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21 November 2018
CTBUH Sydney Design Excellence: 210 George Street
For the final 2018 Design Excellence Series event, the CTBUH Australia Committee, along with event sponsors Poly Australia and annual sponsors Lendlease, hosted the largest...
22 October 2018
Polycentric vs. Monocentric: The Future of Vertical Urbanism?
Numerous cities are now developing along polycentric lines, with several urban “nodes” focused around tall building clusters that often compete for commerce, attention and investment...
31 May 2018
A Creative Use of Closed-Cavity Façades Opens Up New Possibilities
The EY Centre’s defining feature is its pioneering golden façade, achieved through the world’s first use of a closed-cavity façade (CCF) system on a high-rise...
31 May 2018
An Anchor of Urban Regeneration
International Towers Sydney is the anchor piece of Barangaroo South, one of the most significant waterfront regenerations globally; weaving it organically into the existing CBD’s...
31 May 2018
Sydney’s New Front Door Swings Open
The three towers of International Towers Sydney are the driving force behind Barangaroo, Sydney’s largest urban regeneration project in decades. It unites the CBD with...
30 May 2018
Perhaps only a few could have predicted the degree to which Lumiere Residences would so thoroughly encapsulate an Australian sensibility toward vertical architecture when it...
28 March 2018
CTBUH Sydney Design Excellence Series: One Sydney Park
On 28 March, 2018, CTBUH Sydney re-launched their Design Excellence Series with a series of presentations on One Sydney Park, a new luxury residential development....
31 October 2017
As companies continue to occupy dense urban centers, the workplaces therein must constantly evolve across numerous dimensions: tenant demands, overall market shifts, environmental standards, and...
31 October 2017
As companies continue to occupy dense urban centers, the workplaces therein must constantly evolve across numerous dimensions: tenant demands, overall market shifts, environmental standards, and...
31 October 2017
As companies continue to occupy dense urban centers, the workplaces therein must constantly evolve across numerous dimensions: tenant demands, overall market shifts, environmental standards, and...
31 October 2017
Downtown High-Rise vs. Suburban Low-Rise Living: A Pilot Study on Urban Sustainability
The presentation covered a significant research project conducted by CTBUH that investigates and compares the sustainability of people’s lifestyles in multiple key areas from environmental...
31 October 2017
Why Precincts are the Answer to Zero-Carbon Buildings
Despite great advances in energy efficiency, commercial buildings are still unable to operate without connecting to external grid-based utility energy services. To achieve net-zero carbon,...
31 October 2017
Helping Cities Plan High-Rise Growth
This presentation shares the results of two studies, both completed for the City of Toronto, that focus on helping cities navigate the issues associated with...
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31 October 2017
Recasting Highest and Best-Use Property Principles to Drive People-Centric Cities
This presentation explored the premise that traditional property investment assessment principles must be expanded well beyond economics to consider other vital metrics, including sustainable development...
31 October 2017
Critical Subtropical Urban Design Analysis of Brisbane's New Apartment Buildings
The study drew upon established research to develop review frameworks for urban design quality and climate-responsive architecture. The frameworks confirmed that the city’s Multiple Residential...
31 October 2017
Making Livability Pay for Itself
Australia’s population is racing towards 30 million and the density of our cities continues to increase. It is becoming increasingly important that we provide higher...
31 October 2017
The Aviation and Property Development Nexus: Aeronautical Impacts of Tall Buildings
This presentation focused on the often unknown aviation and aeronautical considerations that architects, developers, and builders of tall structures must comply with from an aviation...
31 October 2017
Past Forward: How Australian Vertical Urbanism Can Learn from its Tall Building Heritage
Sketching a comparison between Melbourne and Sydney, this presentation celebrated the evolutionary trajectory of development of vertical urbanism that flourished in Australia since the 1950s....
31 October 2017
Designing the Iconic Versus Designing the Connected: Lessons from Australia & New Zealand
Comparing the two projects, the presenters explore how large scale rezoning and development can be approached in a sustainable, innovative, and responsible way, through innovative...
31 October 2017
Grasping Green Requirements & Gaps in Application
This presentation provided a summary of ongoing CTBUH research into existing green requirements. The research identified existing global green requirements and examined the extent of...
