How do we move from tall buildings to vertical habitats?

On 3 December founding partner Nathalie de Vries will discuss this question when delivering a keynote talk at the CTBUH 2024 Asia Conference. Considering first Tour & Taxis Lakeside, Irwell Hill, and Shenzhen Women & Children's Centre, Nathalie will discuss how we futureproof and make tall buildings more sustainable, through such examples as modular building, high-quality, low-waste construction, and the reuse and transformation of existing structures. Referencing Valley, The Canyon, and student work from her studio High Rise Culture, Nathalie will examine vertical living, and how in making our projects social and mixed-use it then becomes possible to create vertical cities. Responding to the need for buildings to be connected to and integrated with the broader urban fabric, Nathalie will also explain how we help make buildings and neighbourhoods more walkable, better connect to parks and nature, and form bridges to the city.  

As the “DV” of MVRDV, founding partner Nathalie de Vries has led many successful MVRDV projects with a focus on the invention of new building typologies and the creation of changeable, open systems. De Vries combines her work for MVRDV with a position as professor of Architectural Design and Public Building at the Faculty of Architecture at TU Delft. The central theme in her research, design, and construction of public buildings and public space is “Multiplicity in Design”.

• Date & Time: 3 December, 16:00 (ICT)
• Location: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Ballroom, One Bangkok, 189 Witthayu Rd, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand 
• More information on the event and registration information can be found here