North Bund (Lot 91), Shanghai. Credit: SAN.
KPF leadership is playing a key role in the international conference organised by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats (CTBUH). The conference, themed ‘New or Renew,’ will be hosted in London and Paris, two cities at the forefront of addressing this dilemma.
Monday, September 23
KPF Principal Forth Bagley will introduce the workshop “Planning for Density,” which will address the need to reconcile tall buildings, economically viable high-density housing, and the ‘new or renew’ dilemma. This will be followed by a panel discussion and presentation by Principal John Bushell, exploring key topics and challenges facing major global cities in an era of rapidly accelerating urbanism.
KPF Director Pamela Wackett will join the Sustainable Retrofitting workshop, presenting “Build for the Future: Transforming Existing Buildings,” followed by a panel discussion looking at the structural engineering challenges of retrofit projects.
Tuesday, September 24
John Bushell will present the transformation of South Bank Tower which turned an outdated mixed-use development into a revitalized space, doubling the building’s residential and retail areas, and reactivating its public realm. John will also be joined by industry experts in a rapid-fire panel discussion explaining why they decided to “renew.”
Wednesday, September 25
KPF President and Design Principal James von Klemperer will deliver a presentation during the “Transforming Cities, Driving Sustainability and Connectivity,” session highlighting strategies being deployed in Lisbon, Detroit, and London to reinvigorate city centres.
The KPF President will also present the CTBUH Future Project Award Winner, North Bund (Lot 91), a 480-meter-tall building set to be the world’s tallest and Shanghai’s first all-electric skyscraper, in a presentation titled “North Bund Tower: A New Paradigm for the Supertall.”
Friday, September 26
Design Principal Elie Gamburg and Senior Associate Principal Charles Gibault will lead a tour and present the design of Tour First, a KPF-designed tower in central Paris. The retrofit of this 1974 building increased its floor area by 12%, improved energy performance, and better integrated the tower into its urban context. Tour First was the first in a series of projects to transform existing buildings into world-leading developments.
See the full conference program here.