31 October 2017
New Net-Zero Matrix – Including Nature in Tall Buildings
In the building design community, the most common definition of “Net-Zero Building” is a building that generates an amount of energy on-site that is equal...
31 October 2017
What if We Used Nature as the Benchmark for Performance?
This presentation proposed a new benchmark: Nature. What if we used biomimicry as a basis for a new design brief for tall buildings and urban...
31 October 2017
Green or Greed: Density-Done-Well or Developer Free-for-All?
Much has been written about high-density and high-rise urban form as the paragon of sustainable development. In a deregulated neo-liberal environment, however, this thinking easily...
31 October 2017
The Human-Scaled Future of Dense Development
Critics of height argue that it de-humanizes our cities. Yet a critical mass is a necessity for vibrant city life. If we can overcome the...
31 October 2017
In addition to demonstrating examples of existing built work and the concept of integrated vertical urbanism, this presentation also showed the work of the recent...
31 October 2017
Peter Halliday of Siemens Building Technology is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
31 October 2017
Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
31 October 2017
Helen Lochhead of the University of New South Wales is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
31 October 2017
Ivan Harbour of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
31 October 2017
Amin Hamzavian of AvLaw Pty is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference
31 October 2017
Elizabeth Farrelly, of the Sydney Morning Herald and Australian School of Urbanism, is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference
30 October 2017
Adopted in 2007, after 18 months of extensive consultation, Sustainable Sydney 2030 expresses the community's vision and the City's commitment to the sustainable development of...
30 October 2017
Quay Quarter Tower: Humanizing the High-Rise
Quay Quarter Tower (QQT) will create a stunning new building on the Sydney skyline that sets new benchmarks in office tower design globally and creates...
30 October 2017
Circular Quay Tower: The Next Tallest Office Building in Sydney
Circular Quay Tower will be the centerpiece of an urban regeneration precinct that will reshape Sydney’s iconic harbour area and central business district. Taking advantage...
30 October 2017
As the global urban population continues to grow apace, so too does the need to address questions over density, affordability, and sustainability in the urban...
30 October 2017
Cities: The Orphans of Public Policy in Australia
Australian cities are now being recognized in a Federal policy shift, but reality and rhetoric need to be weighed up. A city-wide committee has been...
30 October 2017
The Role of Design Competitions in Shaping Sydney's Public Realm
Tall buildings often take more than they give back, frequently exacerbating local environmental conditions, overshadowing streets and public spaces, creating wind tunnels, and impacting the...
30 October 2017
Urban Policy Towards Tall Buildings Globally: The Architect’s Perspective
Tall buildings have an important role in defining the character of the City and they help reduce urban sprawl. However, when a building rises above...
30 October 2017
Future of Work: The Shape of Revolutionary Thinking
Nowadays people can work anywhere at any time, and the paradigm of workers being housed within the four walls of the traditional workspace is being...
30 October 2017
Bringing Lifestyle to the Workplace
Central Sydney is changing from a business district, traditionally focused on work, to increasingly become a city lifestyle district that offers a range of experiences....
30 October 2017
Humanizing Infrastructure: How Large-Scale, Transit-Based Urban Design Contributes to a Vibrant City
This presentation addressed the benefits of transit-based urban infrastructure development. In particular, it discusses the ways large-scale infrastructure can be humanized, making it open, friendly,...
30 October 2017
The objective of this presentation was to showcase solutions to the increasing need for extending the uptime of vertical transportation components and provide building insights...
30 October 2017
Creating Connected Places Through the Power of Building Data
This presentation uncovered best practices related to connecting buildings with their operators, occupants, and the cities of which they are part. It focused on how...
30 October 2017
Circular Quay Tower: Aligning Private and Public Outcomes
Circular Quay Tower is an exceptional example of the private and public sectors working together to transform an area, breathing new life into George Street...
30 October 2017
Circular Quay Tower: Aligning Private and Public Outcomes
Circular Quay Tower is an exceptional example of the private and public sectors working together to transform an area, breathing new life into George Street...
