CTBUH Gold Member

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

About

Member Since: 2008

Member Offices: Chicago

Website: http://smithgill.com/

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture is dedicated to the design of high-performance, energy-efficient and sustainable architecture on an international scale.

They believe that architecture has the unique power to influence our world. They strive to create designs that aid society, advance technology, sustain the environment and inspire those around us to improve our world.

Their office is dedicated to the creation of new paradigms for sustainable development. They use a holistic, integrated design approach that emphasizes symbiotic relationship with the natural environment -- a philosophy they've termed ""global environmental contextualism.""

The firm was founded in 2006 by partners Adrian Smith, Gordon Gill and Robert Forest. Today there are 100 employees in offices in Chicago and Beijing.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Interior Design; Urban Design

Buildings

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Status

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On Hold

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Under Renovation

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Height
1 Uptown Dubai Tower 1
711 m / 2,333  ft
2 HeXi Yuzui Tower A
498.8 m / 1,636  ft
3 Wuhan Greenland Center
475.6 m / 1,560  ft
4 Central Park Tower
472.4 m / 1,550  ft
5 Tribune East Tower
433.4 m / 1,422  ft
6 HeXi Yuzui Tower C
350 m / 1,148  ft
7 Uptown Tower
333.4 m / 1,094  ft
8 Xinda Kingtown International Center Tower 1
320 m / 1,050  ft
9 Shenzhen Zhongzhou Holdings Financial Center
300.8 m / 987  ft
10 Suzhou Keyne Center Office and Hotel
300 m / 984  ft

Awards

Robotic Elevator Installation in Uptown Tower

Award of Excellence: Robotic Elevator Installation in Uptown Tower

Construction Award 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee, 2014 – Present

Chicago

Christopher Drew

Christopher Drew

CTBUH Working Group: High Performance Facades, 2015 – Present

Chicago

Juan Betancur

Juan Betancur

CTBUH Chicago Chapter, 2018 – Present

Chicago

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

30 October 2019

Urban Advances: The Reality and The Virtual

Gordon Gill, Partner at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, speaks at the 2019 CTBUH International Congress in Chicago on 30 October 2019.

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Research

16 May 2023

The Economics of Record-Breaking Height

This paper reviews the development history of record-breaking skyscrapers to better understand their economics. Given how tall they are, the supposed reason for their construction...

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Global News

15 September 2023

Firms Race to Finish the World’s Tallest Tower in Jeddah

The company responsible for constructing the Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia has restarted work on the project and has compiled a list of contractors who...

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Name
Height
1 One Dubai Tower A

1,008 m / 3,307 ft
2 Jeddah Tower

1,000 m / 3,281 ft
3 One Dubai Tower B

874 m / 2,867 ft
4 Uptown Dubai Tower 1

711 m / 2,333 ft
5 Shimao Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Centre

700 m / 2,297 ft
6 One Dubai Tower C

685 m / 2,247 ft
7 Wuhan Greenland Center

636 m / 2,087 ft
8 One Park Avenue

550 m / 1,804 ft
9 Thompson Center Redevelopment

518 m / 1,700 ft
10 HeXi Yuzui Tower A

499 m / 1,636 ft
11 Wuhan Greenland Center

476 m / 1,560 ft
12 Central Park Tower

472 m / 1,550 ft
13 Abu Dhabi Tower

470 m / 1,542 ft
14 Chengdu Greenland Tower

468 m / 1,535 ft
15 Dancing Dragon Tower 1

446 m / 1,463 ft
16 Multifunctional Highrise Complex - Akhmat Tower

435 m / 1,427 ft
17 Tribune East Tower

433 m / 1,422 ft
18 Imperial Tower 3

400 m / 1,312 ft
19 Dancing Dragon Tower 2

378 m / 1,240 ft
20 HeXi Yuzui Tower C

350 m / 1,148 ft
21 Uptown Tower

333 m / 1,094 ft
22 Xinda Kingtown International Center Tower 1

320 m / 1,050 ft
23 Shenzhen Zhongzhou Holdings Financial Center

301 m / 987 ft
24 Suzhou Keyne Center Office and Hotel

300 m / 984 ft
25 645 Yonge Street

280 m / 919 ft
26 Xinda Kingtown International Center Tower 2

260 m / 853 ft
27 Burj Vista Tower 1

255 m / 835 ft
28 648 Yonge Street

254 m / 833 ft
29 Qintai International Tower

248 m / 814 ft
30 FKI Tower

245 m / 805 ft
31 TD Terrace

240 m / 787 ft
32 The Mansion at Burj Khalifa

227 m / 745 ft
33 One Bromfield

224 m / 735 ft
34 830 Brickell

221 m / 724 ft
35 HeXi Yuzui Tower B-2

220 m / 722 ft
36 Suzhou Keyne Center Residential Tower

220 m / 722 ft
37 240 Adelaide West

219 m / 719 ft
38 175 Wynford Tower 1

209 m / 685 ft
39 175 Wynford Tower 2

193 m / 634 ft
40 Una Residences

187 m / 613 ft
41 Vantone Center

185 m / 607 ft
42 175 Wynford Tower 3

178 m / 585 ft
43 Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 2

173 m / 568 ft
44 Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 3

166 m / 545 ft
45 Shenzhen Zhongzhou Holdings Financial Center Tower B

158 m / 517 ft
46 PPA 30 Parcel 3.10

138 m / 453 ft
47 The Crystal at Waterfront Square

114 m / 374 ft
48 K2 at K Station

112 m / 366 ft
49 PPA 30 Parcel 5.03 Tower 1

105 m / 344 ft
50 Kazakhstan Pavilion and Science Museum

100 m / 328 ft
51 Meraas Tower

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52 Forbes International Tower

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

6 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (42%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (55%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 12 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 11 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

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