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Grimshaw sets out ‘ambitious’ environmental strategies
The chairman of Grimshaw, Andrew Whalley, recently laid out an ambitious approach to the firm’s environmental strategy in his opening keynote at the World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam. His lecture, titled ‘Zero,’ outlined Grimshaw’s commitment to an ambitious start to the new decade in which all of Grimshaw’s international operations and studios will try to operate on a net zero carbon basis, as well as a goal for all of its design work to be net zero carbon ready within the decade. In order to accomplish these goals, Grimshaw have appointed a global practice leader of sustainability – Dr. Paul Toyne.
The appointment of Toyne will “help build the capacity and skills needed to fully understand the challenges humanity faces in mitigating and adapting to climate change,” said the firm. He will oversee Grimshaw’s transition to operational carbon neutrality as well as advise and lead on best practices for each studio. Examples of operational objectives include offsetting business travel and energy use associated with each studio, as well as setting reduction targets for the future. Grimshaw’s new environmental strategies will meet the target for carbon neutral operations by the end of 2020 – 10 years ahead of schedule, according to the firm.
AWARDS
Tall buildings designers given lifetime awards
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced the recipients of its two Lifetime Achievement Awards for 2020 as well as the winners of the 10 Year Award of Excellence.
The CTBUH Board of Trustees will award the Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award to Moshe Safdie, founder of Safdie Architects, whose “contributions to international architecture and design make him a clear choice for the honour,” said the council. The Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award will be awarded to Wuren Wang, vice chairman and general manager of CITIC Heye Investment.
Moshe Safdie is an architect, urban Dr. Paul Toyne, Grimshaw’s global leader of sustainability
planner, educator, theorist, and author. Over a celebrated 50-year career, he has “explored the essential principles of socially responsible design with a distinct visual language,” said CTBUH. “He has been recognised as an individual who has made an extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the build environment,” it added. Wuren Wang is responsible for the development, construction and operation of
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China Zun, the tallest building in Beijing. “He has been recognised for his demonstrated excellence in technical design and/or research that has made a significant contribution to the design of tall buildings.” CTBUH will also recognise five projects
in the 10-Year Award of Excellence, which will be featured in the 2020 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference in Chicago in April, where an overall winner will be chosen. “This award gives an opportunity to reflect back on buildings that have been completed and operational for a decade, and acknowledge those projects that have performed successfully long after the ribbon-cutting ceremonies have passed,” said CTBUH. The winners include the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, Guangzhou International Finance Center, the International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, and the O-14 in Dubai. The CTBUH also announced that Javier Quintana de Una, principal at IDOM UK, has become a fellow of the organisation, which commented: “He has actively contributed to the success of the CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter, serving as Chapter Board Member since 2015 and Chapter Chair since 2017.
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