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Instructors: Prof. Paolo Fusi; Prof. Klaus Sill
Event type:
Lecture, Project
Org-unit: Architektur
Displayed in timetable as:
Arc: IP
Crediting for:
Hours per week:
4
Location:
Hamburg
Language of instruction:
German
Min. | Max. participants:
- | 30
Grading:
Beschreibung:
COMPETITION BRIEF
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is pleased to announce its 9th
International Student Tall Building Design Competition. The goal of the competition is to
shed new light on the meaning and value of tall buildings in modern society.
The age of the tall building as a single iconic piece of sculpture, standing in isolation from its
surroundings, is coming to an end. Designers have a responsibility to ensure that these
permanent urban structures engender a future-oriented urban response
to the greatest challenges of our time: unprecedented population growth; mass urbanization;
climate change; environmental degradation; social, political and economic change; and the
rapid advance of myriad technical innovations.
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 and operate the
horizontally dispersed city. Tall buildings must now be the vehicles for creating increased
density not just through sheer height, but by connecting multiple layers of the city. Physical
urban infrastructure, circulation, greenery, and urban functions traditionally restricted to the
ground level would all, ideally, continue up and into the building, such that the buildings
themselves become an extension of the city: a part of the two-dimensional horizontal urban
plane flipped vertical.
Participants are free to site their projects anywhere in the world. But this is not to undervalue
the importance of site – participants should carefully consider their site (which must be a
“real” site, in an existing urban location) as the site context should inherently have significant
influence over the project’s design. Participants are also free to determine the size, height,
function, accommodation and responsibilities of the building. The intention is these freedoms
on site and program will maximize the diversity and creativity of the responses. It is also
intended to allow students from specific high-rise educational studies around the world during
the 2019–20 academic year to submit their projects for consideration.
Participants should engage with the exploration and resolution of the synergistic relationship
between a tall building and its urban setting; how that tall building can be inspired by the
cultural, physical, and environmental aspects of its site; how the program of the building is
influenced by the micro and macro site/urban conditions; and how the building responds to
global issues. Proposals should show evidence of a clear understanding of how considerations
of structure, environment, servicing, etc. are as vital to the success of a tall building as the
form, materials, aesthetics, etc.
Participants need to also consider the CTBUH Criteria for defining tall buildings, such that “at
least 50% of its height is occupied by usable floor area,” (i.e., proposals should be functional
“buildings” not simply observation, communication, or other towers).
Some of the multi-layered elements that participants should take into consideration may
include (in no particular hierarchy):
¦ local climate
¦ urban grain
¦ neighboring buildings
¦ city requirements
¦ community requirements
¦ social sustainability
¦ environmental sustainability
¦ efficiency of materials, space, and usage
¦ aesthetics
¦ proportions
¦ local, social, and cultural conditions
¦ materiality
¦ new technologies
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