Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award
From New York to Shanghai: A Lifetime of Tall
William Pedersen, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

Mr. Pedersen’s approach to design has been one that weds formal and technical originality with a modesty informed by a deep respect for spatial and historical context. Mr. Pedersen will discuss his career and the architectural development of the tall building  typology including highlights such as: International Commerce Centre (2010), Shanghai World Financial Center (2008), 333 Wacker (1983) and more.

Best Tall Building Americas
The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park: High Performance Design, Health & Productivity
Lisa Shpritz, Senior Vice President, Bank of America
Richard Cook, Partner, Cook + Fox Architects

Bank of America Tower has produced a high level of sustainability within the commercial market place, creating a strong identity for itself and acting as an exemplary execution of sustainable technology integration into a tall building design on the most broad level with a strong focus around the end user.

Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia
Pinnacle @ Duxton: Superdensity – Reimagining the high-rise housing typology
Lawrence Pak, Deputy Director, Singapore Housing and Development Board
Peng Beng Khoo, Lead Designer, ARC Studio Architecture + Urbanism

Pinnacle @ Duxton has integrated public outdoor green spaces at height with the creation of two usable linear skyparks as well as a large park space on the podium. It creates a high level of density on site without sacrificing access to green space. This is all the more remarkable considering that the project is essentially a public housing scheme.

Best Tall Building Europe
Broadcasting Place: Diversification of Tall Buildings for New Social Context
George Downing, Chairman, Downing
Alex Whitbread, Partner & Lead Architect, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Creating a unique and interesting form on the Leeds skyline, the cor-ten clad Broadcasting Place has an iconic presence, but was not designed as a piece of sculpture. The building’s form and elevations were carefully planned around the optimization of daylighting and the façade was specifically designed to reduce cooling loads/energy use.

Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa
Burj Khalifa: A New Typology for Tall Buildings
His Excellency Mohammed Ali Alabbar, Chairman, Emaar Properties
George Efstathiou, Managing Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

The Burj Khalifa’s unprecedented height required substantial innovation in design techniques, building systems, and construction processes. A carefully executed project, Burj Khalifa is pioneering in its scale. The building reaches its incredible height in a graceful and beautiful form, Y-shaped in plan and carefully engineered around the wind.

Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal
The Skyscraper and the Structural Process: 40 years of engineering the Supertall
Professor Ysrael Seinuk, Ysrael A. Seinuk, PC

With over 50 years in practice as a structural engineer, Mr. Seinuk is a worldwide authority on the design and construction of high-rise concrete and steel buildings. Mr. Seinuk will reflect on his experiences and knowledge gained over his career including significant works such as: O-14 (2010), 785 Eighth Avenue (2009); Trump World Tower (2001); and 4 Times Square (1999).