Filter by
Individuals, Founding Partner | London, United Kingdom
Karen Cook, a founding Partner of PLP Architecture, and previously a partner of KPF’s London office, has been involved with designing tall buildings in Europe for the last decade. Her design approach stems from an analytical process, a respect for context, and the integration of technology and materials, with the aim of making better places in which to work and live.
Karen led the competition winning design in 2003-04, while at KPF, for the radical refurbishment at La Defense of Tour CB31, now Tour First, whose design team she led until her departure in 2009 to found PLP Architecture. The implemented proposal added 1.5m extension to all floors, enlarging layout dimensions to market standards; relocated concrete fire staircases and created a new high-performance façade, bringing the building’s standards up to current regulations; six triple height sky-gardens carved from post-tensioned…
Annual Conference, Presenter (Australia 2017; Chicago 2019)
Annual Conference, Steering Committee (London 2013)
CTBUH 2017 Conference Delegates Attend Tall Timber Workshop
29 October 2017
Debating Tall: A Skyline Commission for London?
28 July 2017
Does London Need Tall Buildings?
07 October 2015
10 October 2011
Form-based Codes: Regulatory framework for design of the public realm
This session will discuss principles of contextual tall buildings such as: a tall building strategy, response to climate, individual preferences, community space and ecology, and...
You must be a CTBUH Member to view this resource.
28 October 2019
How Can a Tall Building Improve the Public Realm and Private Lives?
Karen Cook, PLP Architecture
During the last decade, the City of London has experienced a surge in daily commuters from less than 400,000 to nearly 500,000, with another 100,000...
You must be a CTBUH Member to view this resource.
28 July 2017
Debating Tall: A Skyline Commission for London?
Barbara Weiss, Barbara Weiss Architects; Karen Cook, PLP Architecture
As hundreds of buildings over 20 stories are set to rise in London over the next few years, the Skyline Campaign, a non-profit organization, has...
You must be a CTBUH Member to view this resource.
Filter by
Filter by
10 October 2011
Form-based Codes: Regulatory framework for design of the public realm
This session will discuss principles of contextual tall buildings such as: a tall building strategy, response to climate, individual preferences, community space and ecology, and...
28 October 2019
How Can a Tall Building Improve the Public Realm and Private Lives?
Karen Cook, PLP Architecture
During the last decade, the City of London has experienced a surge in daily commuters from less than 400,000 to nearly 500,000, with another 100,000...
28 July 2017
Debating Tall: A Skyline Commission for London?
Barbara Weiss, Barbara Weiss Architects; Karen Cook, PLP Architecture
As hundreds of buildings over 20 stories are set to rise in London over the next few years, the Skyline Campaign, a non-profit organization, has...
11 June 2013
The Special Nature of the European Skyscraper
Viewpoints: The London Conference
European architecture is at a crossroads. Its commercial and environmental realities are driving buildings ever-higher, but not all are convinced. In this article – contributed...
Fields with an asterisk (*) next to them are required.
View our privacy policyWe're preparing to enhance the CTBUH website. Please take a minute to answer the following questions so we can ensure it delivers the greatest value to you.
* Required