Robert Whitlock

KPF, Design Principal | New York City, United States

About

Rob Whitlock’s career as an architect has been as much about enhancing the urban experience as shaping individual buildings. His work considers density, public space, programmatic integration, supertall building, and the influences of these elements on the quality and sustainability of the “global city.” Over the past three decades, Whitlock has played a pivotal role in shaping KPF’s approach to large-scale, mixed-use master plans, leading the firm towards an emphasis on generating synergy and vibrancy through the design of the “multi-layered city.” An accomplished designer of high-rise buildings, he focuses on the important role these buildings play in shaping urban space, both on the ground plane and as part of the skyline.

Robert Whitlock

CTBUH Roles

Annual Conference, Presenter (China 2016)

Annual Conference, Session Chair (China 2016)

Innovation Conference, Speaker (Chicago 2018; Shenzhen 2019; Chicago 2020)

Student Competition Second-Round Jury, Chair (2016)

Videos

10 April 2019

Ceremonial Influences Form a Modern Flagship Building for Beijing’s CBD

China Zun is the flagship building of Beijing’s comprehensively planned 30-hectare central business district core. Its gently rising and curving form embodies the historic capital’s...

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Videos

31 May 2018

The Axis Mundi of the Pearl River Delta Megacity

The Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center (PAFC) is a transit-integrated, 600-meter-tall building that occupies a major node in the increasingly connected megacity of Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Guangzhou....

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Research

16 September 2014

Case Study: China Zun Tower, Beijing

Robert Whitlock & Li Lei, Kohn Pedersen Fox; Luo Nengjun, CITIC Heye Investment Co. Ltd.; Liu Peng, Arup

China Zun Tower will be the flagship building of Beijing’s comprehensively planned 30-hectare central business district core. The 528-meter-tall tower will stand far above its...

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11 April 2019

CTBUH Hong Kong Chapter Inauguration

In celebration of the establishment of the CTBUH Hong Kong Chapter, the Council is excited to announce the Chapter's inaugural event.

22 June 2018

CTBUH Participates in the China Zun Forum

CTBUH participated in the China Zun Forum which explored how the China Zun tower can serve as an innovative model for the international tall building industry.

18 October 2016

Student Tall Building Competition Results Announced

The winner and final rankings for the CTBUH International Student Design Competition, sponsored by KPF, were determined at the 2016 CTBUH Conference.

10 April 2019

Ceremonial Influences Form a Modern Flagship Building for Beijing’s CBD

China Zun is the flagship building of Beijing’s comprehensively planned 30-hectare central business district core. Its gently rising and curving form embodies the historic capital’s...

31 May 2018

The Axis Mundi of the Pearl River Delta Megacity

The Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center (PAFC) is a transit-integrated, 600-meter-tall building that occupies a major node in the increasingly connected megacity of Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Guangzhou....

16 September 2014

Case Study: China Zun Tower, Beijing

Robert Whitlock & Li Lei, Kohn Pedersen Fox; Luo Nengjun, CITIC Heye Investment Co. Ltd.; Liu Peng, Arup

China Zun Tower will be the flagship building of Beijing’s comprehensively planned 30-hectare central business district core. The 528-meter-tall tower will stand far above its...