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Gordon Gill

Gordon Gill, FAIA, is one of the world’s foremost exponents of performance-based architecture. Ranging from the world’s tallest buildings to sustainable communities, his work is driven by his philosophy that there is a purposeful relationship between formal design and performance; that there is a Language of Performance, which is the basis of his practice: Form Follows Performance.

His approach is based on an ecologically conscious philosophy that sets new standards for the relationships between the built and natural environment. His buildings and urban projects have transformed cityscapes and defined as well as restored city centers around the world.

A founding partner of award-winning Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG), Gordon’s work includes the design of the world’s first net zero-energy skyscraper, Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou, China (designed at SOM Chicago); the world’s first large-scale positive energy building, Masdar Headquarters; the next world’s tallest tower, Jeddah Tower in Jeddah Saudi Arabia; and most recently Al Wasl Plaza, the open space for the centerpiece of Expo 2020 Dubai featuring an intricate domed trellis that is the world’s largest immersive projection experience and the design of Astana Expo 2017 and its sustainable legacy community in Astana, Kazakhstan. These landmark projects pursue energy independence by harnessing the power of natural forces on site and striking a balance with their environmental contexts.

Gordon has been published extensively and has exhibited, lectured and taught widely in the U.S. and internationally. His designs have repeatedly been recognized and awarded by the American Institute of Architects and Architectural Institutions around the world. In 2009 he was selected as Chicago’s best emerging Architect. In 2013 Gordon was elected to The College of Fellows at the American Institute of Architects and in 2015 AS+GG was ranked the number one firm in the United States of America by Architect magazine.

Prior to founding AS+GG in 2006, Gordon was an Associate Partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and a Director of Design for VOA Associates.

Education

Doctorate of Technology, University Of Technology, Jamaica, 2019
Master of Architecture, Harvard University, 1993
Master of Architecture, University of Texas at Arlington, 1990
Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Ryerson University, 1987

Affiliations

Registered Architect in Illinois and Indiana
American Institute of Architects, Fellow (FAIA)
Ontario Association of Architects (OAA)
Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC)
Chicago Architecture Center, Board of Trustees
School of the Art Institute (SAIC), Design Council, 2018-present
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Faculty, Design Critic in Architecture, 2017-present
IIT International Center for Sustainable New Cities, Board of Advisors
Urban Land Instititue (ULI)
Green Build Institute
CTBUH Awards Jury
Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
National Advisory Board for Green Community Schools (GCS)
Harvard Graduate School of Design Alumni Council 2011-2012
School of the Art Institute Chicago, Adjunct Professor, 2007-2009
 

Major projects at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Al Wasl Plaza
Centerpiece for Expo 2020 Dubai, which ran from October 2021-March 2022, the space combines breathtaking design, innovative technology, and an intricate domed trellis that incorporates a massive immersive projection experience. The post-expo legacy phase, Dubai Expo City, is now open as a mixed-use, vibrant tech hub anchored by Al Wasl Plaza. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Steppenwolf Theater Campus Expansion
Renovations and additions to existing structure for major Chicago theater company. The 50,000-square-foot building expansion will include a 400-seat theater-in-the-round, an education center, a two-story atrium lobby, and a wine bar with a sidewalk lounge that will act as a gathering space where artists and audiences can mingle. Chicago, Illinois

Central Park Tower
Residential, mixed-use tower will include Nordstrom’s new 7-story flagship store. Top floors of the residences will feature stunning city and park views. New York, New York

830 Brickell
The first new office tower to launch in Miami in a decade. The soaring 57-story, 724-foot-tall tower introduces a premium commercial to the city’s booming financial district and seeks to reinvent the workplace lifestyle for the highest-caliber of global workforce. Miami, Florida

Uptown District Tower
Commercial towers complex focuses on sustainability strategies including water use reduced by 51% and overall energy use reduced by 38% against baseline building design. Developed a 3D digital model to optimize the cost of the curtain wall and interior program. Dubai, United
Arab Emirates

Una Residences
47-story luxury residential tower, currently under design, to be located directly on Biscayne Bay. The design takes full advantage of this rare waterfront site and will leverage the features that bring people to Miami, namely expansive views, access to sun, and an indoor-outdoor lifestyle. The 146-residence luxury building recently launched sales. Miami, Florida

