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Larry Oltmanns has achieved international acclaim for his work as an architect and master planner of large-scale mixed-use developments worldwide. Master plans designed by Mr Oltmanns include 25 mixed-use developments over $100 million, of which 12 have been completed and four are under construction. Six of these projects are currently under study at Vx3, the company he founded in 2007. Mr Oltmanns is also recognised as an international expert in the design of convention centres. His projects, which include eight facilities on four continents, are frequently cited as prototypes representing best practice by owners and operators. His competition-winning design for the new NATO Headquarters in Brussels, due to be completed in 2012, was chosen above designs submitted by 22 international firms.

VX3 Architects

Oltmanns founded his studio, Vx3, in April 2007. One of his firm’s first projects was the master plan for the $2 billion redevelopment of Euston Station in London. Current projects include three mixed-use developments in central London of over 3 million square feet, plus large-scale residential and commercial projects in Moscow, Warsaw, Calgary, and Dublin. He believes that architecture can only achieve greatness if it is financially successful and contributes to a better quality of urban life.

Before forming Vx3 Larry Oltmanns spent more than 30 years with SOM, initially in their Chicago office and later as Design Partner of SOM London. He led the design teams responsible for many landmarks including Rondo ONZ in Warsaw, 10 Exchange Square at Broadgate in London, the Convention and Exhibition Centre (COEX) at the Korea World Trade Centre and the multi award-winning Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. His competition-winning design for the new extension to the Melbourne Convention Centre will be the state-of-the-art when it opens in 2009 and has been awarded a 6 Star Green Star environmental rating by the Green Building Council of Australia, the first in the world for a convention centre.

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Residential Tower In Moscow, Russia

Recognition

Projects under the direction of Larry Oltmanns have won numerous awards for design excellence, including awards from the American Institute of Architects, the Royal Australian Institute of Architects and the City of Seoul, Korea.

Oltmanns served on London’s International Convention Centre Commission in 2004/5. He is a long-standing member of the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA).

Selected projects

LARGE-SCALE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS

Euston Station Redevelopment, London
Nine Elms Development, London
Broadgate Public Space Enhancements, London
Nowe Powisle, Warsaw
White City Development, London
New Providence Wharf, London
Excellence Huanggang Century Centre, Shenzhen
Chicago Place at 700 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Knights Road Development, London
Minoco Wharf, London
Leamouth Peninsula, London
Pribinova Development, Bratislava

OFFICES

Rondo ONZ, Warsaw
NATO Headquarters, Brussels
10 Exchange Square, London
75 State Street, Boston
Ludgate West, London
Lockheed Martin Center for Leadership Excellence, Bethesda, Maryland
United Gulf Bank, Manama
Asian Development Bank, Manila
500 West Monroe, Chicago
Nestle Administrative Offices, Manila
Crowchild Professional Building, Calgary
Phinma Headquarters Buildings, Manila
Septwolves, Xiamen, China

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS

Campolide Parque, Lisbon
1 Millharbour, London
Crossharbour, London
New Providence Wharf, London
K-16 Park City, Moscow
Rockwell Centre, Manila

CONVENTION CENTRES

Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
Korea World Trade Centre, Seoul
Dallas Convention Center, Dallas
Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia
Melbourne Convention Centre, Victoria
National Trade Centre at Exhibition Place, Toronto
Renaissance Hotel and Convention Centre, Mumbai

HOTELS

Renaissance Hotel and Convention Centre, Mumbai
Radisson Edwardian Hotel, London Docklands
Intercontinental Hotel, Seoul
The Eckington Hotel, Washington DC
Arlington Courthouse Hotel, Virginia

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Larry Oltmanns graduated from the University of Illinois in 1973 with a BA in Architecture.

