Peter Weismantle

College of Fellows Member

AS+GG, Director of Supertall Building Technology | Chicago, United States

About

Peter A. Weismantle, Director of Supertall Building Technology, is responsible for overseeing the development of AS+GG’s supertall projects from onset to completion. He works in collaboration with the project team to develop the design of such technical elements as the building envelope, vertical transportation and life safety systems, and to assure compliance with applicable building codes and standards.

Before joining AS+GG in 2008, Peter was an Associate Partner in the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, where he served as Senior Technical Architect on several supertall towers, including Shanghai’s 88-story Jin Mao Tower and the 163-story, 828 meter (2,717 foot) tall Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest building.

He also collaborated on Ludgate Development, Broadgate Development and parts of Canary Wharf, all large mixed-use developments in London, as well as the…

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Peter Weismantle

CTBUH Roles

Height and Data Committee, Member (2007 – Present)

Working Group: MEP (2018 – Present)

Annual Conference, Presenter (Shanghai 2014; Middle East 2018; Chicago 2019)

Awards Fire & Risk Engineering Jury (2020; 2021; 2022)

Videos

18 September 2014

Measuring Tall Buildings: Has CTBUH got its Height Criteria Correct?

One of the roles of the CTBUH is to be a “voice of reason” as the arbiter of building height claims, and to be consistent...

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Research

16 May 2023

The Economics of Record-Breaking Height

Jason Barr & Peter A. Weismantle

This paper reviews the development history of record-breaking skyscrapers to better understand their economics. Given how tall they are, the supposed reason for their construction...

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Research

28 October 2019

Fifty Years of Fire Safety In Supertall Buildings

Peter Weismantle, AS+GG; James Antell, Telgian Engineering & Consulting

As international design teams participated in the development of high-rise structures around the world, many of the concepts of fire-safe design first introduced in the...

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8 November 2018

Two New CTBUH Technical Guides Released

The CTBUH has released two new Technical Guides, focused on Façade Access and Maintenance and Skyspaces in Tall Buildings.

20 October 2018

Height & Data Committee Meets at 2018 Middle East Conference

The CTBUH Height and Data Committee met to discuss several key definitions of structural types, as well as some urban-scale considerations.

20 October 2018

Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting

CTBUH Leaders convened on Day 1 of the 2018 Middle East Conference for updates on the year's developments and to plan for 2019.

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.

24 May 2017

Partnered Event Explores High-Performance Skyscraper Design

CTBUH, ComEd, and Seventhwave partnered to host a breakfast seminar focused on high-performance building envelope design with the goal of identifying opportunities for energy savings.

21 April 2017

Peter A. Weismantle: Architectural Technical Design Of Supertalls

Part of the Spring 2017 Khan Distinguished Lecture Series, Weismantle will discuss approaches taken in investigating the special nature of supertall structures.

18 September 2014

Measuring Tall Buildings: Has CTBUH got its Height Criteria Correct?

One of the roles of the CTBUH is to be a “voice of reason” as the arbiter of building height claims, and to be consistent...

11 October 2011

Seoul Conference 2011 Track Session 19: Q&A

Question & Answers session for Track Session 19.

10 October 2011

Fire and Life Safety for the New Generation of Supertall Buildings

After the events of 9/11, why are we still building not only tall buildings, but supertall buildings? The answer to that question leads to a...

10 October 2011

Seoul Conference 2011 Track Session 08: Q&A

Question & Answers session for Track Session 08.

10 October 2011

Advanced Occupancy for Supertall Buildings

Advanced Occupancy, sometimes called Phased Occupancy, is a concept pioneered and practiced in the birthplace of the skyscraper, Chicago. Simply put, it allows for the...

03 March 2008

SkySourced Sustainability: How Supertall Buildings can Benefit from Height

Luke Leung & Peter Weismantle of SOM presented additional sources of sustainability to the existing source of energy-the earth and the near-grade environment at the...

16 May 2023

The Economics of Record-Breaking Height

Jason Barr & Peter A. Weismantle

This paper reviews the development history of record-breaking skyscrapers to better understand their economics. Given how tall they are, the supposed reason for their construction...

28 October 2019

Fifty Years of Fire Safety In Supertall Buildings

Peter Weismantle, AS+GG; James Antell, Telgian Engineering & Consulting

As international design teams participated in the development of high-rise structures around the world, many of the concepts of fire-safe design first introduced in the...

01 March 2018

Challenges in the Architectural Technical Design of the New Generation of Supertall Buildings

Peter A. Weismantle, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

The design of a supertall building poses many challenges to the architect and engineer. Using Jeddah Tower as a case study; this paper intends to...

26 October 2015

Case Study: Kingdom Tower, Jeddah

Peter Weismantle & Alejandro Stochetti, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

During the spring of 2009, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) began working on a prototype of a mile-high tower. With an eye to...

26 October 2015

The Tall Building Impact: From Local to Global

Adrian Smith & Peter Weismantle, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

AS+GG’s Director of Supertall Technology interviews AS+GG Partner Adrian Smith about the impact that supertall buildings have on a city’s identity, economy, ecological impact, and...

01 April 2013

Case Study: Kingdom Tower, Jeddah

Peter Weismantle & Alejandro Stochetti, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will be the tall building to go where no building has gone before – beyond 1,000 meters. For the...

19 September 2012

20 Years of High-Rise Fire Safety: From Jin Mao to Kingdom Tower

James H. Antell, RJA; Peter A. Weismantle, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

This paper will discuss the evolution of fire safety concepts in the recent generation of high rise buildings starting with “early” 1990’s designs in China...

03 March 2008

How Supertall Buildings Can Benefit From Height

Luke Leung & Peter Weismantle, SOM

Utilizing the earth and near-grade environment as a source of energy has historically been a common practice. Beyond solar and wind, designers do not usually...