| Title | 50 Forward | 50 Back: The Recent History and Essential Future of Sustainable Cities |
| Dates | 28 October–2 November, 2019 |
| City | Chicago |
| See Overview of Congress Theme |
| 1363 | Delegates | 580 | Companies |
| 275 | Presenters | 144 | Cities |
| 63 | Sponsors | 49 | Countries |
| 12 | Off-site Programs | 9 | Tracks |
| 2 | Regional City Programs | 1 | Great Conference! |
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Attendance by Region
Top 10 Countries
| 1 | United States |
| 2 | Canada |
| 3 | Israel |
| 4 | China |
| 5 | United Kingdom |
| 6 | Australia |
| 7 | India |
| 8 | Germany |
| 9 | Indonesia |
| 10 | France |
Total Countries Represented: 49
Top 10 Cities
| 1 | Chicago |
| 2 | New York City |
| 3 | Tel Aviv |
| 4 | Toronto |
| 5 | London |
| 6 | Mumbai |
| 7 | San Francisco |
| 7 | Seattle |
| 9 | Shanghai |
| 10 | Hong Kong |
Total Cities Represented: 144
Attendance by Discipline
Top 10 Owners / Developers / Occupiers / Property Managers
| 1 | Sun Hung Kai Properties |
| 2 | Lendlease Corporation |
| 3 | Boston Properties |
| 4 | JLL |
| 4 | Taipei Financial Center Corporation |
| 6 | Africa Israel Residence |
| 6 | Hongkong Land Limited |
| 8 | CITIC HEYE Investment Company |
| 8 | Howard Hughes Corporation |
| 8 | Moceri + Roszak |
| 8 | Ping An Financial Center Construction & Development |
| 8 | Portafolio Inmobiliario |
| 8 | Related Midwest
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| 8 | Tishman Speyer |
Total Owners / Developers / Occupiers / Property Managers in attendance: 73 companies
Top 10 Architecture / Urban Planning / Interiors Companies
| 1 | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| 2 | Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture |
| 3 | Gensler |
| 3 | Goettsch Partners |
| 5 | bKL Architecture |
| 6 | Archilier Architecture |
| 6 | C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects/Planners |
| 6 | Perkins and Will |
| 9 | CallisonRTKL |
| 9 | PDW Architects |
| 9 | Rhode Partners |
Total Architects / Urban Planners / Interiors in attendance: 162 companies
Top 10 Engineering Companies
| 1 | WSP |
| 2 | Thornton Tomasetti |
| 3 | Arup |
| 4 | RWDI |
| 5 | BuroHappold Engineering |
| 6 | DeSimone Consulting Engineers
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| 6 | Magnusson Klemencic Associates |
| 6 | Ramboll Group |
| 6 | Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings Group |
| 10 | DCI Engineers |
| 10 | Robert Bird Group |
| 10 | Setec TPI |
Total Engineers in attendance: 137 companies
Top 10 Material / System Suppliers
| 1 | KONE |
| 2 | Schindler |
| 3 | thyssenkrupp |
| 4 | Otis Elevator Company |
| 5 | Siemens Smart Infrastructure |
| 6 | ArcelorMittal |
| 7 | WoodWorks – Wood Products Council |
| 8 | Environmental Systems Design |
| 8 | Van Deusen & Associates |
| 10 | Dow |
| 10 | Tianjin North Glass Industrial Technical Co., Ltd. |
Total Material / System Suppliers in attendance: 49 companies
Top 10 Contractors / Project Managers / Cost Consultants
| 1 | Multiplex |
| 2 | Margolin Bros. Engineering & Consulting |
| 2 | Turner International LLC |
| 4 | Bouygues Batiment International |
| 4 | China State Construction Engineering Corp |
| 4 | Income Egypt |
| 4 | LCL Builds |
| 4 | Tucker HiRise Construction |
| 4 | Waxman Govrin Geva Engineering |
| 10 | 3lite |
| 10 | alinea Consulting |
| 10 | GCL Builds Limited |
| 10 | Hill International |
| 10 | Katerra |
| 10 | Ledcor Construction Limited |
| 10 | Prodeyco |
| 10 | Total Bangun Persada |
Total Contractors / Project Managers / Cost Consultants in attendance: 63 companies
Delegate Feedback
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Delegate Comments
“The breadth and depth of subject matter was extraordinary and very inspirational.”
– Doug Hurdelbrink, City of Chicago
“Extremely well done, as usual.”
– Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis Architects
“A great conference that the team enjoyed. Great exposure as a sponsor and it was a real benefit to host the workshop. Congratulations to the CTBUH team and we will see you in Singapore for sure.”
– Shonn Mills, Ramboll Group
“Congratulations on the Chicago Congress! It had great content and was well-organized. We had a great time during the conference and gained a lot.”
– DaSui Wang, East China Architectural Design & Research Institute
“I really enjoy the CTBUH conferences because they’re a place where I get inspiration and ideas.”
– Jens Fussing, BG&E
“Thanks for organizing such an inspiring celebration observing the 50th Anniversary of CTBUH. I was able to connect with many wonderful colleagues in the field. We look forward to participating actively in the Singapore conference.”
– Jamie von Klemperer, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
“We, at TAIPEI 101, are very appreciative of the opportunity to join such an elite group of buildings and inspire others. Thank you for the conference arrangements—we loved the costume competition and had great fun! Besides, Chicago is such a great city with a great skyline and unique landmark buildings!”
– Angela Chang, Taipei Financial Center Corporation
“The Beaux-Arts Ball was a total hit. I loved seeing the academics and architects shed their reserve and the costumes were AMAZING.”
– Geoffrey Baer, WTTW Chicago
“This was my first CTBUH conference. Overall, I was quite pleased and VERY impressed with how well-organized the event was.”
– Mike Spaner, Barker Mohandas
“Thank you for a fantastic Congress in Chicago. On behalf of myself and the entire Israeli delegation, I would like to thank you, and all the wonderful staff of the Council, for a brilliant week of important professional knowledge, fantastic presentations, great social and mingling events, fascinating tours, and a lot of fun.”
– Gil Shenhav, Canaan-Shenhav Architects