Affiliations

American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
RIBA Academic Validation Panel (2003 - 2008)
Asia Pacific Exhibition & Convention Council - APECC (1998 - 2004)
Mayoral Commission for ICC London (2003 - 2005)
International Congress & Convention Association - ICCA (1998 - 2008)
National Council of Architectural Review Boards - NCARB

Registrations

UK
Illinois
Florida
Massachusetts
Washington DC

Awards

2004 - Finsbury Avenue Square, Broadgate, London
• Award for Design Excellence, International Association of Lighting Designer
• Best New Open Space – New City Architecture

2002 - Adelaide Convention Centre
• Award of Merit for Interior Architecture – Royal Australian Institute of Architects
• Award of Merit for New Building – Royal Australian Institute of Architects
• Award of Merit, BHP Colourbond Steel Award – Royal Australian Institute of Architects

2001 - Korea World Trade Centre
• City of Seoul Gold Medal, The City of Seoul, Korea
• Interior Architecture Citation of Merit Award – AIA, Chicago Chapter

1999 - Hong Kong Convention Centre
• Best Structure Finalist, Structural Engineers Association of Illinois
• Distinguished Building Award – AIA, Chicago Chapter
• Honor Award in Mixed-Use/Commercial Category, The Waterfront Centre

1998 - Korea World Trade Centre
• Excellence in Engineering, ASHRAE

1995 - Rowes Wharf, Boston
• Citation for Excellence in Urban Design, AIA
• Citation for Excellence in Urban Design, AIA, Boston Chapter
• Distinguished Building Award, AIA, Chicago Chapter
• Award for Excellence, Large-Scale Urban
• Development/Mixed-Use Award Urban Land Institute
• Build Massachusetts Award, Associated General Contractors
• Grand Award, Builder Magazine
• Professional Design Award, Pre-stressed Concrete Institute
• Honor Award, Excellence on the Waterfront, The Waterfront Centre
• Urban Design Citation, AIA Boston Chapter
• Energy Conservation Awards, First Place, New Multi-Use Building ASHRAE

1990 - 75 State Street
• Merit Award National Commercial Builders Council
• Tucker Interior, Architecture Award, Building Stone Institute
• Award of Excellence, National Commercial Builders Council

1989 75 State Street
• Architectural Woodwork Institute Award of Excellence
• Architectural Woodwork Institute

1989 United Gulf Bank
• Distinguished Detail Award, Honor Award - AIA Chicago Chapter
• Distinguished Building Award, AIA Chicago Chapter
• Architectural Design Citation, Progressive Architecture

Speeches

Reflections on Time - Creating a New Plan for London
Pecha Kucha, MIPIM, Cannes, 2009

Sleeping with the Devil
10th ICCA Congress, Rhodes, Greece, 2006

The Growth of New Generation Convention Centres
7th ICCA Congress, Busan, South Korea, 2003

Korea World Trade Centre: Presentation and Tour
14th APECC General Assembly, Seoul, South Korea, 2003

Are London Architects too Pre-Occupied with Architecture?
MIPIM, Cannes, 2003

The Legacy of Mies - A series of lectures in conjunction with an exhibition of the early works of Mies van der Rohe
Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 2003

A New Convention Centre in Cardiff: Key Issues to Consider
ICCA UK Chapter Debate, Cardiff, UK, 2002

Should Dublin Build a New Convention Centre?
ICCA UK Chapter Winter Debate, Dublin, Ireland, 2001

The Office Building of Tomorrow: The End of Caprice
‘Building for the 21st Century’ Conference sponsored by the Council on Tall Buildings, London, 2001

The Convention Centre and the Public-Private Partnership
4th ICCA Congress, Hong Kong, 2000

The Convention Center as a mixed-use Public/Private Partnership
APECC General Assembly, Seattle, 1999

Convention Centres in the 21st Century,
3rd ICCA Congress, Lisbon, 1999

HKCEC – Gateway to City/Symbol of Optimism
9th Annual meeting of APECC General Assembly in Hong Kong, 1999

Images

Larry Oltmanns
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Rondo ONZ, Warsaw
Finsbury Avenue Square, London
COEX at Korea World Trade Centre, Seoul
K-16 Park City, Moscow
Crowchild Building, Calgary

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