South HeXi Yuzui Tower (Runmao Tower)
500m supertall tower and retail podium. The tower will be one of the tallest in Nanjing and will feature a magnificent 360° open-air observatory at the tower’s top that will be one of the highest in the world. It will also be one of the tallest buildings to achieve LEED Gold certification when completed in 2025. Nanjing, China

Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center (Shimao Tower)
New tower at the center of AS+GG’s Shimao Shenzhen Longgang Master Plan is the main focal point for the development’s office and apartment buildings. At approximately 700 meters in height, the tower will be a visual, sound, and light show, reinforcing the district’s athletic and entertainment functions. The tower’s top has one of the world’s highest observation experiences and additional club facilities that include a restaurant, a night club, spa services, and a grand swimming pool, all with views of the city. Shenzhen, China

160 Front Street
112,877 sm office tower in the heart of Toronto’s business district features a rooftop winter garden with 360-degree views of the city. Designed to meet LEED Platinum certification. Toronto, Ontario

Burj Vista
Luxury two-tower residential complex with outdoor plaza, a theater, and unobstructed views of Burj Khalifa. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Waterfront Tower
356,000 sf office tower adjacent to Vancouver’s transit hub, features semi-private courtyard amenity space and open plaza with unobstructed waterfront views. Amenities include conference facilities and fitness rooms. Vancouver, British Columbia

South Bend Renaissance District
New campus design of a former 92,903 sm Studebaker manufacturing facility, located in the Renaissance District of South Bend. Redevelopment will provide a platform for data and technology companies. South Bend, Indiana

Chicago Architecture Center (CAC)
Formerly known as the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the new 20,000 sf CAC is carved out of an under-utilized retail and exterior terrace space at the Illinois Center in downtown Chicago. Part education and lecture space, part exhibition, and part retail space, the CAC’s interior design contrasts the austere classic Mies elements with exposed moments of raw architecture. Chicago, Illinois

The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
New addition to popular theater located on Navy Pier in downtown includes an adaptable, flexible auditorium built from modular towers. Consisting of approximately 35,000 sf of new space, the project introduces a global trend in theater architecture to Chicago that focuses on resourceful, sustainable, and adaptive design. Chicago, Illinois

Expo City 2017
Master Planning and Architecture for 174-hectare international exposition site features exhibition and cultural pavilions (118,620 sm); a residential development (686,000 sm); service areas including shopping, socio-cultural, educational, and civic facilities; and site-wide parks (72,000 sm). Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

Xiamen Oceanfront Center for Global Competition
The master plan addresses 600 ha of land and 7 million m2 of buildings organized to maximize the value of the oceanfront location and to elevate the visitor and athlete experience. A major sports complex and convention center anchor the waterfront with an entertainment and transit hub located in the center to provide commuter access and activity during event and non-event days throughout the year. Xiamen, China

Foshan International Airport Competition
Competition design for new airport that integrates local cultural influences to create a unifying experience from the train station to the aircraft entrance.

Istanbul Cultural Center
Conceptual design for integrated group of cultural buildings including state-of-the-art opera house, concert hall, theatre, and cinema. Istanbul, Turkey

FKI Tower
50 story, 240-meter tower in downtown Seoul will provide the headquarters for the Federation of Korean Industries. The Class A office building also includes dining facilities, theater and conference center and rooftop garden. Seoul, Korea

Waldorf Astoria Beijing
Luxury hotel project located in the heart of downtown Beijing, China. Bronze exterior reflects the character of the site, and the super frame recalls the symmetry and steady character of Chinese traditional architecture. Beijing, China

Jeddah Tower
The next tallest building in the world, this multi-use Tower will feature a luxury hotel, office space, serviced apartments, luxury condominiums and the world’s highest observatory. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Greenland Tower Chengdu
468-meter, mixed-use tower features a conference center, offices, a hotel, executive residential apartments, and conference center. Chengdu, China

Wuhan Greenland Center
119-story, 606 m tall, 300,000 sm mixed-use tower features office, apartments, and hotel, with advanced MEP systems, Wuhan, China.

