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Adrian Devaun Smith (born August 19, 1944) is an American architect. He designed the world's tallest structure, Burj Khalifa, as well as the building projected to surpass it, the Jeddah Tower.
AS+GG's Al Wasl Plaza in Expo City Dubai secures Guinness World Record for the largest interactive immersive dome.
Adrian Smith has been a registered architect in twelve states of the USA and his designs have won him more than 125 awards which include 5 international, 9 national and 3 Urban Land Institute Awards for excellence.
Adrian Smith, 66, is the senior design partner at Chicago-based Adrian Smith+Gordon Gill Architecture. While at his previous firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Mr. Smith designed the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which at 2,717-feet high is the world’s tallest, along with China’s Nanjing’s Zifeng Tower, Chicago’s Trump International Hotel ...
Jul 11, 2024 · Adrian Smith, the architect the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, talks about the history, design, and impact of the 2,722-foot-tall tower
Adrian Smith, FAIA, Founding Partner Emeritus, is an Architect of international renown, having designed many landmark buildings including the two world’s tallest structures: Burj Khalifa completed in 2010 in Dubai and Jeddah Tower, now under construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Oct 18, 2024 · The Burj Khalifa is a global architectural icon that redefines the limits of what is possible in skyscraper design. Towering at 828 meters, it has remained the tallest building in the world since its completion in 2010. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, with lead architect Adrian Smith at the helm, the Burj Khalifa symbolizes the union of innovation and cultural significance.
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) is a multiple international award-winning architecture firm based in Chicago, Illinois, focusing on energy-efficient and sustainable mega tall and super tall buildings. With projects all over the world covering many uses, AS+GG is on track to completing the world’s tallest building.
Jun 21, 2023 · Within a three-week period, Adrian Smith sketched out the original designs that would eventually become the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa. In the early 2000s, he was approached by Emaar Properties, the Dubai–headquartered real estate company that developed the skyscraper.
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 Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, China; Rowes Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts and the Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates, the world’s tallest structure.