30 October 2017
Circular Quay Tower: Aligning Private and Public Outcomes
Circular Quay Tower is an exceptional example of the private and public sectors working together to transform an area, breathing new life into George Street...
30 October 2017
Vertical Schools – Are They on the Up?
The purpose of this presentation was to convey the lessons learned in delivering vertical schools, through experience from around the world as well as the...
30 October 2017
Architecture for Pedagogy and Urban Intensification: Designing the Future
The integrated redevelopment of Arthur Phillip High School and Parramatta Public School is a landmark education project for the state of New South Wales and...
30 October 2017
Rethinking Schools: A Case for the Efficient Use of School Campuses
This presentation discussed the opportunities to utilize school lands more efficiently, by rethinking the school campus as a combination of vertical, high-rise, internal learning spaces,...
30 October 2017
Twenty-four-hour cities provide opportunities for the city to grow, meet the needs of the people, and provide innovative solutions to tackle the existing density issues...
30 October 2017
London and Sydney: Public Space as a Connector
Two projects, in Sydney and London respectively, are currently being designed and delivered for Brookfield. These schemes address different infrastructure challenges and community needs, but...
30 October 2017
The Tall Timber Office: A Tale of Two Buildings in Australia
While there have been many proposals for tall timber buildings around the world, they are typically residential or student accommodation. Australia is at the forefront...
30 October 2017
Anthony Roberts, Minister for Planning, Housing and Special Minister of State, New South Wales, presents the Opening Address at the 2017 Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Session 2A: Urban Policy Q&A
Caroline Stalker, Australasian Design Director (Urban), Arup, chairs the question and answer session with Tim Williams, CEO, Committee for Sydney & Principal, Arup; Helen Lochhead,...
30 October 2017
CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Session 3A: Urban Scale Infrastructure Q&A
Clare Swan, Director, JBA Urban Planning Consultants Pty, chairs the question and answer session with Laurane de Gendre, Transport Planner, AECOM; Douglas Voigt, Partner, Skidmore,...
30 October 2017
CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Session 4A: Connected Buildings and Urban Mobility
Ame Engelhart, Director - Hong Kong, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, chairs the question and answer session with Fred Clarke, Senior Design Principal, Pelli Clarke...
30 October 2017
Ken Shuttleworth of Make is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Mark Tait of Investa Property is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Kim Nielsen of 3XN is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Simon Healy of Mirvac Developments is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Interview: Richard Francis-Jones
Richard Francis-Jones of FJMT is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Interview: Ross Palmer & Gerard Evenden
Ross Palmer & Gerard Evenden of Foster + Partners are interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Session 3C: Tall Timber Q&A
Monday 30 October, 2017. Sydney, Australia. Terri Meyer Boake, Professor, University of Waterloo, chairs the question and answer session with Philip Vivian, Director, Bates Smart;...
29 October 2017
Tim Williams of Committee for Sydney is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
29 October 2017
Frank Cerra of BG&E is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
19 October 2016
Exploring Geometry and Form in Tall Buildings
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre, presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 5: "Beyond Guangzhou: Other Settings" Using four...
18 October 2016
What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?
It seems sometimes as if the further away from the ground we rise, the more architectonic and less urban our buildings become. Skyscrapers have always...
17 October 2016
Shifting Urban Gravity, from “Central to Core” Business Districts
In the age of the multi-million inhabitant city, the concept of a single, concentrated Central Business District is increasingly becoming unsustainable. As we are seeing...
12 November 2015
Michael George, Regional Director, JLL, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Chifley Tower in Sydney, the recipient of the 2015 Tall Building Performance Award,...
12 November 2015
Managing Performance Through Incremental Improvements: Chifley Tower, Sydney
Michael George, Regional Director, JLL, speaks at the 14th Annual Best Tall Building Symposium in a presentation entitled "Managing Performance Through Incremental Improvements: Chifley Tower,...
27 October 2015
Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Karl...
26 October 2015
Global Best Practice for Creating Socially Engaging Tall Buildings within their Communities
Driven by diverse factors that include the constant march of urbanisation, the changing demographic of the workforce, changes to the nature of city working, the...
