S. Isaac Work

planner. analyst. manager.

TEACHING

Illinois Institute of Technology

Visiting Teaching Scholar, January 2023 to December 2024

ARCH571 – Talking Tall II Research Seminar |


Guest Lecturer, August 2022 to Present

ARCH570 – Talking Tall I, Fall 2022 & Fall 2023: “Conformity: Zoning for Tall Buildings” |
ARCH571 – Talking Tall II, Spring 2023: “GIS for Architects” |


PUBLICATIONS

CTBUH Data Handbook

Walsworth Publishing (2023, 2024, 2025), 98 pages

Coordinating editor and data visualizer for an annual publication |
Project manager for production team guiding layout, graphics, and sponsorship outreach |


Sea-Level Rise Susceptibility     

CTBUH Journal (2022 Issue IV), 4 pages

Visualization of an award-winning student project at the Université de Montréal |
In-depth modeling of over 7 million buildings and their vulnerability to sea-level rise |
Developed an ArcGIS tool to collate and analyze cross-platform building elevation data |


The World’s 118 Tallest Buildings

Walsworth Publishing, 340 pages

Coordinating editor and layout designer for the definitive guide to skyscrapers |
Project manager for production team visualizing data, and writing narratives |
Collaborated with global architecture & engineering firms to secure info, images, & drawings |


A Deep Dive into the World’s Highest Pools

CTBUH Journal (2022 Issue II), 10 pages

Worked with clients in Dubai to assess the nature and design of the world’s highest pools |
Concurrently produced a journal paper describing methodology and results |


SPEAKING

CONNECTION 2024: Canadian Institute of Planners’ Annual Conference

“Beyond Towers: Building a Community in Canada’s Vertical Neighbourhoods”
10 July 2024 | Edmonton, Alberta

ACTION 2025: Canadian Institute of Planners’ Annual Conference

“From the Ground Up: Supporting Toronto’s Vertical Villages”
9 July 2025 | Toronto, Ontario


MEDIA

CBC Radio-Canada, 5 April 2025

Toronto a-t-elle besoin de tours ultrahautes?

Toronto Star, 25 April 2024

Seven new ‘supertall’ buildings are coming to Toronto — is that a good thing?

Crain’s Chicago Business, 2 April 2024

These Chicagoans traded their Ventra cards for car keys

Elevator World, 1 March 2024

Inflection Point: Canada market trends