Hilal Tower
138 m mixed-use tower in the KAFD development includes four levels below grade for retail, parking, and support areas. The tower features residential, office and retail at ground and higher levels. Sustainable elements include district cooling, solar hot water, energy-efficient lighting and equipment, a greywater system and highly efficient MEP systems. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ahlamana
Mixed-use 74.5 m and 105 m residential and office towers in the KAFD development consists of 5,612 sm of area. The program includes four to five below-grade levels for partial storage, parking, and support areas. Sustainable elements include district cooling, solar hot water, energy-efficient lighting and equipment, a greywater system and highly efficient MEP systems. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Vantone Center Tianjin
185-meter tower consists of 64,000 square-meters of above-grade Class A office and high-end retail space, along with an additional 30,000 square meters of below-grade retail and parking. Also features a 27-meter-tall private club for building tenants at its top. Tianjin, China

Zhongzhou Holdings Financial Center
Mixed-use complex located in Shenzhen’s Nanshan Culture District, consisting of a multi-purpose podium, a 300-meter office and hotel tower, and a related 160-meter residential tower. The building’s façade works within the site’s dense urban environment and its unique design helped the building achieve a LEED-Gold rating. Shenzhen, China

Gang Xia Tower
198-meter, 43-story tower in Shenzhen’s Futian Central District, with views to the adjacent Civic Center Park and a series of high-performance solar shades. Shenzhen, China

Tianfu New District Master Plan
Located 30 kilometers south of Chengdu, this new city plan considers unique features such as existing valleys, ridges and slopes and reinterprets them as parks, plazas, pedestrian streets, and retail corridors. Developed guidelines for buildings that range from 5-story buildings, up to signature towers of over 300 meters. Chengdu, China

Xixian Great City
A 1.4 square km development in China that represents a shift in the approach to providing high density housing and employment in suburban China. The city was designed according to key sustainability criteria that focuses on a sustainable and healthy urban environment while at the same time being affordable. Xian, China

Great City Chengdu
1 square-kilometer development in central China, stemming from an investigation into the relationship between high density urban living and sustainable development. Will accommodate a population of 100,000 people, or 30,000 families. Chengdu, China

Hotel Atlantic
Architectural competition entry for world-class resort destination. Design for 35-story residential and 35-story hotel towers features a canopy veil that frames the buildings, extending off the towers by 10 meters on each side. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Crown Sydney Hotel
Architectural competition entry for hotel and residential towers designed to reach a 5-Star ranking within the GreenStar performance category. The design’s sustainable strategies include optimized orientation, self-shading balconies, and a high-performance facade. Overall, the design has a 60% reduction in emissions compared to similar developments.

Solar EV Dock
Prototypical structure harvests solar energy and power electric/hybrid vehicles. Chicago, Illinois

Dancing Dragons
A twin tower scheme of 450 m and 330 m tall towers that proposes a new paradigm for super tall residential typologies. The performative design creates opportunities for views, daylighting, natural ventilation, and other experiences. Seoul, Korea

Sanya Haitang Bay Resort
The luxurious development will consist of two separate hotels, luxury villas and a condominium hotel tower, set within a sustainable master plan. Hainan Island, China

Biophilic Tower
Mixed-use, self-sustaining, intelligent 700 m, 118-story tower. Includes office, apartment, hotel, retail, and conference center podium. Suzhou, China

505 Church Street
605-feet-tall, 38-story, 1.2 million-square-foot building at 505 Church Street. Designed to achieve a LEED Platinum rating from the U.S. Green Building Council. Technologically advanced, high-performance commercial, hotel and conference space with the lowest possible energy costs and environmental impact. Nashville, Tennessee

Suzhou Creek Residences
High and low-rise waterside residences. Neighborhood includes landscaped areas, new waterway and roadway passages, public art, and historically preserved buildings. Shanghai, China

OCT Shenzhen Development
Sustainable mixed-use corridor  features adaptive reuse of existing power plant, which will be the centerpiece for the new development. This readapted building will be a showcase for passive power production and sustainable practices including rainwater collection, wind and solar power generation and recycling as well as a central hub for a network or pedestrian and bicycle pathways. Shenzhen, China

Chicago Central Area Decarbonization Plan
Commission from the City of Chicago for a complete “Energy Master Plan” that assesses and looks at innovative solutions for the carbon performance of the downtown area Loop using a holistic urban design approach. Chicago, Illinois

