Adrian Smith

About

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, including the [url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/jin-mao-tower/189]Jin Mao Tower[/url] in Shanghai, China; Rowes Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts and the [url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/burj-khalifa/3]Burj Khalifa[/url] in the United Arab Emirates, the world’s tallest structure.

Adrian’s unique design approach emphasizes sensitivity to the physical environment. He considers each project holistically, taking into consideration site orientation, climate and geography, cultural and social influences to create highly sustainable projects that achieve contextualism within the global environment.

As one of the world’s foremost experts of super tall towers, he collaborated with [url=http://global.ctbuh.org/people-profile/Gordon-Gill]Gordon Gill[/url] to design the world’s first net Zero-Energy skyscraper, [url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/pearl-river-tower/454]Pearl River Tower[/url], built in Guangzhou China. The design harvests the natural forces of wind, sun and geothermal mass, and continues Adrian’s tradition of integrating energy efficient systems and technologies into his designs. Prior to founding [url=http://global.ctbuh.org/companies/8]Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture[/url] in 2006, Adrian was a Design Partner in the Chicago office of [url=http://global.ctbuh.org/companies/354]Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[/url] from 1980 to 2003 and a Consulting Design Partner from 2004 to 2006.