12 March 2015
Urban Regeneration Seminar – One Central Park: Matt Harding, Robert Bird Group
Matt Harding, Principal, Robert Bird Group presents at the first CTBUH Australia Urban Regeneration Seminar on the structure of One Central Park, Sydney.
12 March 2015
Urban Regeneration Seminar – One Central Park: Robert Saidman, Arup
Robert Saidman, Principal, Arup presents at the first CTBUH Australia Urban Regeneration Seminar on the services of One Central Park, Sydney.
12 March 2015
Urban Regeneration Seminar – One Central Park: Mark Giles, PTW Architects
Mark Giles, Senior Associate, PTW Architects presents at the first CTBUH Australia Urban Regeneration Seminar on the completion of One Central Park, Sydney.
12 March 2015
Urban Regeneration Seminar – One Central Park: Question and Answer
The Question and Answer session of the first CTBUH Australia Urban Regeneration Seminar on One Central Park, Sydney featured speakers: Mark Giles, Senior Associate, PTW...
06 November 2014
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia: Tall, Green, and Generous: One Central Park
One Central Park (OCP) is an innovative and environmentally ambitious landmark project within the redevelopment of the Carlton & United Brewery site near Central Station...
06 November 2014
Monthly Video: One Central Park
Thursday 6th November 2014. Chicago, IL. Michael Goldrick, Frasers Property, and Bertram Beissel, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Best Tall...
06 November 2014
Thursday 6th November 2014. Chicago, IL. Michael Goldrick, Frasers Property, and Bertram Beissel, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Best Tall...
23 July 2014
CTBUH Australia's Design Excellence: Introduction
Leading architect Ken Maher from Hassell introduces CTBUH Australia Sydney Chapter's second event on exploring Design Excellence, hosted at Hassell Studios. This event has five...
23 July 2014
CTBUH Australia's Design Excellence with Ray Brown, Architectus
Leading architect Ray Brown, the Managing Director of Architectus, presents Architectus' scheme for the Greenland Centre – a building that will be the tallest residential...
23 July 2014
CTBUH Australia's Design Excellence with Craig Baudin, FKA
Leading architect Craig Baudin, Director of Architecture of FKA, presents FKA's scheme for the Greenland Centre – a building that will be the tallest residential...
23 July 2014
CTBUH Australia's Design Excellence with Phillip Rossington, BVN
Leading architect Phillip Rossington, Principal of BVN Donovan Hill, presents BVN's scheme for the Greenland Centre – a building that will be the tallest residential...
23 July 2014
CTBUH Australia's Design Excellence with Ken McBryde, Hassell
Leading architect Ken McBryde, Principal of Hassell, presents Hassell's scheme for the Greenland Centre – a building that will be the tallest residential building in...
23 July 2014
CTBUH Australia's Design Excellence with Manuelle Schelp, Studio Schelp
Leading architect Manuelle Schelp of Studio Schelp, presents representing GMP, the scheme for the Greenland Centre – a building that will be the tallest residential...
23 July 2014
CTBUH Australia's Design Excellence: Q & A
On July 23rd, 2014, the Australian CTBUH Sydney Chapter hosted its second successful event exploring Design Excellence at Hassell Studios in Sydney with five leading...
12 June 2013
Why I am in Love with High-Rises
Christoph Ingenhoven presents his point of view regarding the necessity of high-rises in cities. He discusses a wide range of built projects, including one of...
18 October 2012
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia: 1 Bligh Street: Engaging the Environment
Sydney’s central business district was transformed by 1 Bligh Street’s elliptical tower, which offers tenants several ground-breaking technological advances. The centerpiece is Australia’s tallest naturally...
18 October 2012
Bruce McDonald and Christoph Ingenhoven discuss the 12-year journey to make the 1 Bligh Street project a reality, as well as the details of the...
19 September 2012
Retrofit and Refurbishment of Existing Tall Buildings
Existing buildings are a city’s heritage, skyline, and contribute to its distinct character. They also represent a considerable spent investment in terms of both material...
03 March 2008
Lester Partridge, AECOM outlined the strategies and design processes undertaken for refurbishing a 30 storey building at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. The...