Feinberg School of Medicine Competition
111,483 sm design for competition entry set within the urban context of the Streeterville Northwestern Campus. The layered massing approach builds upon this tradition, where form does follow function, expressing offices, labs, collaborative program elements and a solar spine as a series of differentiated layers or vertical blades of glass that give scale, texture and meaning. Chicago, Illinois

Kellogg School of Management
Competition design for new global center for Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Scheme features state of the art learning environments, grand gathering spaces with views of Lake Michigan and several faculty and administrative offices. Evanston, Illinois

Incheon Airport Competition Entry
This design is based around a central spine which follows the main axis of the site. The plan resolves opposite forces working together: airside with landside, passenger with aircraft, in a sustainable city airport, introducing the balance between nature with technology. Incheon, Korea

Imperial Tower
Will offer the most spacious and luxurious residences in Mumbai. 76,272 sm tower includes 132 residential units, and serviced apartments. All upper-story condominiums offer views of the Arabian Sea, with vegetated sun shaded exterior wall. Mumbai, India

Kuala Lumpur International Financial District
2.2 million sm master plan for a mixed-use international financial center featuring a 500 m office/ hotel service apartment tower. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Beijing Franshion Development
Master planning, architectural and interior design of mixed-use  development in Beijing’s Central Business District featuring residential, retail, educational and recreational facilities along with extensive landscaping. Beijing, China

Willis Tower Greening Project + Hotel
Study to reduce energy and water usage in the tower and the design of a new highly sustainable, 50-story five-star zero-energy hotel with integrated sustainable systems to be built on the south side of the plaza. Chicago, Illinois

Yixing Dongju Far East Development
Master planning and architectural design for 5,200,00 sf (484,455 sm) development consisting of two towers, a mixed-use office and hotel tower and a neighboring residential tower. Intersecting buildings create a central park space, which can convert to a dramatic theater space. Yixing, China

KAPSARC Competition Entry
Competition entry for research facility for major international corporation’s headquarters designed for extreme weather conditions with a high-performance, lightweight ETFE skin, intelligent cladding to respond to solar radiation and wind, and the incorporation of a building-integrated photovoltaic system. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Kuwait University Master Plan Competition
Master planning competition entry for university’s central administration facilities complex which includes administration building, conference center, convocation hall, cultural center, library, visitor center and grand mosque. Shadadiyah, Kuwait

Matrix Gateway
Designed as both an urban gateway and a self-sustaining city, this 42-story prototype would be one of the greenest, most aesthetically striking and technologically innovative mixed-use buildings in the world. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Crystal Center
Eleven jutting, crystalline structures of varying size joined at a base and concealed beneath the surface. Cantilevers of up to 230 feet over the water create the illusion of independent structures. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Wings Museum
Sculptural, asymmetrical form was inspired by a bird skimming over the surface of a body of water. Covered with photovoltaic cells, the entire roof generates energy and protects the underside of the building from the harshest sunlight. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Masdar Headquarters
Positive Energy building in zero carbon, zero waste city. Includes office, retail, transit circulation and landscaped green space. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Atrium City Master Plan
Master planning for Atrium City development, which includes the iconic 1 Dubai, low-rise residential development, cultural facilities, retail, offices, abundant landscape park spaces and multi-modal transit hub. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Za’abeel Energy Master Plan
Master planning and architecture for large-scale mixed-use district, including office, hotel, parks, and civic spaces. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mumbai Master Plan
Master planning for commercial and residential districts with emphasis on passive + active sustainable design strategies, including district waste-to-power and enhanced aquifer recharge systems. Mumbai, India

Burj Khalifa Gatehouses + Function Island
Security gatehouses and event space for the Armani Spa Hotel at Burj Khalifa development. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 Dubai
Three-tower, supertall megastructure includes luxury hotels, condominiums, offices, retail, and cultural facilities. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 Park Avenue
Supertall tower with podium complex includes luxury hotel, condominiums, offices, and retail. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Park Gate
Ensemble of six mid-rise office buildings linked with canopies, enclosing a central garden space. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Meraas Tower
Supertall mixed-use tower with faceted facade. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Bridge
Dubai Bridge fuses structural expression, innovative use of materials and cultural referencing to create one of the highest performing, yet poetically evocative, structures of its kind. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi Tower
The serenely elegant Abu Dhabi Tower stands out not for its exterior form but for what it contains: a network of urban oases inside the tower that form ventilated sky terraces and naturally illuminated interior gardens. Doha, Qatar

