LOS ANGELES – October 17, 2019 – Vice Presidents Grace Cheng from CallisonRTKL’s Los Angeles office and May Wei from CallisonRTKL’s Shanghai office are scheduled to be a panelist and a judge, respectively, at The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s 10th World Congress in Chicago October 28 – November 2.
Focusing on the theme “50 Forward | 50 Back,” the Congress will explore the most significant advancements in tall buildings and cities from the last fifty years, while inquiring into the future of cities fifty years from now. This event represents a critical reflection on both skyscraper typology and urban development by marking their trajectory to date and considering the evolutions that must take place to accommodate a dynamic and uncertain global future. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), headquartered in Chicago, is the world’s leading resource for professionals focused on the inception, design, construction, and operation of tall buildings and future cities.
At the “High-Performance Buildings in Asia” discussion, Cheng and her fellow panelists will discuss case study references to several contemporary high-performance buildings in Asia, and break down some of the technical features that allow these buildings to conserve water, mitigate stack effect, optimize airflow and other strategies—even at incredible heights.
Wei will be a featured judge at the event’s International Student Tall Building Design Competition. The goal of the competition, which is open to all students who are currently enrolled at the university level, is to shed new light on the meaning and value of tall buildings in modern society.
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