21 November 2018
CTBUH Sydney Design Excellence: 210 George Street
For the final 2018 Design Excellence Series event, the CTBUH Australia Committee, along with event sponsors Poly Australia and annual sponsors Lendlease, hosted the largest...
22 October 2018
Polycentric vs. Monocentric: The Future of Vertical Urbanism?
Numerous cities are now developing along polycentric lines, with several urban “nodes” focused around tall building clusters that often compete for commerce, attention and investment...
31 May 2018
A Creative Use of Closed-Cavity Façades Opens Up New Possibilities
The EY Centre’s defining feature is its pioneering golden façade, achieved through the world’s first use of a closed-cavity façade (CCF) system on a high-rise...
31 May 2018
An Anchor of Urban Regeneration
International Towers Sydney is the anchor piece of Barangaroo South, one of the most significant waterfront regenerations globally; weaving it organically into the existing CBD’s...
31 May 2018
Sydney’s New Front Door Swings Open
The three towers of International Towers Sydney are the driving force behind Barangaroo, Sydney’s largest urban regeneration project in decades. It unites the CBD with...
30 May 2018
Perhaps only a few could have predicted the degree to which Lumiere Residences would so thoroughly encapsulate an Australian sensibility toward vertical architecture when it...
28 March 2018
CTBUH Sydney Design Excellence Series: One Sydney Park
On 28 March, 2018, CTBUH Sydney re-launched their Design Excellence Series with a series of presentations on One Sydney Park, a new luxury residential development....
31 October 2017
As companies continue to occupy dense urban centers, the workplaces therein must constantly evolve across numerous dimensions: tenant demands, overall market shifts, environmental standards, and...
31 October 2017
As companies continue to occupy dense urban centers, the workplaces therein must constantly evolve across numerous dimensions: tenant demands, overall market shifts, environmental standards, and...
31 October 2017
As companies continue to occupy dense urban centers, the workplaces therein must constantly evolve across numerous dimensions: tenant demands, overall market shifts, environmental standards, and...
31 October 2017
Downtown High-Rise vs. Suburban Low-Rise Living: A Pilot Study on Urban Sustainability
The presentation covered a significant research project conducted by CTBUH that investigates and compares the sustainability of people’s lifestyles in multiple key areas from environmental...
31 October 2017
Why Precincts are the Answer to Zero-Carbon Buildings
Despite great advances in energy efficiency, commercial buildings are still unable to operate without connecting to external grid-based utility energy services. To achieve net-zero carbon,...
31 October 2017
Helping Cities Plan High-Rise Growth
This presentation shares the results of two studies, both completed for the City of Toronto, that focus on helping cities navigate the issues associated with...
31 October 2017
Recasting Highest and Best-Use Property Principles to Drive People-Centric Cities
This presentation explored the premise that traditional property investment assessment principles must be expanded well beyond economics to consider other vital metrics, including sustainable development...
31 October 2017
Critical Subtropical Urban Design Analysis of Brisbane's New Apartment Buildings
The study drew upon established research to develop review frameworks for urban design quality and climate-responsive architecture. The frameworks confirmed that the city’s Multiple Residential...
31 October 2017
Making Livability Pay for Itself
Australia’s population is racing towards 30 million and the density of our cities continues to increase. It is becoming increasingly important that we provide higher...
31 October 2017
The Aviation and Property Development Nexus: Aeronautical Impacts of Tall Buildings
This presentation focused on the often unknown aviation and aeronautical considerations that architects, developers, and builders of tall structures must comply with from an aviation...
31 October 2017
Past Forward: How Australian Vertical Urbanism Can Learn from its Tall Building Heritage
Sketching a comparison between Melbourne and Sydney, this presentation celebrated the evolutionary trajectory of development of vertical urbanism that flourished in Australia since the 1950s....
31 October 2017
Designing the Iconic Versus Designing the Connected: Lessons from Australia & New Zealand
Comparing the two projects, the presenters explore how large scale rezoning and development can be approached in a sustainable, innovative, and responsible way, through innovative...
31 October 2017
Grasping Green Requirements & Gaps in Application
This presentation provided a summary of ongoing CTBUH research into existing green requirements. The research identified existing global green requirements and examined the extent of...
