Lakhta Center Presented by: Ahmad Abdelrazaq, S.E., NAE, MASE, FCTBUH, RISE Global The lecture will focus on the Lakhta Center, at 462 meters, the tallest building in St. Petersburg and in Europe. The iconic shape of the tower is composed of five individual “leaves” or “petals” that twist and taper as they rise and rotateRead More
Built Environment – A Market Transformation Action Agenda Presented By: Holly Crilly, Director, Key Accounts, North America -WBCSD www.wbcsd.org Following our spring seminar this past June, titled Beyond Sustainability; the Path to Carbon Neutrality. This program is an introduction to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSB) and their global Action Agenda. LaunchedRead More
Member Social Event - No technical presentation This meeting will take place at: 800 W Fulton Market Penthouse Chicago, IL The Social Event will be from 5:30 - 8:00 pm. Drinks and appetizers will be provided. Please reserve your attendance by Thursday October 3, 2024.
Jahn/ lines a residential building in Chicago Michigan Avenue Presented by Phillip Castillo, FAIA, Excecutive Vice-President/Managing Director Jahn/ A quick scan of the Chicago skyline reveals a sea of glass curtain wall towers. For 1000M, a new residential building in the Historic Michigan Boulevard District, Jahn set out to design a building that sets itselfRead More
2121 Avenue of the Stars (Nakatomi Plaza) Presented by Jim Zorn, Zorn Facade Solutions Inc. On Christmas Eve, 1988, a group of terrorists led by Hans Gruber took the Nakatomi employees hostage during their Christmas party. Although the group of terrorists appeared to be motivated by freeing political prisoners, they were actually after $640 million inRead More
Bioclimatic Skins for the Future Environment Presented by: Luke Leung, PE, ASHRAE Fellow, BEMP, P Eng - Principal Skdimore, Owings & Merrill Bioclimatic Skins for the Future Environment - While building physics are based largely on Newtonian principles, physics outside of the built environment have been moving towards quantum mechanics. This presentation will start to see environmentalRead More
High Rise Healing: Ten Years After – Trends and Lessons Presented by Douglas J. King AIA, CSI, NCARB, ACHA Ten years ago this coming March, Mr. King gave a presentation to the Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings on “High Rise Hospitals.” This presentation stemmed from a viral blog he wrote for Building Design andRead More
To Be Determine - Presentation Presented To Be Determine This meeting will take place at: Waterview 350 W Wolff Point Plaza 15th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 The committee meeting will start at the usual time 5:00 pm in the LaSalle Room with drinks and appetizers. At 6:00 pm we will adjourn for our business meetingRead More
To Be Determine - Presentation Presented To Be Determine This meeting will take place at: Waterview 350 W Wolff Point Plaza 15th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 The committee meeting will start at the usual time 5:00 pm in the LaSalle Room with drinks and appetizers. At 6:00 pm we will adjourn for our business meetingRead More
Save the Date - Annual Business Meeting This meeting is schedule to address all-member business items. This meeting will take place at: Waterview 350 W Wolff Point Plaza 15th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 The committee meeting will start at the usual time 5:00 pm in the Waterview Lounge with drinks and appetizers. At 6:00 pm we willRead More
To Be Determine - Presentation Presented To Be Determine This meeting will take place at: Waterview 350 W Wolff Point Plaza 15th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 The committee meeting will start at the usual time 5:00 pm in the LaSalle Room with drinks and appetizers. At 6:00 pm we will adjourn for our business meetingRead More
To Be Determine - Presentation Presented To Be Determine This meeting will take place at: Waterview 350 W Wolff Point Plaza 15th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 The committee meeting will start at the usual time 5:00 pm in the LaSalle Room with drinks and appetizers. At 6:00 pm we will adjourn for our business meetingRead More
