David Farnsworth

Arup, Principal and Property Market Leader | New York City, United States

About

David Farnsworth is a Principal with Arup’s New York Office and has a depth of experience in the design and management of projects both locally and globally. David leads Arup’s Americas Property Market and Tall Buildings Business with property and high-rise design experience encompassing all program types, construction materials, and modern methods of tower construction. He has designed some of the world’s most iconic tall building structures including the towers at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, the Northeast Asia Trade Tower in Incheon Korea, and the Citic Tower in Beijing.

David Farnsworth

CTBUH Designated Expert

CTBUH Roles

City Representative, New York City (2012 – 2014)

Awards Innovation Jury (2021)

Awards MEP Engineering Jury (2022)

Working Group: LCA of Structural Systems (2013 – 2015)

Videos

31 May 2018

Delivering the World’s Tallest Volumetric Modular Apartment Building

461 Dean is the world’s tallest volumetric modular apartment building. Its success hinged on careful pre-planning of construction activities, as well as the introduction of...

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Research

16 September 2014

Modular Tall Building Design at Atlantic Yards B2

David Farnsworth, ARUP

The Atlantic Yards B2 Modular Residential Tower will be the tallest volumetric modular building in the world when completed in early 2015. In January 2011,...

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Research

14 September 2014

Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism

Daniel Safarik, CTBUH

The survival of humanity on this planet relies on a radical repositioning of our cities. In the face of unprecedented global population growth, urbanization, pollution...

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12 September 2018

CTBUH Canada Breakfast Seminar: Modular Design & Construction

Join the CTBUH Canada Chapter for a breakfast seminar about high-rise modular construction, featuring a case study on 461 Dean Street in New York City.

12 September 2018

CTBUH Canada Hosts Discussion: Modular Design & Construction

The CTBUH Canada Chapter hosted a discussion on Modular Design and Construction, featuring an overview of existing modular implementations as well as future implications.

9 June 2016

Future of Construction: Manufacturing Buildings

CTBUH New York and the YPC will hold an event exploring modular construction through a case study of 461 Dean Street, the world's tallest volumetric modular building.

9 June 2016

Future of Construction: Manufacturing Buildings

The CTBUH New York Chapter in collaboration with the CTBUH Young Professionals Committee held the first of its lecture series, “Future of Construction.”

28 October 2015

461 Dean Street Factory Tour

CTBUH 2015 delegates toured 461 Dean Street Factory which will be the World's tallest modular building containing 930 modules made up of 225 designs.

26 October 2015

Second CTBUH Damping Research Meeting

Nearly 30 industry professionals and academic experts were in attendance at the second meeting for the CTBUH research project on damping.

31 May 2018

Delivering the World’s Tallest Volumetric Modular Apartment Building

461 Dean is the world’s tallest volumetric modular apartment building. Its success hinged on careful pre-planning of construction activities, as well as the introduction of...

16 September 2014

Modular Tall Building Design at Atlantic Yards B2

David Farnsworth, ARUP

The Atlantic Yards B2 Modular Residential Tower will be the tallest volumetric modular building in the world when completed in early 2015. In January 2011,...

14 September 2014

Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism

Daniel Safarik, CTBUH

The survival of humanity on this planet relies on a radical repositioning of our cities. In the face of unprecedented global population growth, urbanization, pollution...

01 December 2007

The Effects of Complex Geometry on Tall Towers

David Scott, David Farnsworth, Matt Jackson & Matt Clark, Arup

Advancements in the application of computational capabilities to the design and analysis of building structures has enabled the realization of tall buildings with complex geometries....