Title50 Forward | 50 Back: The Recent History and Essential Future of Sustainable Cities
Dates28 October–2 November, 2019
CityChicago
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1363Delegates580Companies
275Presenters144Cities
63Sponsors49Countries
12Off-site Programs9Tracks
2Regional City Programs1Great Conference!

 

Attendance by Region

Top 10 Countries

1United States
2Canada
3Israel
4China
5United Kingdom
6Australia
7India
8Germany
9Indonesia
10France
Total Countries Represented: 49

Top 10 Cities

1Chicago
2New York City
3Tel Aviv
4Toronto
5London
6Mumbai
7San Francisco
7Seattle
9Shanghai
10Hong Kong
Total Cities Represented: 144

Attendance by Discipline

Top 10 Owners / Developers / Occupiers / Property Managers

1Sun Hung Kai Properties
2Lendlease Corporation
3Boston Properties
4JLL
4Taipei Financial Center Corporation
6Africa Israel Residence
6Hongkong Land Limited
8CITIC HEYE Investment Company
8Howard Hughes Corporation
8Moceri + Roszak
8Ping An Financial Center Construction & Development
8Portafolio Inmobiliario
8Related Midwest
8Tishman Speyer
Total Owners / Developers / Occupiers / Property Managers in attendance: 73 companies

 

Top 10 Architecture / Urban Planning / Interiors Companies

1Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
2Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
3Gensler
3Goettsch Partners
5bKL Architecture
6Archilier Architecture
6C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects/Planners
6Perkins and Will
9CallisonRTKL
9PDW Architects
9Rhode Partners
Total Architects / Urban Planners / Interiors in attendance: 162 companies
 

Top 10 Engineering Companies 

1WSP
2Thornton Tomasetti
3Arup
4RWDI
5BuroHappold Engineering
6DeSimone Consulting Engineers
6Magnusson Klemencic Associates
6Ramboll Group
6Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings Group
10DCI Engineers
10Robert Bird Group
10Setec TPI
Total Engineers in attendance: 137 companies

 

Top 10 Material / System Suppliers

1KONE
2Schindler
3thyssenkrupp
4Otis Elevator Company
5Siemens Smart Infrastructure
6ArcelorMittal
7WoodWorks – Wood Products Council
8Environmental Systems Design
8Van Deusen & Associates
10Dow
10Tianjin North Glass Industrial Technical Co., Ltd.
Total Material / System Suppliers in attendance: 49 companies
 

Top 10 Contractors / Project Managers / Cost Consultants

1Multiplex
2Margolin Bros. Engineering & Consulting
2Turner International LLC
4Bouygues Batiment International
4China State Construction Engineering Corp
4Income Egypt
4LCL Builds
4Tucker HiRise Construction
4Waxman Govrin Geva Engineering
103lite
10alinea Consulting
10GCL Builds Limited
10Hill International
10Katerra
10Ledcor Construction Limited
10Prodeyco
10Total Bangun Persada
Total Contractors / Project Managers / Cost Consultants in attendance: 63 companies

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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