Gerard Evenden

“there was a big economic downturn and the practice shrank to almost nothing and i was i was unemployed and i i suddenly out of the blue got a phone call and uh alf said to me he said well we're wondering whether you'd be interested in coming around to do some drawings so i came around and did some drawings and i'd been...”

— From Inside the Archive - Gerard Evenden, Norman Foster Foundation (July 17, 2020)

“what i always thought was really good was the consistency because things did change but people stayed we've moved together and grown together so um that's a very nice thing and and you do feel that you feel a camaraderie a link between us because we've worked together for a long time and i think that is one of the bigg...”

— From Inside the Archive - Gerard Evenden, Norman Foster Foundation (July 17, 2020)

“the really connected city will be the smart city the one that's connected to not only to infrastructure but also to the tech to the communication systems which are coming into the city and how they all relate and relate to one another how do we power our transport in the future how does that come from the ground how do...”

— From CTBUH Video Interview – Ross Palmer & Gerard Evenden, Council on Vertical Urbanism (October 30, 2017)

“the longevity of the building is everything in terms of sustainability if you're not if you don't not demolishing the building in 50 years if the building can transform itself into another working environment or living environment you've got the future”

— From CTBUH Video Interview – Ross Palmer & Gerard Evenden, Council on Vertical Urbanism (October 30, 2017)

“There are very very few new cities with such a comprehensive set of rules for daylight for access and for the integration at ground level and since 1998 the rules have just gone on and grown and grown and have now formed a huge network which acting together is all acting for the benefit of the city.”

— From CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Gerard Evenden “Circular Quay Tower: The Tallest Office in Sydney”, Council on Vertical Urbanism (October 30, 2017)

“The business innovation spaces is really the catalyst for tenants the catalyst for new tenants the catalyst for new tech companies to develop within the city.”

— From CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Gerard Evenden “Circular Quay Tower: The Tallest Office in Sydney”, Council on Vertical Urbanism (October 30, 2017)

“the speed of development the speed of change has been enormous in the car industry and has been enormous in terms of transportation however the speed of change in the building industry has been appalling”

— From The Importance of Sustainable Urban Design | Gerard Evenden, Foster + Partners, World Energy TV (February 01, 2018)

“actually the developments are still too small and actually what we now believe is probably you needed a development of around 200 thousand in terms of population in order to begin to kick in the invested level of infrastructure that's needed to to start to generate and make economic sense of these developments”

— From The Importance of Sustainable Urban Design | Gerard Evenden, Foster + Partners, World Energy TV (February 01, 2018)