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Adrian Smith (architect)

Adrian D Smith

Adrian Smith (2007)

Born August 19, 1944Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Nationality American

Alma mater University of Illinois, Chicago

Architectural career

Practice Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Buildings Burj KhalifaJin Mao TowerPearl River TowerTrump International Hotel & Tower

Projects Kingdom Tower

Adrian D. Smith (born August 19, 1944) is an American architect who has designed skyscrapers including the BurjKhalifa, Jin Mao Tower and Trump International Hotel and Tower, as well as the proposed 1000m (unknownoperator: u'strong'ft) Kingdom Tower for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan Tower which would rise to about1,050m (3,445ft) with 189 floors for Baku, Azerbaijan

EducationSmith attended Texas A&M University, pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture while being involved with the Corps ofCadets. However he did not graduate, and instead left A&M to work at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) in1967.[1] He finished his education at the University of Illinois, Chicago and graduated in 1969.

CareerSmith worked on numerous projects at SOM from 19672006. He then left to co-found Adrian Smith + Gordon GillArchitecture. Because of the long design cycle for major projects, he has continued to win awards and recognitionfor work he did during his long stint at SOM.

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RecognitionProjects Smith designed have won 5 international awards, 8 National AIA awards, 22 Chicago AIA awards, and 2ULI Awards for Excellence.[2] He was the recipient of the CTBUH 2011 Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime AchievementAward[3]. Smith's work at SOM has been featured in museums in the United States, South America, Europe, Asiaand the Middle East. He is a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council.[4]

Selected projectsThe following is an abridged list of work Smith was partly responsible for as a partner at SOM:[5]

Burj KhalifaThe Burj Khalifa, in Dubai is the holder of the title of Worlds Tallest Building. Adrian Smith was the DesignPartner at SOM for the Burj Khalifa, officially opened on the 4th of January 2010.

Proposed or under construction

Project Type City Country Status Completion Date

Kingdom Tower Supertall Jeddah Saudi Arabia Project 2016-2017

Masdar Headquarters Low-rise Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Construction 2011

Pearl River Tower Supertall Guangzhou China Construction 2012

Completed

AT&T Corporate Center in Chicago Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai

Building Year City Country

10 Fleet Place, Ludgate 1992 London England

201 Bishopsgate and The Broadgate Tower 2009 London England

601 Congress Street, Manulife Financial 2003 Boston USA

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Aramco Headquarters Office Building 1993 Dhahran Saudi Arabia

AT&T Corporate Center 1989 Chicago USA

Banco de Occidente 1980 Guatemala City Guatemala

BankBoston Headquarters 2000 Sao Paulo Brazil

Burj Khalifa 2010 Dubai United Arab Emirates

Canary Wharf, International banking headquarters buildings: HQ1, DS1, DS3, DS4; FC2 19912004 London England

Canary Wharf Master plan 1991 London England

Chemsunny Plaza 2008 Beijing China

General Motors Renaissance Center 2003 Detroit USA

Jubilee Park Pavilion 2004 London England

Jin Mao Tower 1998 Shanghai China

Millennium Park Master planning 2002 Chicago USA

Zifeng Tower 2010 Nanjing China

NBC Tower 1989 Chicago USA

Olympia Centre 1986 Chicago USA

Rowes Wharf 1988 Boston USA

Shanghai Grand Center 2011 Shanghai China

Tower Palace III 2004 Seoul Korea

Trump International Hotel & Tower 2009 Chicago USA

United Gulf Bank Building 1986 Manama Bahrain

USG Building (currently AT&T Corporate Center) 1991 Chicago USA

Washington University Arts and Sciences Building 2000 St. Louis USA

Washington University Psychology Building 1996 St. Louis USA

Significant unbuilt projects

Building City Country

1 Dubai Dubai United Arab Emirates

7 South Dearborn Chicago USA

King Abdullah City King Abdullah City Saudi Arabia

Mitsui Headquarters Competition Tokyo Japan

Samsung Togok Seoul Korea

Xiamen Posts and Telecommunications Building Xiamen China

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Non-architectural projects Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet Smith and his firm were invited to join other artists in a public art

project dedicated to increasing awareness of global warming.

External links Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture - official website [6]

Burj Dubai website [7]

Chicago Tribune Article 'Sweet new start for architect Adrian Smith' Feb 24, 2008 [8]

Monographs Smith, Adrian, The Architecture of Adrian Smith, SOM: Toward a Sustainable Future, Images Publishing Group

Pty Ltd, ISBN 1-86470-169-2 Smith, Adrian, Pro Architect 24: Adrian D Smith, Archiworld Company Ltd, ISBN 89-87223-24-8

References[1] Texas A&M http:/ / archone. tamu. edu/ college/ news/ newsletters/ fall2010/ stories/ Smith_Burj. html/[2] "Adrian Smith biography at smithgill.com" (http:/ / www. smithgill. com/ adriansmith. htm). .[3] "CTBUH 10th Annual Awards, 2011" (http:/ / www. ctbuh. org/ Awards/ OverviewofPastAwards/ 2011Awards/ tabid/ 2244/ language/

en-US/ Default. aspx). Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. . Retrieved 16 May 2012.[4] Design Futures Council Senior Fellows http:/ / www. di. net/ about/ senior_fellows/[5] Smith, Adrian (2007). The Architecture of Adrian Smith, SOM: Toward a Sustainable Future. Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd.

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