Curved Wings Converging into a Spire”
Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg:
“Navigating Support and Stability in Variations of Soil”
Todd Nisbet
Executive Vice President - Strategy and Development
Crown Resorts
One Barangaroo, Sydney:
“An “Inhabited Sculpture” Sets a New Tone for Sydney”
Kojun Nishima
President
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower, Tokyo:
“A Case Study of Mid-Story Isolation for Seismic Resistance”
Shinjuku Sumitomo Building, Tokyo:
“Respect the Legacy, Re-Energize the Neighborhood”
Luis Nosiglia
Project Director
Bureau d`etudes Greisch
Adaptative Outriggers:
“Solving Long-Term Creep Issues With Diamond-Like Precision”
Koji Okada
Design Director, Architectural Design Department
Nikken Sekkei Ltd
DaiyaGate Ikebukuro, Tokyo:
“Mid-Story Isolation Success”
DaiyaGate Ikebukuro, Tokyo:
“New Through-Wall Units Set a Precedent for High-Rise Conditioning Efficiency”
Tetsuya Okusa
Director ＆ Executive Vice President
Mitsubishi Jisho Design
Taipei Nanshan Plaza, Taipei:
“Ensuring a Comfortable Pedestrian Experience in the Heart of the City”
Satoshi Onda
Director
Nikken Sekkei Ltd
Shinjuku Sumitomo Building, Tokyo:
“Respect the Legacy, Re-Energize the Neighborhood”
Philipp Ostermaier
Associate
Zaha Hadid Architects
Leeza SOHO, Beijing:
“A Dramatic Full-Height Atrium Anchored in Beijing”
William O’Donnell
Managing Principal
DeSimone Consulting Engineering
One Thousand Museum, Miami:
“A Sleek Signature for Biscayne Boulevard”
Micheal O’Keeffe
Principal
Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers
Vancouver House, Vancouver:
“A Delicate Balancing Act, Executed With Hard Science”
Christopher Palermo
Executive Vice President Development
Crescent Heights
NEMA Chicago, Chicago:
“A Scaled-Up Residential Tower with an Innovative Structural Bay”
Qin Pang
Director - Head of Shanghai Studio
Benoy
Gala Avenue Westside, Shanghai:
“Reimagining the Riverfront”
“What are the Unique Opportunities and Challenges in Designing High-Density in Asia?”
James Parakh
Urban Design Manager
City of Toronto Planning Department
“Urban Design in Toronto: How Urban Design is Helping to Shape North America's Fastest Growing Skyline”
“What are the Unique Opportunities and Challenges in Designing High-Density in the Americas?”
Eugene Park
Senior Associate Vice President
CallisonRTKL
Maike Centre, Xi’an:
“A New Gateway Couched in Cultural Context”
Jean-Marc Pascard
Head of Project Management and Development - MRICS
Generali Real Estate
Tour Saint-Gobain, Courbevoie:
“An Off-Center Core Affords Generous Space, and Natural Light”
Tour Saint-Gobain, Courbevoie:
“A Legacy of Light Carves a Place on the Skyline”
Chris Payne
Vice President
Riverside Investment & Development
“What are the Unique Opportunities and Challenges in Designing High-Density in the Americas?”
William Pedersen
Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong:
“The Heart of Hong Kong”
Andre Perrotte
Principal
Saucier + Perrotte Architectes
River City 3, Toronto:
“Integrating the Waterfront and Urban Core in Toronto”
Benjamin Piper
Partner & Design Principal
“The Future of Tall: Robotics, Smart Technologies, Modular and other Advances”
Lisa Podesto
Senior Business Development Manager, Design Build Americas
Individuals
“Mass Timber & Tall: What’s Driving it, and What’s Holding it Back”
Deni Poletti
Principal
Core Architects, Inc.
