Skyspaces Workshop
The recognition of the positive and beneficial effects of access to greenery, natural light, ventilation, visual variety, frequent interactions with neighbors and colleagues, and changes in scale and proportion throughout the day – combined with the impracticalities of returning to the ground level to achieve all these goals – has resulted in some astounding recent innovations in high-floor communal space in tall buildings. These skyspaces – sky lobbies, atria, and other volumetric, multi-story communal spaces located at height in tall buildings – are increasingly important factors in the appeal of contemporary high-rise buildings. The purpose of this workshop is to capture the best practices of what has been accomplished around the world in terms of high-floor interior spaces since the late 1990s, as well as put forward a set of principles for future development.
When: Saturday, 20 October 2018 8:00am-12:00pmVenue: Burj Khalifa, 1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd, Dubai, Level 112
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Workshop Program
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Workshop Chair: Peng Du China Office Director, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |
| 8:00am | Arrival & coffee Break |
| 8:30am | Welcome |
| 8:40am | Presentations Lan WangArchitectural Design Director, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development“Live in the Clouds” James ParakhManager of Urban Design, City of Toronto Planning Department“The Space Within: Urban Habitat at Height” |
| 9:40am | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 10:00am | Presentations Issam EzzeddineArchitecture Design Director, National Engineering Bureau“Revitalizing Social Life in High-Rise Development” Alan CroninHead of Vertical Transportation, AECOM“Extending the Walkable Urban Journey to the Sky” |
| 11:00am | Q&A Session |
| 11:30am | Discussion on Next Steps |
| 11:50am | Closing Remarks |
| 12:00pm | Workshop End |
