Off-Site Programs
Off-site programs will take place on Thursday, 26 September, in buildings, urban spaces, infrastructure hubs, and key developments throughout London. Register in advance for a wide variety of morning and/or afternoon programs, each exploring a specific theme related to the location with on-site presentations, lively discussions, and behind-the-scenes tours led by professionals who were involved in realizing the projects.
Exclusive off-site programs for the CTBUH 2024 International Conference are being finalized now. Check back soon for full details.
In the meantime, below are examples of last year’s off-site programs in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, which give a flavor of the types of tours and experiences you can expect in London.
- CapitaSpring
- Gaia at Nanyang Technological University
- Marina Bay Sands
- Merdeka 118
- National University of Singapore Department of Architecture Campus
CapitaSpring
The Future of Tall: A Park in the Sky
© Finbarr Fallon / BIG
© Finbarr Fallon / BIG
Led by Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Partner, Bjarke Ingels Group, this program featured a tour of the CapitaSpring building, a 280-meter mixed-use tower. Attendees received an exclusive walk-through of Green Oasis, a four-story, 35-meter-high open-air space within the building envelope, threaded by a gently descending pathway lined with greenery and gathering spaces. They also visited the equally spectacular Sky Garden, Singapore’s highest publicly accessible observation deck, with a terraced urban farm and panoramic views of Marina Bay and the CBD. The tour concluded at an integrated hawker center (food hall) at the tower’s base, which draws a huge cross-section of Singapore’s population day and night.
Gaia at Nanyang Technological University
Asia’s Largest Mass Engineered Timber Building
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© RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd
© Jasmine Wood
Following a presentation by RSP Architects Planners & Engineers, which collaborated on the design with architect Toyo Ito and engineered the timber structure, attendees toured the new Gaia building, located at Nanyang Technological University, a 6-story educational building housing the university’s business school. Currently Asia’s largest mass engineered timber building by volume of timber used, the building spans 220 meters, with roughly 42,000 square meters of floor area.
Marina Bay Sands
A Day in the Life of the Most Iconic Building on Singapore’s Skyline
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© Gaurav Gupta / Unsplash
© Safdie Architects
Attendees of this program received an exclusive, curated, two-hour back-of-the-house tour of Marina Bay Sands, led by the building’s management team and their Director of Sustainability. Designed by Moshe Safdie, Marina Bay Sands is synonymous with Singapore in the public mind. The tour showcased the vast undertaking that keeps 10,000 employees moving about efficiently, as well as sustainably managing the significant volume of waste generated from the hotel, casino, and convention and shopping centers. It culminated at the world-famous Skypark, a horizontal plane set atop the three-tower development, featuring an infinity pool with jaw-dropping views of the city.
Merdeka 118
Tour the World’s Second-Tallest Building
© Fender Katsalidis Architects
© Filipe Freitas / Unsplash
Attendees enjoyed a hard-hat construction tour of Merdeka 118, led by the building’s architect, Karl Fender, and representatives of Turner Construction, who took attendees through the nearly complete lobby, office floors, and the still-under-construction observatory 116 stories above ground.
National University of Singapore Department of Architecture Campus
Achieving Net-Zero Energy in the Southeast Asian Context
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© Rory Gardiner
© Rory Gardiner
The Department of Architecture at National University of Singapore (NUS) has renewed and rebuilt its school with a full revamp of their existing studios and facilities. This included a new Net-Zero Energy building, called SDE 4, a six-story building that harnesses solar energy and employs hybrid cooling. Attendees learned about the building’s design and participated in presentations on the state of carbon neutrality in a Southeast Asian context. They then toured the structure, which offers a deeply biophilic experience, connecting NUS Architecture’s faculty and students to the campus’ natural surroundings.