The three-day CTBUH Tall + Urban Innovation Conference was successfully held in Shenzhen. As a keynote speaker, Keith Griffiths, Chairman and Global Design Principal of Aedas, gave a speech titled “Public Space and Porosity of Super Tall Buildings” on 9 April. He also shared Aedas’ experience and insights in super high-rise building designs.
In his presentation, Keith explained the need for more public space and pedestrian access to cope with the high-density. Road networks and public space require high porosity at lower levels of the buildings. The ground floor of high-rise towers also needs to be seamlessly connected to multi-layered public podium, parks and facilities with high porosity, high ventilation, and natural lighting. He then shared three Aedas projects in China as examples with the audience: Shenzhen C FutureCity Phase 1 & 2, Zhuhai Hengqin CRCC Plaza and Chongqing Jiefangbei Xinhua Book City Mixed-use Project.
About CTBUH 2019 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference:
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is the world’s leading resource for professionals focused on the concept, design, construction, and operation of tall buildings and future cities. The annual CTBUH Tall + Urban Innovation Conference explores and celebrates the very best in innovative tall buildings, urban spaces, building technologies, and construction practices from around the world and to investigate the cutting-edge in sustainable urbanism, presented by the world’s foremost examples.
