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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has revealed its 2024 Award of Excellence winners. WSP is pleased to announce that 19 projects we have been involved with were recognized for these highly coveted international awards.

‘New or Renew: Addressing the density dilemma’ was the theme of this year’s CTBUH conference held in London and Paris between 23-27 September 2024. The conference brought together experts in tall building projects and urban development to network, share knowledge, and celebrate the latest projects at the CTBUH Awards of Excellence. This year 19 projects that WSP worked on were recognized for 31 individual awards. 

CTBUH Awards of Excellence

The 17 projects that our teams have provided services on have won Awards of Excellence this year are:

  1. WSP’s CLT-Steel Composite Floor System 
    Innovation Award
    WSP’s role: Inventor
     
  2. One Za’abeel, Dubai
    Best Tall Building by Region, Middle East & Africa (overall winner) & Best Tall Building - 300 meters and above 
    WSP’s role: Architect of Record, Structural Engineer, MEP Engineer, Architecture & Interior Design Coordination, Acoustics, Audio Visual, IT, Civil Engineer, Fire, Geotechnical, Life Safety, Security, Sustainability, Traffic, Vertical Transportation, Facades, Waste Management, Traffic and Roads, Utilities, Commercial & Contracts technical advisory and Supervision Consultant Representative.
     
  3. Uptown Tower, Dubai
    Best Tall Building by Height - 300 meters and above, Best Tall Building by Region - Middle East & Africa & Award for Excellence in Construction
    WSP’s role: Multidisciplinary role including Lead Consultancy, Structural Engineer, Acoustics, Architect of Record, MEP Engineer of Record, AV, IT, Security, Fire and Life Safety, Vertical Transportation, Facades, Utilities, Construction Supervision, Ground Engineering, Waste, Traffic and Roads, Environmental Planning and Waste Management.
     
  4. Lusail Plaza, Qatar
    Systems & Façade Awards
    WSP’s role: Project Management & Construction Management
     
  5. Paddington Square, UK 
    Façade Award (overall winner)
    WSP’s role: Structural Engineer, MEP Engineer, BREEAM, Energy Concept
     
  6. Hylo, UK
    Structure Award
    WSP’s role: Façade Engineer
     
  7. The Leadenhall Building, UK
    10 Year Award
    WSP’s role: Project Manager
     
  8. Shard Place, UK
    Façade Award
    WSP’s role: Structural Engineer, Acoustics, Transport, Geotechnical, Smoke and Wind Computational Fluid Dynamics, Tunnel Ventilation Specialist
     
  9. One World Trade Centre, USA
    10 Year Award (overall winner)
    WSP’s role: Structural Engineer

  10. (W)rapper, USA
    Best Tall Building - Under 100 meters
    WSP’s role: Geotechnical 
     
  11. 175 Park Avenue, USA
    Future Project Award
    WSP’s role: Structural Engineer
     
  12. The Brooklyn Tower, USA
    Best Tall Building - 300 meters and above (overall winner) & Best Tall Building by Region, Americas
    WSP’s role: Structural Engineer
     
  13. Parliament Hill Centre Block Rehabilitation, Canada
    Future Project Award (overall winner)
    WSP’s role: JV Lead, Structural Engineer, MEP Engineer, Geotechnical, Civil, Acoustics, Sustainability, Environmental, Design Delivery Project Management
     
  14. M City Towers, Canada 
    Best Tall Building - 200 to under 300 meters
    WSP’s role: Civil Engineers
     
  15. CIBC Square, Canada 
    Best Tall Building by Region, Americas
    WSP’s role: Sustainability Consulting/Advisory Services
     
  16. 86-88 Walker Street, Australia
    Best Tall Building - 100 to under 200 meters & Best Tall Building by Region, Oceania
    WSP’s role: MEP Engineer, Environmental
     
  17. 443 Queen Street, Australia
    Best Tall Building - 100 to under 200 meters & Best Tall Building by Region, Oceania
    WSP’s role: Fire Engineer
     
  18. North Bund Tower, China 
    Future Project Award
    WSP’s role: MEP Engineer, Vertical Transportation

  19. Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur
    Global Icon Award
    WSP’s role: MEP Engineer (first phase)

New or Renew

The conference theme, ‘New or Renew’, considered the choice between new buildings and cities or the adaptation of the existing for the sake of environmental, economic and social sustainability. Our experts were pleased to share their experiences by participating in various events including our own ‘Sustainable Retrofitting’ workshop with the CTBUH Structural Engineering technical committee. Karen Sewell, General Counsel EMEIA, also participated in the ‘Legal Issues in Tall Buildings’ workshop.
Buildings should be designed holistically to meet both today’s and tomorrow’s needs, but this principle is not just about new builds. Most of the buildings we occupy today will still be in use in 2040, so we must seize the opportunity to improve them for a new era.

Our CTBUH presentations

WSP experts also presented at the conference on a range of topics:

  • Climate Change and Densification versus the Energy Transition
    A new methodology to understand the impact of urban densification and climate change on cities’ future energy demand.
    Speaker: Dasaraden Mauree, Group Leader, Switzerland
  • To Refurb or to Rebuild: A tool for informed carbon-based decision-making on existing buildings 
    Our digital tool to help developers and designers explore the carbon implications of demolish/rebuild versus extend/retrofit scenarios.
    Speakers: Marika Gabbianelli, Structural Engineer & Net Zero Consultant and James Wilkins, Computational Specialist for Building Structures, UK
  • Award Winner: One Za'abeel: Innovative Engineering for Skyward Excellence
    A presentation on how One Za’abeel’s record-breaking engineering raises the bar for design excellence and sustainability standards in the Middle East.
    Speaker: Dr. Mohamed Hegazy, Head of Supervision – Property & Buildings, UAE
  • Award Winner: The WSP Steel-CLT Composite Floor System
    An innovative new flooring system developed by WSP that can potentially reduce embodied carbon by nearly 20% compared to traditional steel-concrete composite floors, with only 55% of the mass. 
    Speaker: Andrew Woodward, Director, UK
  • Award Winner: Innovative Façade Design in Urban Transformation: Paddington Square, London 
    This crystalline new gateway into London’s Paddingon Square station features an innovative double-skin façade to support energy efficiency. 
    Speaker: Michele Sauchelli, Technical Director – Façade Engineering, UK
  • The Structural Research Behind Brazil’s Next Supertall
    Delving into the structural research that’s informing a new 550m skyscraper set to begin construction in 2025.
    Speakers: Fatih Yalniz, Senior Vice President, USA and Stephane Domeneghini, Engineer & Project Manager, FG Empreendimentos, Brazil