|
The CTBUH 9th World Congress closed to rave reviews on Sept. 21, after three days of in-depth presentations, lively panel discussions and networking events.
More than 850 delegates from 43 countries packed the Grand Hyatt Jin Mao’s convention space, which was filled to capacity.
|
| |
 |
| Attendees of the sold out Congress listen to the Day 2 plenary session presentations. |
| |
Delegates included high-level executives from many of China’s leading tall building companies, including Greenland, Eton Properties, SOHO, ECADI and the China Broad Group.
|
|
“The efforts to bring together leaders from across the disciplines paid off,” said Timothy Johnson, chairman of the CTBUH and a design partner with NBBJ. “The hallway discussions were clearly as lively as the sessions.”
In his “Musings from Shanghai” blog post, Buro Happold’s Mark Lavery, a CTBUH City Representative in Dubai, labeled the Congress “the “foremost tall building forum celebrating achievement and innovation, sharing knowledge and networking with like minds and collaborators.”
|
|
 |
|
The CTBUH is still actively gathering feedback from attendees to help better mold future events, but early indications are the Congress was a rousing success.
“This was first CTBUH congress that I have attended but it won't be my last,” Caroline Stephens of World Architecture News wrote. “The energy and passion of the team at CTBUH is infectious and inspiring.”
|
|
|
|