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Robert Lau
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, architect | Chicago, United States
About
Robert M. Lau received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology (host institution for the CTBUH) and his Master of Business Administration at the Chicago School of Real Estate at Roosevelt University.
He has worked with Myron Goldsmith and Lucien Lagrange at Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (Chicago office) and with Helmut Jahn and Jim Goettsch at Murphy/Jahn in Chicago. He is an advocate of the Chicago School of Architecture, beginning with William LeBaron Jenny, John Root, and Louis Sullivan and continuing through Fazlur Khan and Myron Goldsmith.
He has written several articles for the CTBUH Journal. He presented the paper ‘A Platonistic Program for Block 37 in Chicago’s Loop’ at the December 2001 conference Building for the 21st Century in London and the paper ‘Financial Aspects That Drive Design Decisions’ at the October 2005 conference in New…
CTBUH Roles
Annual Conference, Presenter (New York 2005; Dubai 2008)
Annual Conference, Session Chair (Mumbai 2010)
CTBUH Initiatives
30 St. Mary Axe Technical Tour Report
13 June 2013
The Leadenhall Building Technical Tour Report
13 June 2013
Activity at the CTBUH London Conference: Day Two
12 June 2013
Videos
11 October 2011
What Came First? The Tall Building Or The Urban Habitat and Infrastructure?
This presentation will examine the question, ‘Did the Tall Building produce urban density or did the Urban Habitat of CBDs, with the creation of urban...
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Research
10 October 2011
What Came First?... the Tall Building or the Urban Habitat
Robert M. Lau, CTBUH; Jon DeVries & John F. McDonald, Roosevelt University
This paper will examine the question, 'Did the Tall Building produce urban density or did the Urban Habitat of CBDs, with the creation of urban...
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Research
01 May 2011
From Eyesore to Urban Asset: The Transformation of Abandoned Railroad Structures in American Cities
Robert Lau, Roosevelt University
The high-line is a new 1.5-mile long public park built on an abandoned elevated railroad stretching from the Meatpacking District to the Hudson Rail Yards...
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CTBUH Initiatives
13 June 2013
30 St. Mary Axe Technical Tour Report
Since its completion in 2004, 30 St. Mary Axe has become a firm favorite, referred to by Londoners as “The Gherkin.” Incorporating multiple green features it set a new standard for high-rise design in London and beyond.
13 June 2013
The Leadenhall Building Technical Tour Report
Developed by British Land and Oxford Properties, The Leadenhall Building is an exceptionally complex, 52-story engineering project undergoing construction in the heart of the City of London.
12 June 2013
Activity at the CTBUH London Conference: Day Two
See the highlights from the second day of the CTBUH 2013 London Conference including The Shard Networking Reception.
11 June 2013
Activity at the CTBUH London Conference: Day One
See the highlights from the first day of the CTBUH 2013 London Conference including the Opening Plenary and Conference Dinner.
6 November 2011
CTBUH Going Up!
For the third year, some of the sports challenged staff members and friends of CTBUH participated in the SkyRise Chicago stair climbing race.
13 October 2011
Incheon Post-Conference Tour Report
The Incheon Free Economic Zone is one of three new districts that are created on reclaimed land from the Yellow Sea.
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11 October 2011
What Came First? The Tall Building Or The Urban Habitat and Infrastructure?
This presentation will examine the question, ‘Did the Tall Building produce urban density or did the Urban Habitat of CBDs, with the creation of urban...
11 October 2011
Seoul Conference 2011 Track Session 17: Q&A
Question & Answers session for Track Session 17.
Research
10 October 2011
What Came First?... the Tall Building or the Urban Habitat
Robert M. Lau, CTBUH; Jon DeVries & John F. McDonald, Roosevelt University
This paper will examine the question, 'Did the Tall Building produce urban density or did the Urban Habitat of CBDs, with the creation of urban...
01 May 2011
From Eyesore to Urban Asset: The Transformation of Abandoned Railroad Structures in American Cities
Robert Lau, Roosevelt University
The high-line is a new 1.5-mile long public park built on an abandoned elevated railroad stretching from the Meatpacking District to the Hudson Rail Yards...
01 August 2008
Partial Occupancies for Phased and Multi-Use Tall Building
Robert Lau, Roosevelt University
What if parts of a building could be occupied before the entire building is completed? What if a large high-rise project could be constructed in...
03 March 2008
Understanding the Demise and Transformation of Chicago’s High-Rise Social Housing
Bradford Hunt & Robert Lau, Roosevelt University
This paper explains the rise and fall of Chicago’s high-rise public housing projects and explores the Chicago Housing Authority’s ten-year “Plan for Transformation” to tear...
16 October 2005
Financial Aspects That Drive Design Innovations for Tall Buildings
Robert M. Lau, Roosevelt University
This paper will present economic issues that drove design solutions for Tall Buildings. Starting from the 19th century planning of Central Business Districts (rectilinear), we...
01 May 2004
Multiple Phase Construction for a Multi-use Tall Building
Robert M. Lau, Roosevelt University
This paper will investigated the possibility of constructing a multi-use tall building in several stages, for a hypothetical site in an American downtown, as a...
01 May 2001
Economic Considerations for Tall Multi-Use Buildings
Robert M. Lau, Roosevelt University
There are many recent proposals for tall high-rises that are under consideration or have been discarded. Even though high-rises do cost large sums of money,...
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