James Robinson

CTBUH Fellow

Individuals, Executive Director | Hong Kong, China

About

James Robinson was appointed Executive Director of Hongkong Land Limited in June 2002, and is responsible for the project management functions of the Company’s Asia Pacific investments.

Mr. Robinson joined the Company in 1988 and has been responsible for a number of major highrise/tall building development projects including Chater House in Hong Kong, One Raffles Quay in Singapore, the One Central luxury mixed-use development in Macau, and the ongoing Marina Bay Financial Centre in Singapore as well as the nearly completed World Trade Centre 2 for Jakarta Land in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Before joining Hongkong Land, Mr. Robinson worked for 10 years with the Hong Kong subsidiary of the American architectural/engineering firm, Leo A Daly, gaining extensive regional design and project coordination experience in Hong Kong, Korea, China and the Philippines.

Mr. Robinson holds bachelor degrees in both…

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James Robinson

CTBUH Roles

Annual Conference, Presenter (Chicago 2009; Mumbai 2010; Seoul 2011; Shanghai 2014; China 2016)

CTBUH Initiatives

Videos

14 October 2014

How can cities adapt the forms of tall building design to avoid homogeneous skylines?

Industry leaders answering this question include: Mounib Hammoud, Jeddah Economic Company; Zhaohui Jia, Greenland Group; Peter Kok, Shum Yip Land; Stefan Krummeck, TFP Farrells; James...

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Research

17 October 2016

Cities to Megacities: Perspectives

CTBUH 2016 Conference Speakers

The CTBUH 2016 International Conference is being held in the three cities of the Pearl River Delta, the world’s largest “megacity,” projected to have 120...

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Research

16 September 2014

Beyond Icons: Developing Horizontally in the Vertical Realm

James Robinson, Hongkong Land Limited; Antony Wood, CTBUH

If the horizontal growth of cities is considered unsustainable in terms of land use, infrastructure, energy use and pollution creation, then cities need to grow...

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16 May 2016

2016 Conference Steering Meeting

Preparations for the upcoming CTBUH 2016 Conference are now significantly advancing, following a Steering Committee meeting in Hong Kong.

14 October 2014

How can cities adapt the forms of tall building design to avoid homogeneous skylines?

Industry leaders answering this question include: Mounib Hammoud, Jeddah Economic Company; Zhaohui Jia, Greenland Group; Peter Kok, Shum Yip Land; Stefan Krummeck, TFP Farrells; James...

18 September 2014

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 11 - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 11 Questions & Answers session with speakers James Robinson, Hongkong Land; Bashar Kayali, Al Ghurair Construction; and Sergio Valentini, JAHN.

18 September 2014

Beyond Icons: Developing Horizontally in the Vertical Realm

If the horizontal growth of cities is considered unsustainable in terms of land use, infrastructure, energy use and pollution creation, then cities need to grow...

18 September 2014

Interview: James Robinson

James Robinson of Hongkong Land is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. James discusses the urban...

17 September 2014

Tall Buildings as International Investments

The investment landscape for tall buildings varies considerably around the world, as was indicated by the diversity of perspectives in the panel “Tall Buildings as...

18 October 2012

CTBUH 11th Annual Awards Dinner

The 11th Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner was held in Mies van der Rohe's iconic Crown Hall, on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, Chicago....

21 September 2012

Interview: Interconnecting Tall Buildings

James Robinson of Hongkong Land Limited is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. James talks about...

17 October 2016

Cities to Megacities: Perspectives

CTBUH 2016 Conference Speakers

The CTBUH 2016 International Conference is being held in the three cities of the Pearl River Delta, the world’s largest “megacity,” projected to have 120...

16 September 2014

Beyond Icons: Developing Horizontally in the Vertical Realm

James Robinson, Hongkong Land Limited; Antony Wood, CTBUH

If the horizontal growth of cities is considered unsustainable in terms of land use, infrastructure, energy use and pollution creation, then cities need to grow...

16 September 2014

Learning From 50 Years of Hong Kong Skybridges

James Robinson, Hongkong Land

Hongkong Land was instrumental in developing Hong Kong’s famous network of skybridges between buildings. CTBUH Editor Daniel Safarik spoke to James Robinson, Executive Director of...