31 October 2017
New Net-Zero Matrix – Including Nature in Tall Buildings
In the building design community, the most common definition of “Net-Zero Building” is a building that generates an amount of energy on-site that is equal...
31 October 2017
What if We Used Nature as the Benchmark for Performance?
This presentation proposed a new benchmark: Nature. What if we used biomimicry as a basis for a new design brief for tall buildings and urban...
31 October 2017
Green or Greed: Density-Done-Well or Developer Free-for-All?
Much has been written about high-density and high-rise urban form as the paragon of sustainable development. In a deregulated neo-liberal environment, however, this thinking easily...
31 October 2017
The Human-Scaled Future of Dense Development
Critics of height argue that it de-humanizes our cities. Yet a critical mass is a necessity for vibrant city life. If we can overcome the...
31 October 2017
In addition to demonstrating examples of existing built work and the concept of integrated vertical urbanism, this presentation also showed the work of the recent...
31 October 2017
Peter Halliday of Siemens Building Technology is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
31 October 2017
Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
31 October 2017
Helen Lochhead of the University of New South Wales is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
31 October 2017
Ivan Harbour of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
31 October 2017
Amin Hamzavian of AvLaw Pty is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference
31 October 2017
Elizabeth Farrelly, of the Sydney Morning Herald and Australian School of Urbanism, is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference
30 October 2017
Adopted in 2007, after 18 months of extensive consultation, Sustainable Sydney 2030 expresses the community's vision and the City's commitment to the sustainable development of...
30 October 2017
Quay Quarter Tower: Humanizing the High-Rise
Quay Quarter Tower (QQT) will create a stunning new building on the Sydney skyline that sets new benchmarks in office tower design globally and creates...
30 October 2017
Circular Quay Tower: The Next Tallest Office Building in Sydney
Circular Quay Tower will be the centerpiece of an urban regeneration precinct that will reshape Sydney’s iconic harbour area and central business district. Taking advantage...
30 October 2017
As the global urban population continues to grow apace, so too does the need to address questions over density, affordability, and sustainability in the urban...
30 October 2017
Cities: The Orphans of Public Policy in Australia
Australian cities are now being recognized in a Federal policy shift, but reality and rhetoric need to be weighed up. A city-wide committee has been...
30 October 2017
The Role of Design Competitions in Shaping Sydney's Public Realm
Tall buildings often take more than they give back, frequently exacerbating local environmental conditions, overshadowing streets and public spaces, creating wind tunnels, and impacting the...
30 October 2017
Urban Policy Towards Tall Buildings Globally: The Architect’s Perspective
Tall buildings have an important role in defining the character of the City and they help reduce urban sprawl. However, when a building rises above...
30 October 2017
Future of Work: The Shape of Revolutionary Thinking
Nowadays people can work anywhere at any time, and the paradigm of workers being housed within the four walls of the traditional workspace is being...
30 October 2017
Bringing Lifestyle to the Workplace
Central Sydney is changing from a business district, traditionally focused on work, to increasingly become a city lifestyle district that offers a range of experiences....
30 October 2017
Humanizing Infrastructure: How Large-Scale, Transit-Based Urban Design Contributes to a Vibrant City
This presentation addressed the benefits of transit-based urban infrastructure development. In particular, it discusses the ways large-scale infrastructure can be humanized, making it open, friendly,...
30 October 2017
The objective of this presentation was to showcase solutions to the increasing need for extending the uptime of vertical transportation components and provide building insights...
30 October 2017
Creating Connected Places Through the Power of Building Data
This presentation uncovered best practices related to connecting buildings with their operators, occupants, and the cities of which they are part. It focused on how...
30 October 2017
Circular Quay Tower: Aligning Private and Public Outcomes
Circular Quay Tower is an exceptional example of the private and public sectors working together to transform an area, breathing new life into George Street...
30 October 2017
Circular Quay Tower: Aligning Private and Public Outcomes
Circular Quay Tower is an exceptional example of the private and public sectors working together to transform an area, breathing new life into George Street...
