Richard Palmer

Sydney, Australia

About

Richard is an engineer by training, a consultant by profession and an ecologist at heart. He is employed by the WSP Group to provide design services on green buildings and urban sustainability projects though the global WSP Future Cities initiative.

His approach to urban sustainability is founded on collaboration in the fields of design, research and education. He believes integrated urban infrastructure is central to delivering our future cities and providing resilient responses to the social and environmental challenges we face.

Richard Palmer

CTBUH Roles

City Treasurer, Sydney (2015 – 2017)

City Representative, Sydney (2013 – 2017)

Research

17 October 2016

Superdensity: A New Model for Vertical Urbanism

David Tickle, HASSELL; Richard Palmer, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

Hong Kong has been, for decades, one of the world’s most fascinating urban experiments. In one year alone (following the 2nd world war) the city...

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31 March 2017

Conference Steering Sub-Committees Confirmed

The conference sub-committees will help drive the organization and promotion of activities ahead of CTBUH 2017, starting on October 30.

9 March 2017

CTBUH Executive Director Presents at Chapter Events in Australia

Executive Director Antony Wood delivered two well attended lectures in Sydney and Melbourne, organized by the respective local CTBUH committees.

30 April 2014

CTBUH in NSW Holds Launch Event

The CTBUH in New South Wales, Australia, launched with an evening event at 8 Chifley Square - one of Sydney's newest iconic tall buildings.

17 October 2016

Superdensity: A New Model for Vertical Urbanism

David Tickle, HASSELL; Richard Palmer, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

Hong Kong has been, for decades, one of the world’s most fascinating urban experiments. In one year alone (following the 2nd world war) the city...