Adrian Smith (architect)

Adrian Smith is one of the most recognized architects in the world. His work includes several major skyscrapers; including what will become officially the tallest building in the world upon its completion, the Burj Dubai.

Biography

Education

Adrian Smith graduated from University of Illinois - Chicago in 1969.

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

After nearly four decades with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (1967–2006), Smith left and with Gordon Gill and Robert Forest founded Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Smith's firm has declared that it will focus on design of high-performance, energy-efficient and sustainable architecture on an international scale.

Smith was the Design Partner at SOM for the Trump Tower, Chicago and Burj Dubai, which are still under construction.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Smith was a Design Partner in the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill from 1980 to 2003 and a Consulting Design Partner from 2004 to 2006. Smith also served as the SOM’s Chief Executive Officer (1993 to 1995). Smith was the Chairman for the SOM Foundation (1990 to 1995) which serves to recognize and nurture students in architecture, design, urban design and structural engineering..

Recognition

Projects under his design direction have won over 90 major awards for design excellence, including 5 international awards, 8 National AIA awards, 22 Chicago AIA awards, and 2 ULI Awards for Excellence. Smith's work at SOM has been featured in major museums in the United States, South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Selected projects at SOM

Adrian Smith, has been a practicing architect for over 40 years. His extraordinary body of work includes some of the world’s most recognizable landmark structures. The following is an abridged list of his work designed while Smith was a partner at SOM:

Proposed or under construction

Project	Type	City	Country	Status	Date
Burj Dubai	Supertall	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Construction	2009
Pearl River Tower	Supertall	Guangzhou	China	Construction	2009
Nanjing Greenland Financial Center	Supertall	Nanjing	China	Construction	2009
Trump International Hotel & Tower	Supertall	Chicago	USA	Construction	2008
201 Bishopsgate and The Broadgate Tower	High-rise	London	England	Construction	2008
Shanghai Grand Real Estate Office Tower	High-rise	Shanghai	China	Construction	2008
Chemsunny Plaza	Mid-rise	Beijing	China	Construction	2008
King Abdullah City	Master Plan	King Abdullah City	Saudi Arabia	project

Completed

Building	Year	City	Country
10 Fleet Place, Ludgate	1992	London	England
601 Congress Street, Manulife Financial	2003	Boston	USA
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
Canary Wharf, International banking headquarters buildings: HQ1, DS1, DS3, DS4; FC2	1991–2004	London	England
Canary Wharf Master plan	1991	London	England
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
NBC Tower	1989	Chicago	USA
Olympia Centre	1986	Chicago	USA
Rowes Wharf	1988	Boston	USA
Tower Palace III	2004	Seoul	Korea
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	Year	City	Country
7 South Dearborn	project	Chicago	USA
Mitsui Headquarters Competition	project	Tokyo	Japan
Samsung Togok	project	Seoul	Korea
Xiamen Posts and Telecommunications Building	project	Xiamen	China

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.

See also

• Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

External links

• Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture - official website
• Burj Dubai website
• Chicago Tribune Article 'Sweet new start for architect Adrian Smith' Feb 24, 2008

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 8987223248

References