The Residences of 488 University Avenue, Toronto:
“Instead of Demolition, Increase the Height and Site Intensity”
Liam Proberts
Managing and Creative Director
bureau^proberts
Walan, Brisbane:
“Colorful Cliffs Ground Sub-Tropical Residences”
Walan, Brisbane:
“Designing Tall for a Sense of History and Ownership”
Javier Quintana de Uña
Chief Executive Officer
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
“Advancing the Future of Cities through Towers”
“What are the Unique Opportunities and Challenges in Designing High-Density in Europe?”
Chris Radley
Senior Associate
Fletcher Priest Architects
Brunel Building, London:
“Interfacing with a Massive Diagrid Exoskeleton”
Michael Min Ra
Principal
Front Inc.
PIF Tower, Riyadh:
“Directing Shade and Light with a Dynamic Façade”
Luis Fernando Ramirez
Principal
DeSimone Consulting Engineering
One Thousand Museum, Miami:
“A Sleek Signature for Biscayne Boulevard”
Jesse Reiser
Principal
Reiser + Umemoto RUR Architecture
O-14, Dubai:
“A Stylish and High-Performing Exoskeleton”
Lizhi Ren
Vice President & Chief Architect
Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.
African Union Headquarters and Conference Complex, Addis Ababa:
“An Adaptable Atrium with a Multiplicity of Functions”
Stephan Rewolle
Partner
gmp · Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Asia Financial Center & AIIB Headquarters, Beijing:
“A Harmonious Presence on a Historic Axis”
Asia Financial Center & AIIB Headquarters, Beijing:
“Collegial Collaboration Around Light-Filled Yards”
Wolfgang Rudolph
Director Project Management - Executive
Permasteelisa Group
Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg:
“Curved Wings Converging into a Spire”
John Rutledge
Founder, President & CEO
Oxford Capital Group LLC
LondonHouse Chicago, Chicago:
“From a 1920s Office Building to a Modern-Day Luxury Hotel”
Samu Salmelin
Head of Technology and Offering Development
KONE Corporation
“Reimagining The Office For The Future of Work”
Katrina Kostic Samen
Director, Head of Workplace Strategy & Design
KKS Savills
“The Future, Post-Pandemic Office Space”
Warwick Savvas
Senior Associate
Aspect Studios
Platinum Tower Green Façade:
“Aiming High From a Strong Green Base”
Anthony Scacco
Chief Operating Officer
Riverside Investment & Development
110 North Wacker, Chicago:
“A New Angle on a Difficult Site”
Ole Scheeren
Principal
Büro Ole Scheeren
DUO Tower, Singapore:
“A Porous Landscape That Drives Pedestrian Circulation”
Hagen Scutt
Vice President of Design & Construction
Related Companies
35 Hudson Yards, New York City:
“Elegantly Resolving Structural and Programmatic Complexity at 35 Hudson Yards”
David Seel
Managing Director - Europe, Middle East, USA
Robert Bird Group
“What are the Unique Opportunities and Challenges in Designing High-Density in Europe?”
Javier Sesma
Senior Vice President - Global Business Development
TK Elevator GmbH
“The Future of Tall: Robotics, Smart Technologies, Modular and other Advances”
Carl Shannon
Senior Managing Director, Regional Director—Northern California and Seattle
Tishman Speyer
Mira, San Francisco:
“Designed for Height, Views and Livability”
Weiping Shao
Chief Architect
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design - BIAD
CITIC Tower, Beijing:
“A Comprehensive Risk Management Plan Bolstered by Digital Syncing”
Oleg Shulyatev
Deputy Director
NIIOSP JSC RCC
Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg:
“Navigating Support and Stability in Variations of Soil”
Lori A. Simpson
Managing Principal
Langan
500 Folsom, San Francisco:
“Performance-Based Earthquake Responsiveness”
Kajonsit Singsansern
CEO
Siamese Asset Public Company Ltd
Siamese Exclusive 31, Bangkok:
“Sun-Shaded and Serene in the City”
Bugrahan Sirin
Partner
HPP Architekten GmbH
AND Pastel, Istanbul:
“Emphasizing Public Amenities with a Multi-Faceted Makeover”
Roger Manuel Soto
Senior Principal, Design Principal
HOK, Inc.
