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Karl Fender
Fender Katsalidis, Founding Partner | Melbourne, Australia
About
After beginning his career with Robin Boyd—a Melbourne modernist architect of profound historical significance—Karl Fender spent the majority of his formative years in Europe, before completing a Master of Architecture at Harvard University, then working extensively throughout Southeast Asia.
Currently Chairman of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Awards Jury, he has served as both national and state president of the Australian Institute of Architects, and a Venice Biennale Committee member.
Combined with his indefatigable work ethic, Fender’s richly diverse background ensures he remains an active contributor across all design areas of the practice, as well as a continual presence throughout the life of each project for clients.
Fender is an avowed urbanist who loves life in the city and seeks every opportunity to improve livability through the influence of the…
CTBUH Roles
Annual Conference, Presenter (New York 2015; China 2016)
Awards Jury (2015; Chair 2016; Chair 2018)
Awards Best Tall Building Jury (Chair 2019; Chair 2020; Chair 2021; Chair 2022; Vice-Chair 2024)
CTBUH Initiatives
Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting
20 October 2018
Height & Data Committee Meets at 2018 Middle East Conference
20 October 2018
CTBUH Leaders Connect at 2017 Conference
29 October 2017
Videos
09 April 2019
Panel Discussion: What Makes an Award-Winning Tall Building?
The expanded CTBUH Awards Program embraces the full breadth of interdisciplinary work that brings tall buildings to life, and sustains and prolongs their life cycles....
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Research
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30 October 2017
Connecting the City: People, Density & Infrastructure
CTBUH 2017 Conference Speakers
The future of humanity on this planet relies on the collective benefits of urban density; reducing both land consumption and the energy needed to construct...
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Research
17 October 2016
Merdeka PNB118 Case Study: Adding Value to the Growing City
Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis Architects; YM Tengku Dato’ Ab. Aziz Tengku Mahmud, PNB Merdeka Ventures SDN Berhad; Peter Ramstedt & David Terenzio Turner International LLC
Tall buildings embody objectives ranging from pure business to nation building. The KL118 Tower in particular represents these objectives and more as it successfully knits...
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CTBUH Initiatives
20 October 2018
Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting
CTBUH Leaders convened on Day 1 of the 2018 Middle East Conference for updates on the year's developments and to plan for 2019.
20 October 2018
Height & Data Committee Meets at 2018 Middle East Conference
The CTBUH Height and Data Committee met to discuss several key definitions of structural types, as well as some urban-scale considerations.
29 October 2017
CTBUH Leaders Connect at 2017 Conference
The Annual Leaders Meeting was held the day before the start of the CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference, bringing together the Council’s leaders.
18 August 2017
Sydney Skyscraper Summit
The Urban Taskforce, in partnership with CTBUH, has organized a half-day summit on the state of the art on skyscrapers across the world as a warm-up event for the 2017 CTBUH Conference.
18 August 2017
Skyscraper Summit Warms Sydney Up for CTBUH 2017
A joint venture between the Urban Taskforce and CTBUH delivered a successful “warm-up” event in advance of the CTBUH 2017 Conference in Australia on August 18, 2017.
7 July 2017
2017 Global Walking Tours: The Space Within Tall Buildings
The CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee organized its fourth annual Global Walking Tours, which took place in 15 cities around the world.
Videos
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09 April 2019
Panel Discussion: What Makes an Award-Winning Tall Building?
The expanded CTBUH Awards Program embraces the full breadth of interdisciplinary work that brings tall buildings to life, and sustains and prolongs their life cycles....
22 May 2018
Five Minutes With: Karl Fender
Karl Fender, founding partner at Fender Katsalidis, sat down with CTBUH to discuss a number of his firm's projects, including the PNB 118 Tower in...
31 October 2017
Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
17 October 2016
Monday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Kipsan Beck of MahaNakhon, PACE and Karl Fender, of Fender Katsalidis Architects, answer questions at the end of 2016...
17 October 2016
Merdeka PNB118 Case Study: Adding Value to the Growing City
Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis Architects, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 4b: Other Asia Case Studies. Tall buildings...
16 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Karl Fender
Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Karl discusses the design concept for Merdeka PNB118...
27 October 2015
Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Karl...
27 October 2015
This presentation will amplify the positive physical and symbolic impact that tall buildings can have on a city. Fender Katsalidis has been at the forefront...
Research
30 October 2017
Connecting the City: People, Density & Infrastructure
CTBUH 2017 Conference Speakers
The future of humanity on this planet relies on the collective benefits of urban density; reducing both land consumption and the energy needed to construct...
17 October 2016
Merdeka PNB118 Case Study: Adding Value to the Growing City
Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis Architects; YM Tengku Dato’ Ab. Aziz Tengku Mahmud, PNB Merdeka Ventures SDN Berhad; Peter Ramstedt & David Terenzio Turner International LLC
Tall buildings embody objectives ranging from pure business to nation building. The KL118 Tower in particular represents these objectives and more as it successfully knits...
26 October 2015
Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis
Tall buildings can amplify the positive physical and symbolic impact on a city. Fender Katsalidis has been at the forefront of high-density, high-rise residential buildings...
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