AIA Shanghai & CTBUH Present

Lecture + Tour | Transit Oriented Development: An Evolving Typology

Transit-oriented development (TOD) has overtaken supertall buildings as the preferred development typology in China. TODs, however, are far more complicated and present a myriad of design challenges. Division of building management and ownership, appropriate stacking of functions, structural challenges, and the mitigation of subway vibrations are just a few of the topics to be discussed during the TOD building tour.

Shanghai Pudong Financial Plaza covers 470,000 square meters and comprises a shopping center, bus terminal, four-story underground parking structure, and three office buildings. The project began in June 2012 and was completed in 2017.

The presentation will focus on TOD design challenges and a Q&A will follow with SOM Chief Design Partner, Leo Chow, and the developer of the project, Shanghai Lujiazui Development (Group) Company Limited Department of Planning and Design management - General Manager, Tao Jianqiang. The discussion will be moderated by AIA President Silas Chiow.

Guest Speakers

LEO CHOW
Design Partner | SOM

Leo Chow has led a broad range of projects in the United States and Asia, including headquarters and commercial office buildings, residential and hotel towers, higher education facilities, and the planning of urban districts. 

Leo’s work demonstrates his passion for the collaborative integration of diverse disciplines, particularly structural engineering, building services, environmental engineering, and digital analysis to address complex functional and performance challenges to produce innovative works of architecture that are responsive to the client’s needs, sensitive to the creation of inspiring places, and carefully consider climate, local ecologies, and the social context.

TAO JIANQIANG

GM Planning Department | Shanghai Lujiazui Development Group

Mr. Tao Jianqiang joined Lujiazui Group since 1991 and he has worked on the development side throughout his career. Pudong Financial Plaza is one of many complex and large-scale TOD projects Mr. Tao has been involved in. It has become a major CBD in Shanghai and an important transportation hub in the Lujiazui area since its completion in 2017.

Registration

AIA Members - Free

Non Members - RMB100

Time

Wednesday, June 12th, 2019; 15:00-17:00

Drinks and food to be covered by registration

AIA Learning Units will be provided