Elphinstone Mills + Jupiter Mills
60-story Class A office tower and retail podium in downtown Mumbai, designed to a LEED Platinum standard and associated residential high-rise tower. Mumbai, India

Vancouver Residences
Luxury low-rise residential complex with eco-footprint of “one.” Vancouver, Canada

Clean Technology Tower
Proposed 60-story tower in downtown Chicago. The project’s design eliminates the negative impact on the environment and could potentially provide excess energy. Chicago, Illinois

Eco-Bridge
Proposed 2-mile breakwater, completing the last major recommendation of the 1909 Burnham Plan. The bridge, which includes wind turbines, provides a grand civic space, and includes a soft shoreline for the study of Great Lakes ecology. Chicago, Illinois

Franklin Point
3.5 million sf mixed-use development along Chicago River. Chicago, Illinois


Major projects completed at SOM, prior to founding Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Pearl River Tower
Architecture for the 69-story China National Tobacco Corporation headquarters. This 2,243,100 sf building proposes to be the first supertall tower to attempt to produce as much, or more, energy than it consumes. Every aspect of the 303-meter tower is designed to harvest wind and solar energy. Guangzhou, China, 2009

King Abdullah Economic City
Master Plan for new city for 2,000,000 inhabitants, on the Red Sea, north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. City will be a modern community comprised of industrial, residential, office & financial, educational, commercial, resort, port facility and governmental agency facilities. Saudi Arabia, 2006

Nanjing Guozi Greenland Financial Center
Architectural design and engineering for 3.5 million sf mixed use supertall building including office, hotel service apartments and commercial functions. Nanjing, China, 2007

Shanghai Grand Real Estate Office Tower
Design services for office building in Pudong district, 80,000 sm above grade, 20,000 sm below grade. Shanghai, China, 2005

Virginia Beach Convention Center
Master planning and architectural design for a 500,000 sf facility which includes a 150,000 sf exhibit hall, a 30,000 sf ballroom and 25,000 sf of meeting space. Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2007

Southworks Master Plan
Master plan for the redevelopment of 573-acre abandoned and cleared industrial site on south lakefront into a mixed use district incorporating residential, commercial, retail and entertainment uses, infrastructure and open space improvements. Chicago, Illinois

Denver Medical Center
Department of Veterans Affairs replacement facility adjacent to the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. The project includes a new bed tower for acute inpatient medicine, ambulatory care, surgery, psychiatry, long-term care and spinal cord injury unit; a research laboratory, structured parking, energy plant and warehouse facilities. 1.8 million square feet. Aurora, Colorado, 2010

Russia Tower
Competition entry for the design of a 134 story, 648 m landmark tower consisting of a five star hotel, office space, luxury residential units, retail space and gardens. Moscow, Russia

Donstroy
Competition entry for the architectural design of a mixed use development of commercial space, including office, hotel and retail. Moscow, Russia, 2004

Hangzhou Convention Center
Competition entry for a 62,500 sm state-of-the-art, sustainable convention facility reinforcing the garden city quality of Hangzhou as well as accommodating expansion and modification over time. Hangzhou, China, 2004

Rush University Medical Center
Large-scale, complex, phased urban medical campus redevelopment to address clinical, research, teaching, operational and infrastructure improvements. Chicago, Illinois, 2014

YMCA Headquarters Programming Study
Programming study for potential new mixed-use headquarters complex. Analyzed the possibility of including the following components: offices, conference center, museum and archives, visitor accommodations and a fitness center. 2004

Jesse Brown Medical Center
200-bed inpatient expansion to the existing VA Westside Medical Center including new Departments for ICU, Surgery and Emergency Medicine. The 8-story, 240,000 sf building achieves a creative allocation of space, establishing a new entry sequence and clearly articulated wayfinding on the tight, urban site. Chicago, Illinois, 2007

Parkland Health & Hospital System
Master site and facility planning for a 990-bed, multi-site public health system. The ten-year, $1.2 billion plan includes a phased acute care replacement facility and the creation of a new women's and infant's hospital. Dallas, Texas, 2004