PIF Tower, Riyadh:
“Directing Shade and Light with a Dynamic Façade”
Jeff Spiritos
Principal
Spiritos Properties LLC
“Mass Timber & Tall: What’s Driving it, and What’s Holding it Back”
Rainer Strauch
Managing Director & CTO, CREE Buildings
CREE GmbH
“Mass Timber & Tall: What’s Driving it, and What’s Holding it Back”
Yunlan Sun
Executive Vice President
Wuhan Central Business District Co., Ltd.
Wuhan Center Tower, Wuhan:
“A “Sailing Vessel City” Provides a Beacon for Wuhan”
Mark Tait
Group Executive & Head of Commercial Development
Investa Property Group
Sixty Martin Place, Sydney:
“Enhancing Connectivity in a Heritage Gathering Place”
George Tanasijevich
Managing Director
Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd.
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore:
“Learning from Singapore”
Peter Tao
General Manager, Planning and Architecture Management Department
Shanghai Lujiazui Financial and Trade Zone Development Co., Ltd.
Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 1, Shanghai:
“A Pedestrian-Focused Development That Breaks Up Sprawl”
Batuhan Tarkan
Manager of Project Development
AND Gayrimenkul A.S.
AND Pastel, Istanbul:
“Emphasizing Public Amenities with a Multi-Faceted Makeover”
Shannon Testa
Director of Commercial Construction
Lease Crutcher Lewis, LLC
Rainier Square Tower, Seattle:
“Delivering Core Values of Speed and Safety to Tall Building Construction”
Kumaresh Thanapalan
Business Development/ Estimating Manager
Permasteelisa Group
“UTS Central’s mfree-SCCF Façade”
Goh Huan Tong
General Manager, Project Development, Chongqing
CapitaLand Development Pte Ltd
Raffles City Chongqing, Chongqing:
“A Flotilla of Towering Sails and a Skybridge: Chongqing’s New Gateway”
Yuki Toyoshima
Structural Engineer
Taisei Corporation
The Okura Prestige Tower, Tokyo:
“A Historic Hotel Reaches New Heights”
Ketan Trivedi
Senior Associate
Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers PLLC
Skyline Tower, New York City:
“A Hybrid Foundation Allows the Skyline Tower to Rise Cost-Effectively”
Chiara Tuffanelli
Senior Architect
Arup
Brunel Building, London:
“Interfacing with a Massive Diagrid Exoskeleton”
Jeff Tung
Head of Special Projects
New World Development Company Limited
Victoria Dockside, Hong Kong:
“A Highly-Accessible Harbor-Side Development”
Moshe Tzur
Founder & Owner
Moshe Zur Architects and Town Planners
Arlozorov 17, Tel Aviv:
“Zig-Zag on the Mediterranean: A New Dimension for the Tel Aviv Skyline”
Assuta Village, Tel Aviv:
“Heritage Architecture at the Human Scale”
Shinji Umehara
Senior Managing Director and Representative Director and the General Manager of The Okura Tokyo
Hotel Okura Co., Ltd.
The Okura Prestige Tower, Tokyo:
“A Historic Hotel Reaches New Heights”
Rodolfo Ernesto Valles Mattox
Country Manager, Mexico
Individuals
Chapultepec Uno R-509, Mexico City:
“Top-Down Construction in a High-Seismicity Zone with Soft Soil Conditions”
Jeroen van der Toolen
Managing Director CEE
Individuals
The Warsaw HUB, Warsaw:
“A Shimmering, Electrifying Experience”
Kim Van Holsbeke
Director
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
One Manhattan West, New York City:
“A New Gateway to Manhattan’s Far West Side”
Philip Vivian
Managing Director
Bates Smart
25 King, Brisbane:
“Connecting with Nature Through Materiality”
James von Klemperer
President & Design Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
“What are the Unique Opportunities and Challenges in Designing High-Density in the Americas?”
Scott Walker
Senior Associate & Vice President
Langan
500 Folsom, San Francisco:
“Performance-Based Earthquake Responsiveness”
Wuren Wang
General Technical Adviser
CITIC HEYE Investment CO., LTD.
“Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award”
May Wei
APAC Office Leader, Shanghai Office Director, and Principal
Individuals
“Do Atriums, Skygardens, Skybridges and Other Communal Elements in Tall Buildings Bring a Return?”
Magdalene Weiss
Executive Partner
gmp · Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Poly Greenland Plaza, Shanghai:
“A New Urban Quarter that is Responsive Scale and Context”
Andy Wen
Global Design Principal
Aedas
Hengqin International Finance Center, Zhuhai:
“Nine Dragons, One Tower”
Changsha Hua Center Phase II Project, Changsha:
“A Storied Landscape Inspires an Ultra-Connected Complex”
SHUIBEI International Center, Shenzhen:
“A New Green Shoot Reinvigorates an Established District”
Volker Weuthen
Senior Partner
HPP Architekten GmbH
L'Oréal Headquarters Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf:
“An Interior for the Contemporary Workforce”
David Wex
Partner
Urban Capital Property Group
River City 3, Toronto:
“Integrating the Waterfront and Urban Core in Toronto”
Christopher Wilkinson
Founding Director
Individuals
One Barangaroo, Sydney:
“An “Inhabited Sculpture” Sets a New Tone for Sydney”
Michael Wiseman
Head of Office Leasing
British Land Company PLC
“The Future, Post-Pandemic Office Space”
Jerry Withers
Project Manager
US Department of State
U.S. Embassy, London, London:
“A New Paradigm for Embassy Design”
Punpong Wiwatkul
Director
Somdoon Architects Ltd.
Siamese Exclusive 31, Bangkok:
“Sun-Shaded and Serene in the City”
Daniel Wong
Project Lead
Individuals
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre, Tianjin:
“Supertall Innovation Through Creative Integration”
Antony Wood
President
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
“Mass Timber & Tall: What’s Driving it, and What’s Holding it Back”
Patrick Woods
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Resources)
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
UTS Central, Sydney:
“A Vertical Campus for Student Engagement”
UTS Central, Sydney:
“A Reinvented Reading Room Forms the Heart of a Modern Vertical Campus”
Dylan Wright
Engineering Lead
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd
“The Future of Tall: Robotics, Smart Technologies, Modular and other Advances”
Tang Xiang
Technology R&D Center General Manager
Poly Real Estate Group
Poly Pazhou, Guangzhou:
“A Pair of Towers for the New Pazhou District”
He Xin
Executive Vice President
Maike Centre
Maike Centre, Xi’an:
“A New Gateway Couched in Cultural Context”
Weiping Xu
Chief Architect
East China Architectural Design & Research Institute (ECADI)
Wuhan Center Tower, Wuhan:
“A “Sailing Vessel City” Provides a Beacon for Wuhan”
Tomohiko Yamanashi
Design Principal
Nikken Sekkei Ltd
NBF Osaki Building, Tokyo:
“An Innovative Skin Creates a Cool and Comfortable Urban Oasis”
Masanori Yano
Design Director, Architectural Design Department
NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD
Museum Tower Kyobashi, Tokyo:
“A Tower that Reinforces Cultural and Historical Precedents”
Stanley Yee
Façade Design and Construction Scientist
Dow
“Tall Building Carbon & Life Cycle, Renovation, Demolition and Recycling: When, Why and How?”
Angus Yip
Project Director
New World Development Company Limited
K11 ATELIER King’s Road, Hong Kong:
“Stacked Cubes and a Floating Box”
Weiwei Zhang
R&D Design Director
Shimao Group
Shimao Qianhai Center, Shenzhen:
“A Twisting, Dynamic Presence in the New Qianhai District”
Jian Zhao
Operation Deputy Director
CityGroup Design Collective CO., LTD
One Excellence, Shenzhen:
“A Light-Carved Interior Combines Natural and Digital Techniques”
Marija Zima-Bockarjova
R&D and Marketing Manager for Smart Cities and Solutions
ABB
“The Future of Tall: Robotics, Smart Technologies, Modular and other Advances”
Dan Zvinca
Business Development Manager
Doka GmbH