Dubai, CTBUH 2012 Shanghai Congress - Groesbeck, "Tall Buildings in Metropolitan Universities"

September 21, 2012. Shanghai, China. In the future, the University will need to consider vertical models to co-exist within their urban cores and create a living and working balance. With the rise of commercial real estate values and densities in many major metropolitan areas, the ability to expand within the urban core is being challenged. A successful vertical model is the recently completed 425 S. Wabash Building at Roosevelt University in Chicago. It builds on the lessons of other vertical educational institutional buildings, utilizes a constricted urban site to support a wide range of educational uses, and adds to the vibrancy of the surrounding urban area.