CTBUH 8th World Congress 2008 Peter Head Peter Head is a champion for developing global practice that demonstrates that the way we invest public and private money in the built environment could be made very much more effective if the public and private sector adopted sustainable de- velopment principles. He is a civil and structural engineer who has become a recognised world leader in major bridges, advanced composite tech- nology and now in sustainable development in cities. He has won many awards for his work, including the Royal Academy Silver Medal, A ward of Merit of IABSE and the Prince Philip A ward for Polymers in the Service of Mankind. He joined Arup in 2004 to create and lead their planning and integrated urbanism team globally . He was appointed in 2002 by the Mayor of London as an independent Commissioner on the London Sustainable Development Commission and leads the planning and development sub-group of the Commission. Peter is project director for t he planning and development of the Dongtan Eco-city on Chongming Island in Shanghai and other city developments in China for the client Shanghai Industrial Investment Co and is a sustainability advisor for the London Olympics development project. He has recently been asked by Ken Livingstone to support the development ofa Zero Carbon housing project in Thames Gateway . Peter has also advised the Cathedral Group’ s successful bid for the Circus St development in Brighton which is another zero carbon urban regeneration project. Gary Lawrence Gary Lawrence is Arup’ s Urban Strategy Leader providing thought l eadership for strategic urban development throughout the rm’s 86 global ofces. He is the driving force behind Arup’ s vision to create communities of the present and future that address human need and environmental limitations. Gary’s roots are planted in the Pacic Northwest of the United States. As Redmond City Manger Gary turned the rst shovel of dirt on the development of Microsoft’s campu s then, as Planning Director for the City of Seattle, went on to lead development of the rst municipal sustainability-focused comprehensive plan in the world: Toward a Sustainable Seattle. National and international recognition of his work soon followed and Gary has subsequently served as advisor to the Clinton Administration’ s Council on Sustainable Development, the UN’s Habitat II, the US Agency for International Development, the Brazilian President’s Ofce, the British Prime Minister’s Ofce, the European Academy for the Urban Environment in Berlin, and the Ofce of Economic and Community Development (OECD) on matters of sustainable development and environmental policy. Arup is a rm of 9000 engineers, designers, planners, and scientists who have come together to realize their f ounder’s vi - sion of shaping a better world f or the citizens of today and tomorr ow. Arup’ s inuence extends throughout the world with 86 ofces in 37 countries on ve continents. [email protected]Urban Development To Combat Climate Change: Dongtan Eco-city and Risk Management Strategies Peter R. Head, OBE, FREng, FRSA 1 and J. Gary Lawrence 2 1 Arup, 13 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 4BQ, UK2 Arup, 403 Columbia Street, Suite 220, Seattle, WA 98104, Tel: +1 206 749 9674-228, Fax: +1 206 749 0665, Email: [email protected][email protected]
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CTBUH 8th World Congress 2008
Peter Head
Peter Head is a champion for developing global practice that demonstrates that the way we invest public and private money
in the built environment could be made very much more effective if the public and private sector adopted sustainable de-
velopment principles.
He is a civil and structural engineer who has become a recognised world leader in major bridges, advanced composite tech-
nology and now in sustainable development in cities. He has won many awards for his work, including the Royal Academy
Silver Medal, Award of Merit of IABSE and the Prince Philip Award for Polymers in the Service of Mankind.
He joined Arup in 2004 to create and lead their planning and integrated urbanism team globally. He was appointed in 2002
by the Mayor of London as an independent Commissioner on the London Sustainable Development Commission and leads
the planning and development sub-group of the Commission.
Peter is project director for the planning and development of the Dongtan Eco-city on Chongming Island in Shanghai and
other city developments in China for the client Shanghai Industrial Investment Co and is a sustainability advisor for the
London Olympics development project. He has recently been asked by Ken Livingstone to support the development of
a Zero Carbon housing project in Thames Gateway. Peter has also advised the Cathedral Group’s successful bid for the
Circus St development in Brighton which is another zero carbon urban regeneration project.
Gary Lawrence
Gary Lawrence is Arup’s Urban Strategy Leader providing thought leadership for strategic urban development throughoutthe rm’s 86 global ofces. He is the driving force behind Arup’s vision to create communities of the present and future that
address human need and environmental limitations. Gary’s roots are planted in the Pacic Northwest of the United States.
As Redmond City Manger Gary turned the rst shovel of dirt on the development of Microsoft’s campus then, as Planning
Director for the City of Seattle, went on to lead development of the rst municipal sustainability-focused comprehensive
plan in the world: Toward a Sustainable Seattle. National and international recognition of his work soon followed and Gary
has subsequently served as advisor to the Clinton Administration’s Council on Sustainable Development, the UN’s Habitat
II, the US Agency for International Development, the Brazilian President’s Ofce, the British Prime Minister’s Ofce,
the European Academy for the Urban Environment in Berlin, and the Ofce of Economic and Community Development
(OECD) on matters of sustainable development and environmental policy.
Arup is a rm of 9000 engineers, designers, planners, and scientists who have come together to realize their founder’s vi-
sion of shaping a better world for the citizens of today and tomorrow. Arup’s inuence extends throughout the world with86 ofces in 37 countries on ve continents.