30 October 2017
Circular Quay Tower: Aligning Private and Public Outcomes
Circular Quay Tower is an exceptional example of the private and public sectors working together to transform an area, breathing new life into George Street...
30 October 2017
Vertical Schools – Are They on the Up?
The purpose of this presentation was to convey the lessons learned in delivering vertical schools, through experience from around the world as well as the...
30 October 2017
Architecture for Pedagogy and Urban Intensification: Designing the Future
The integrated redevelopment of Arthur Phillip High School and Parramatta Public School is a landmark education project for the state of New South Wales and...
30 October 2017
Rethinking Schools: A Case for the Efficient Use of School Campuses
This presentation discussed the opportunities to utilize school lands more efficiently, by rethinking the school campus as a combination of vertical, high-rise, internal learning spaces,...
30 October 2017
Twenty-four-hour cities provide opportunities for the city to grow, meet the needs of the people, and provide innovative solutions to tackle the existing density issues...
30 October 2017
London and Sydney: Public Space as a Connector
Two projects, in Sydney and London respectively, are currently being designed and delivered for Brookfield. These schemes address different infrastructure challenges and community needs, but...
30 October 2017
The Tall Timber Office: A Tale of Two Buildings in Australia
While there have been many proposals for tall timber buildings around the world, they are typically residential or student accommodation. Australia is at the forefront...
30 October 2017
Anthony Roberts, Minister for Planning, Housing and Special Minister of State, New South Wales, presents the Opening Address at the 2017 Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Session 2A: Urban Policy Q&A
Caroline Stalker, Australasian Design Director (Urban), Arup, chairs the question and answer session with Tim Williams, CEO, Committee for Sydney & Principal, Arup; Helen Lochhead,...
30 October 2017
CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Session 3A: Urban Scale Infrastructure Q&A
Clare Swan, Director, JBA Urban Planning Consultants Pty, chairs the question and answer session with Laurane de Gendre, Transport Planner, AECOM; Douglas Voigt, Partner, Skidmore,...
30 October 2017
CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Session 4A: Connected Buildings and Urban Mobility
Ame Engelhart, Director - Hong Kong, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, chairs the question and answer session with Fred Clarke, Senior Design Principal, Pelli Clarke...
30 October 2017
Ken Shuttleworth of Make is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Mark Tait of Investa Property is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Kim Nielsen of 3XN is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Simon Healy of Mirvac Developments is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Interview: Richard Francis-Jones
Richard Francis-Jones of FJMT is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Interview: Ross Palmer & Gerard Evenden
Ross Palmer & Gerard Evenden of Foster + Partners are interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Session 3C: Tall Timber Q&A
Monday 30 October, 2017. Sydney, Australia. Terri Meyer Boake, Professor, University of Waterloo, chairs the question and answer session with Philip Vivian, Director, Bates Smart;...
29 October 2017
Tim Williams of Committee for Sydney is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
29 October 2017
Frank Cerra of BG&E is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
19 October 2016
Exploring Geometry and Form in Tall Buildings
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre, presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 5: "Beyond Guangzhou: Other Settings" Using four...
18 October 2016
What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?
It seems sometimes as if the further away from the ground we rise, the more architectonic and less urban our buildings become. Skyscrapers have always...
17 October 2016
Shifting Urban Gravity, from “Central to Core” Business Districts
In the age of the multi-million inhabitant city, the concept of a single, concentrated Central Business District is increasingly becoming unsustainable. As we are seeing...
12 November 2015
Michael George, Regional Director, JLL, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Chifley Tower in Sydney, the recipient of the 2015 Tall Building Performance Award,...
12 November 2015
Managing Performance Through Incremental Improvements: Chifley Tower, Sydney
Michael George, Regional Director, JLL, speaks at the 14th Annual Best Tall Building Symposium in a presentation entitled "Managing Performance Through Incremental Improvements: Chifley Tower,...
27 October 2015
Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Karl...
26 October 2015
Global Best Practice for Creating Socially Engaging Tall Buildings within their Communities
Driven by diverse factors that include the constant march of urbanisation, the changing demographic of the workforce, changes to the nature of city working, the...