Qatar Medical Center
Master Plan for medical city including children's hospital, orthopedic hospital, physical medicine hospital, ministry of health office building and residential units for nursing and medical staff. Qatar, Saudi Arabia

Beijing Central Business District Master Plan
Competition entry for master plan at the core of Beijing business district, featuring residential and commercial parcels, central park, and courtyard spaces. Beijing, China, 2004

Eight Tower Bridge
Oliver Tyron Pulver; 18-story office tower. West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 2003

Nine Tower Bridge
Oliver Tyron Pulver; proposed office building. West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Ten Tower Bridge
Oliver Tyron Pulver; proposed office building. West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Buffalo National Fuel Gas Company Headquarters
Oliver Tyron Pulver; 200,000 sf office building. Buffalo, New York, 2004

1919 Market Street
Oliver Tyron Pulver; 500,000 sf office tower, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2001

Silver Spring,
Oliver Tyron Pulver; 2,000,000 sf office complex. Silver Spring, Maryland, 2006

University of Pennsylvania, Oliver Tyron Pulver
200,000 sf office space proposal. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2002

Parkway Plaza
500,000 sf speculative office building. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2002

Block 37
500,000 sf mixed-use office complex concept proposed to be a zero-energy building. Chicago, Illinois, 2002

Koyang International Exhibition Center
Master plan and architectural design for a 3.5 million sf mixed-use complex including 1,950,000 sf convention space. Seoul, Korea, 2004

Canary Wharf North Quay
Master planning and urban design of new district to accommodate 3 million sf of development, on-going. London, United Kingdom

Texas Medical Center
Master planning of approximately 600-acre campus with approximately 20 million sf of medical facilities; plan includes analysis of central core to allow for immediate growth as well as understanding of the district and region for long-term growth, ongoing. Houston, Texas

Tampa Performing and Cultural Arts District
Master plan for a large scale cultural arts district in the central business district. Tampa, Florida, 2001

Beijing Merchandise Mart
Architectural design services for large multi-use complex including, 3-star hotel, 5-star hotel, exhibit hall, office tower, entertainment center, retail and plazas, 2.6 million sf. Beijing, China, 1998

Pidemco GSCP MSCP Towers
Design competition for mixed-use development consisting of two towers containing office and retail facilities, restaurants, observatories and other public amenities. Singapore, China

Xiamen Posts and Telecommunications Building
60-story, 1.5 million sf corporate headquarters with restaurant, observatory and post office facility, integrates spiral gardens upward through the building as green feature. Xiamen, China, 1994

Samsung Togok
Master plan for a mixed-use facility including a 111-story office tower, retail center, housing, cineplex theaters, convention center, luxury hotel, business hotel, sporting facility, cultural center and micro electronics showroom. Seoul, Korea, 1996

Two Illinois Center
Programming for mixed-use facility, Chicago, Illinois

Sun Plaza
Site planning, design and interiors for 14-story office tower with television studio, newspaper office and bank, 280,000 sf. Las Vegas, Nevada, 2000

Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center
Programming effort for 1200 seat theater, home of New York Philharmonic. New York, New York, 2002

Three First National Plaza
Programming for retail, Chicago, Illinois

Ravinia Festival
Master planning and architectural renovation of an historic outdoor music venue including outdoor pavilion, indoor theater and extensive grounds. Highland Park, Illinois, 1993

Lake Point Tower
Canopy renovation/study. Chicago, Illinois, 2000

600 Lakeshore Drive
250 luxury residential units. Chicago, Illinois, 2000

Erie/Sinclair
Residential study. Chicago, Illinois, 2000

Renault
Renovation of existing office building. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2001


Major projects completed at VOA, prior to founding Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture:

Costa del Mar
60,000 sf conference center. Valpareiso, Chile

Curitiba International Trade Center
Architectural design for a 710,000 sf exhibition center, 350-room resort hotel, 215,000 sf of retail and entertainment, a 3,000-seat auditorium, a 3,000-seat IMAX theater and 130,000 sf of office space. Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Center-Point on the Park
1.5 million sf mixed use development. Master Plan and concept design for a private client on 37 acres in an urban park setting. Includes 800,000 sf of office, 250-room business hotel, three high-rise condominium towers and a low-rise townhouse complex. Altamonte Springs, Florida

