Nathaniel Hollister

Goettsch Partners, Designer | Chicago, United States

About

Nathaniel Hollister is designer at Goettsch Partners with experience in mixed-use high-rise projects in both Asia and North America.

His experience at Goettsch Partners includes work on Park Tower – a 600 ft skyscraper planned for downtown San Francisco, the 720,000-square-foot competition-winning design for the Zurich North American Headquarters in Schaumburg, and the 150-meter-tall mixed-use China Resources Vanguard Tower in Shenzhen, China.

Between 2009 and 2013, Nathaniel gained significant experience in all aspects of the high-rise typology while working at the CTBUH and co-teaching an advanced architectural high-rise studio at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). During his time at the CTBUH, Nathaniel conducted research and published a number of papers on tall buildings, several of which were focused on dissecting the significant numerical increase and diversification the tall…

See more

Nathaniel Hollister

CTBUH Roles

Young Professionals Committee, Chicago, Vice-Chair (2014 – 2017)

Student Competition First-Round Jury (2015)

Research

13 June 2013

The History of the European Skyscraper

Nathaniel Hollister, CTBUH

Due to the compact and historic nature of its cities, some unpopular designs, and an unfortunate association with public housing, Europe had historically been slow...

Login

You must be a CTBUH Member to view this resource.

View all

Research

18 January 2012

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the Era of the Megatall

Nathaniel Hollister & Antony Wood, CTBUH

Within this decade we will likely witness not only the world’s first kilometer-tall building, but also the completion of a significant number of buildings over...

Login

You must be a CTBUH Member to view this resource.

View all

Research

31 December 2011

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2011

Nathaniel Hollister & Antony Wood, CTBUH

The annual story is becoming a familiar one: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and now 2011 have each sequentially broke the record for the most 200...

Login

You must be a CTBUH Member to view this resource.

View all

25 February 2015

CTBUH Chicago Talks Tall Timber

CTBUH Chicago and YPC held a lecture entitled “Tall Timber Buildings: Trends and Research” given by Benton Johnson, drawing 90-plus attendees.

27 February 2014

YPC Roundtable Discussion: Hackable Cities and Work in the City

The Young Professionals Committee hosted a discussion which introduced the concept of "hacking" the built environment to create pragmatic, yet dynamic, augmentations to the city.

20 September 2012

Shanghai Tower Technical Tour Report

Scheduled for completion in 2014, the tour of Shanghai Tower offered a unique glimpse into the construction of the megatall building.

21 June 2012

CTBUH Celebrates First Exhibition

Chicago Architecture Foundation event spotlights work of CTBUH and AS+GG with Illinois Institute of Technology students: “Unseen City: Designs for a Future Chicago.”

11 October 2011

Three International Finance Center Tour Report

Three International Finance Center was one of an incredible eight 250 meter-plus projects that are under construction in Seoul and the site for a technical tour.

21 October 2009

Blue Cross Blue Shield Building Tour

Attendees of the 2009 CTBUH Chicago Conference began their conference experience with a technical tour of the recent renovations to Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower.

13 June 2013

The History of the European Skyscraper

Nathaniel Hollister, CTBUH

Due to the compact and historic nature of its cities, some unpopular designs, and an unfortunate association with public housing, Europe had historically been slow...

18 January 2012

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the Era of the Megatall

Nathaniel Hollister & Antony Wood, CTBUH

Within this decade we will likely witness not only the world’s first kilometer-tall building, but also the completion of a significant number of buildings over...

31 December 2011

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2011

Nathaniel Hollister & Antony Wood, CTBUH

The annual story is becoming a familiar one: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and now 2011 have each sequentially broke the record for the most 200...

01 August 2011

New York City Scrapers

Nathaniel Hollister, Jan Klerks & Antony Wood, CTBUH

New York’s dramatic skyline, over a century in the making, has for years been the envy of cities around the world. From the very birth...