12 March 2015
Urban Regeneration Seminar – One Central Park: Matt Harding, Robert Bird Group
Matt Harding, Principal, Robert Bird Group presents at the first CTBUH Australia Urban Regeneration Seminar on the structure of One Central Park, Sydney.
12 March 2015
Urban Regeneration Seminar – One Central Park: Robert Saidman, Arup
Robert Saidman, Principal, Arup presents at the first CTBUH Australia Urban Regeneration Seminar on the services of One Central Park, Sydney.
12 March 2015
Urban Regeneration Seminar – One Central Park: Mark Giles, PTW Architects
Mark Giles, Senior Associate, PTW Architects presents at the first CTBUH Australia Urban Regeneration Seminar on the completion of One Central Park, Sydney.
12 March 2015
Urban Regeneration Seminar – One Central Park: Question and Answer
The Question and Answer session of the first CTBUH Australia Urban Regeneration Seminar on One Central Park, Sydney featured speakers: Mark Giles, Senior Associate, PTW...
06 November 2014
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia: Tall, Green, and Generous: One Central Park
One Central Park (OCP) is an innovative and environmentally ambitious landmark project within the redevelopment of the Carlton & United Brewery site near Central Station...
06 November 2014
Monthly Video: One Central Park
Thursday 6th November 2014. Chicago, IL. Michael Goldrick, Frasers Property, and Bertram Beissel, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Best Tall...
06 November 2014
Thursday 6th November 2014. Chicago, IL. Michael Goldrick, Frasers Property, and Bertram Beissel, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Best Tall...
23 July 2014
CTBUH Australia's Design Excellence: Introduction
Leading architect Ken Maher from Hassell introduces CTBUH Australia Sydney Chapter's second event on exploring Design Excellence, hosted at Hassell Studios. This event has five...
23 July 2014
CTBUH Australia's Design Excellence with Ray Brown, Architectus
Leading architect Ray Brown, the Managing Director of Architectus, presents Architectus' scheme for the Greenland Centre – a building that will be the tallest residential...
23 July 2014
CTBUH Australia's Design Excellence with Craig Baudin, FKA
Leading architect Craig Baudin, Director of Architecture of FKA, presents FKA's scheme for the Greenland Centre – a building that will be the tallest residential...
23 July 2014
CTBUH Australia's Design Excellence with Phillip Rossington, BVN
Leading architect Phillip Rossington, Principal of BVN Donovan Hill, presents BVN's scheme for the Greenland Centre – a building that will be the tallest residential...
23 July 2014
CTBUH Australia's Design Excellence with Ken McBryde, Hassell
Leading architect Ken McBryde, Principal of Hassell, presents Hassell's scheme for the Greenland Centre – a building that will be the tallest residential building in...
23 July 2014
CTBUH Australia's Design Excellence with Manuelle Schelp, Studio Schelp
Leading architect Manuelle Schelp of Studio Schelp, presents representing GMP, the scheme for the Greenland Centre – a building that will be the tallest residential...
23 July 2014
CTBUH Australia's Design Excellence: Q & A
On July 23rd, 2014, the Australian CTBUH Sydney Chapter hosted its second successful event exploring Design Excellence at Hassell Studios in Sydney with five leading...
12 June 2013
Why I am in Love with High-Rises
Christoph Ingenhoven presents his point of view regarding the necessity of high-rises in cities. He discusses a wide range of built projects, including one of...
18 October 2012
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia: 1 Bligh Street: Engaging the Environment
Sydney’s central business district was transformed by 1 Bligh Street’s elliptical tower, which offers tenants several ground-breaking technological advances. The centerpiece is Australia’s tallest naturally...
18 October 2012
Bruce McDonald and Christoph Ingenhoven discuss the 12-year journey to make the 1 Bligh Street project a reality, as well as the details of the...
19 September 2012
Retrofit and Refurbishment of Existing Tall Buildings
Existing buildings are a city’s heritage, skyline, and contribute to its distinct character. They also represent a considerable spent investment in terms of both material...
03 March 2008
Lester Partridge, AECOM outlined the strategies and design processes undertaken for refurbishing a 30 storey building at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. The...
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