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Russell Gilchrist
Gensler, Principal | London, United Kingdom
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A native of Scotland, Russell Gilchrist has worked largely in the USA, UK and Asia, on projects worldwide. He became the Design Director for Gensler in Shanghai after transferring from the Beijing office in the same role. He is now a Principal based in Chicago. Prior to his current role he was a Director at AS+GG (Chicago) and Technical Director/Chicago Practice Leader at SOM (Chicago), Senior Associate at Richard Rogers Partnership (London) and Senior Designer at Foster + Partners (London). His completed, award-winning, high-performance projects include:
Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou, PRC,
Protos Winery in Penafiel. Spain,
88 Wood Street, London,
Reichstag Parliament Building in Berlin, Germany
Maison du Japon, Paris, France
New Opera House in Glyndebourne, Sussex UK.
Russell has high-rise experience on projects and completed buildings in Houston, Dallas, Miami, London,…
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29 January 2019
10th World Congress Inaugural Steering Committee Meeting
27 November 2018
27 June 2018
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19 September 2012
Climate, Cladding, and Conditioning Systems
This presentation examines the impact of building massing, the window to wall ratio (WWR), and two essential components of high-rise design – building envelope performance...
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Research
26 October 2015
Tom Ford & Russell Gilchrist, Gensler
Recent development has included significant advancement in the development of tall buildings. While the design achievement and skyline contributions have been significant, there has been...
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Research
19 September 2012
Climate, Cladding, and Conditioning Systems (One Size Fits All?)
Robert Bolin, Syska Hennessy; Russell Gilchrist, Gensler
The construction of tall buildings is no longer confined to their origins in North America. This phenomenon has been migrating eastward via the Middle-East to...
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CTBUH Initiatives
29 January 2019
This symposium explores how new technological innovations can foster a healthy living environment in tall buildings, within both office and residential spaces.
27 November 2018
10th World Congress Inaugural Steering Committee Meeting
Plans for the 2019 CTBUH 10th World Congress are now well underway, beginning with an initial meeting of the Steering Committee at the Chicago Architecture Center.
27 June 2018
Chicago FLC Kick-off Event
Join us for the Chicago FLC kick-off event as we explore the design challenges and opportunities of the NEW Old Post Office, presented by Gensler and WSP.
24 May 2017
Unlock high-performance in Chicago high-rise buildings
Join Seventhwave and CTBUH for a seminar addressing high-performance building envelope design and construction obstacles in Chicago.
27 September 2016
Gensler's Chicago Office Hosts Presentations and Technical Tour
As part of the CTBUH-IIT Academic Courses, a group of IIT architecture students visited the Gensler Chicago Office on September 27.
7 November 2014
CTBUH Height Committee Meeting
The following topics were addressed: co-joined buildings, criteria for completion, gross-to-net building height, and structural definitions.
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19 September 2012
Climate, Cladding, and Conditioning Systems
This presentation examines the impact of building massing, the window to wall ratio (WWR), and two essential components of high-rise design – building envelope performance...
19 September 2012
Track 11: Façade as Climate Moderator Q & A
The Track 11 panel consisting of Henk de Bleecker, Permasteelisa Group; Thomas Winterstetter, Werner Sobek Group; Robert Bolin, Syska Hennessey; Russell Gilchrist, Gensler, answer questions...
03 February 2010
Sustainable Strategies for High-Rise Buildings
High rise buildings present opportunities for passive and active sustainable strategies that are not so readily available to their less tall counterparts. This presentation demonstrates...
23 October 2009
Towards Zero Energy in China - Pearl River Tower
The Pearl River Tower was conceived as a ‘net zero energy’ operating skyscraper i.e. it would generate enough energy to offset its own demand. With...
23 October 2009
Session 8 - Developing Markets: Trends, Drivers, Challenges Q & A
The Session S8 speaker panel consisting of: Mun Summ Wong, Founding Partner, WOHA, Singapore; Russell Gilchrist, Practice Leader, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP; and Ramana...
03 March 2008
Towards Zero Energy: Case Study of the Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou, China
Roger Frechette, SOM talked about the meaning of ‘carbon neutral’ in the context of building design at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. The...
Research
26 October 2015
Tom Ford & Russell Gilchrist, Gensler
Recent development has included significant advancement in the development of tall buildings. While the design achievement and skyline contributions have been significant, there has been...
19 September 2012
Climate, Cladding, and Conditioning Systems (One Size Fits All?)
Robert Bolin, Syska Hennessy; Russell Gilchrist, Gensler
The construction of tall buildings is no longer confined to their origins in North America. This phenomenon has been migrating eastward via the Middle-East to...
03 March 2008
Case Study: Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou, China
Roger E. Frechette III & Russell Gilchrist, SOM
This paper will attempt to both define what is meant by ‘carbon neutral’ in the context of building design as well as using the case...
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