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Yue Zhu is a Technical Principal in SOM’s Chicago office with more than 20 years experience in technical, architectural, sustainable, high performance, and urban design across a variety of building typologies. Zhu’s leadership approach reinforces SOM’s commitment to an integrated multidisciplinary project delivery process. Zhu has participated in the design and construction of commercial and civic buildings in North America, Europe, and Asia and has extensive experience working on large-scale mixed-use projects. Zhu works primarily with SOM’s China practice, leading technical design strategy in multiple cities across the country. He has served as technical designer for a wide array of projects, including the Burj Khalifa, Dubai; China World Trade Center 3B, Beijing; Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou; Jiangxi Nanchang Central Plaza, Parcel A, Nanchang; and the University of North Carolina Genome…
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CTBUH Roles
Chicago Chapter, Board Member (2023 – Present)
Annual Conference, Presenter (China 2016; Middle East 2018)
Height and Data Committee, Former Member (2018)
China Awards Symposium, Speaker (Chicago 2016)
CTBUH Initiatives
IIT Final Reviews and Annual Open House
03 May 2019
10th World Congress Inaugural Steering Committee Meeting
27 November 2018
Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting
20 October 2018
Research
02 June 2017
Transparency in Urban Environment
Luke Leung, Yue Zhu, Stephen Ray & Adri Jevtic, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
A generation of tall buildings has been dominated by International Style with full height glazing that is often vision glass. Large glass was intended to...
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Research
17 October 2016
Transparency in Urban Environment
Luke Leung, Yue Zhu, Stephen Ray & Adri Jevtic, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
A generation of tall buildings has been dominated by International Style with full height glazing that is often vision glass. Large glass was intended to...
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Research
17 October 2016
Transparency in Urban Environment
Luke Leung, Yue Zhu, Stephen Ray & Adri Jevtic, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
A generation of tall buildings has been dominated by International Style with full height glazing that is often vision glass. Large glass was intended to...
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CTBUH Initiatives
3 May 2019
IIT Final Reviews and Annual Open House
Final reviews were held for the “Sustainable Vertical Urbanism: Towards Net-Zero Carbon Skyscrapers”, undertaken by the IIT College of Architecture, with assistance from CTBUH and SOM.
27 November 2018
10th World Congress Inaugural Steering Committee Meeting
Plans for the 2019 CTBUH 10th World Congress are now well underway, beginning with an initial meeting of the Steering Committee at the Chicago Architecture Center.
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.
13 May 2016
2016 China Awards Symposium, Ceremony & Dinner
The inaugural CITAB-CTBUH China Tall Building Awards were held at Shanghai Tower culminating with Bund SOHO winning China Best Tall Building Overall Award.
Research
02 June 2017
Transparency in Urban Environment
Luke Leung, Yue Zhu, Stephen Ray & Adri Jevtic, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
A generation of tall buildings has been dominated by International Style with full height glazing that is often vision glass. Large glass was intended to...
17 October 2016
Transparency in Urban Environment
Luke Leung, Yue Zhu, Stephen Ray & Adri Jevtic, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
A generation of tall buildings has been dominated by International Style with full height glazing that is often vision glass. Large glass was intended to...
17 October 2016
Transparency in Urban Environment
Luke Leung, Yue Zhu, Stephen Ray & Adri Jevtic, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
A generation of tall buildings has been dominated by International Style with full height glazing that is often vision glass. Large glass was intended to...
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17 October 2016
SOM and China: Evolving Skyscraper Design Amid Rapid Urban Growth
Scott Duncan & Yue Zhu, SOM
China’s rapid urban and economic growth has challenged designers, engineers, and planners to innovate and collaborate to meet the needs of a changing country. Skidmore,...
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01 June 2014
Case Study: Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou
Richard Tomlinson II, William Baker, Luke Leung, et al. Skidmore Owings & Merrill
SOM’s design for the 71-story Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou, China, was selected in a 2005 competition. The 309-meter-tall high-performance building was designed with energy...
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