Video Presentations: All for One? We Prefer… (Part 1of 2)

Creating sustainable vertical urbanism and executing an effective crisis response demands preparedness, ingenuity, the strategic allocation of resources, swift implementation, and diligent progress toward the end goal. This presentation—the first installment of a two-part series fully titled, “All For One? We Prefer…The One For All!”—focuses on showcasing best practices employed on The One, Mizrahi Development’s new 309-meter- (1,014-foot-) tall tower that is currently under construction in Toronto, Ontario. From this presentation, a method for sourcing a framework for successful project outcomes in post-pandemic times from a development conceptualized before such a challenge was upon is described. The One is an anomaly in the realm of residential construction norms. Rather than a traditional, all-concrete structural system, this supertall tower features a composite (concrete-encased steel) superstructure that serves as the building’s hybrid exoskeletal structure.

To arrive at a solution that fulfilled and honored Foster + Partners' distinct vision for the tower, key project stakeholders—among them ArcelorMittal, RJC Engineers, and Walters Group—merged their individual capabilities into a cooperative effort across borders. Engaging as they did, these actors ultimately maximized their design solutions' impact on project outcomes by drawing on innovation in construction materials and cutting-edge research on structural systems. Primary topics to be covered in this segment of the series are an introduction of The One, an overview of project stakeholder expertise and their global integration, as well as a summary of research and development initiatives related to composite megacolumns, including the multiple, concrete-encased, hot-rolled steel sections research performed through Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.