Pousada do Rio Quente
Master plan expansion of popular resort and waterpark. Expansion on 1,235 hectares includes six hotels, convention center, family entertainment center and cinemas, retail entertainment, amusement park, sports center, residential and infrastructure. Calabas, Novas, Brazil

Mappin Retail Stores
Exterior and interior renovation and expansion of flagship department store to include 210,000 sf of retail and food court facilities as well as four new cinemas and a new 255,800 sf parking garage for 600 vehicles. Sao Paulo, Brazil

South Point East
Twin 60-story condominium towers with 135-room, five-star hotel. Miami Beach, Florida

South Point West
120-story mixed-use tower with residential, office and hotel. Miami Beach, Florida

Goias
Retail center for EMSA corporation. Brazil, 1999

EMSA Corporation Brasilia Entertainment Center
Retail and family entertainment venue. Brazil, 1999

Church Street Market Courtyard Renovation
Design of retractable fabric structures in order to define the courtyard area of the existing retail space. The design included a performance stage, landscaped seating areas and retail shopping courts. Orlando, Florida, 2000

UCF Shakespeare Theater
Renovation of existing Science Center building to include support and rehearsal space, along with a 350-seat thrust stage theater. Orlando, Florida, 2000

Compensar Family Entertainment Center
Master planning and design of multi-purpose glass pavilion. The design also incorporates a new plaza area, as well as interactive and contemplative garden spaces. Bogota, Columbia, 2000

Radisson Hotels
Renovation of existing hotel lobby along with an adjacent 30-story all suites/condominium tower. The new lobby space serves as a central hub connecting both buildings. Orlando, Florida, 1999

Sunwing Resort
352-room, nine-story, four-star resort hotel. Public spaces are highly themed and focus around a feature and waterfall. Orlando, Florida, 1998

Santa Fe Community College Library
100,000 sf library and resource facility. Gainesville, Florida, 2000

Executive Center Complex
Florida International University, 75,000 sf support complex for multiple users; includes components for the English Language Institute, research support offices and conference/instructional rooms. Miami, Florida, 1999

Health and Life Sciences Building
Florida International University, University Park, Multi-phased, four-story facility containing laboratories, classrooms and administrative offices for the various disciplines of allied health and biological sciences. Miami, Florida, 1999

Health Professions, Nursing and Pharmacy Complex
University of Florida, 154,580 sf facility with laboratories, classrooms and administrative offices for three colleges. LEED Gold Certified Building. Gainesville, Florida, 1999

Colegio Nuevo Granada
Master planning and design for the renovation and expansion of K-12 international school serving over 1,400 students. Bogota, Colombia, 1998

Star Condominium Project
20-story, 75-unit high-end condominium tower on eastern edge of downtown Orlando. The design was an urban catalyst for park and retail development in the area. Orlando, Florida, 1999

2022

Jury: 2022 AIA North Dakota Awards, Lead Juror, October 18

Presentation: Zak World of Facades, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, "Say Somthing," May 19

2020

Panel: Building Museums Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, "Becoming a Design Destination in a City of Architectural Icons: The Chicago Architecture Center," March 6

Presentation: CarbonPositive'20 Conference and Expo, Los Angeles, California, ""Residensity: Urban Land Use and Growth," March 6

2019

Panel: CTBUH Conference: 50 Forward | 50 Back, "Urban Evolutions," October 29

2018

Lecture: Architect Magazine's R+D Sessions, Venue Six10, Chicago, Illinois, "The Carbon Equation," September 4

2017

Presentation: Architect Magazine Hosts Bay Area 365, "New Projects," May 10

Lecture: Chicago Architecture Foundation and the CTBUH, "Chicago Architecture Center," March 16

Lecture: Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, South Bend, Indiana, “Global Environmental Contextualism,” February 3

Lecture: UTA CAPPA in collaboration with The Dallas Architecture Forum, Dallas, Texas, “Global Environmental Contextualism,” February 1

2016

Lecture: IIT Bombay Techfest, “The Beauty of Utility,” Mumbai, India, December 16

Lecture: DIRTT Chicago, “Redefining Home,” Chicago, Illinois, November 10

Lecture: Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, “AS+GG at 10,” Chicago, Illinois, October 4

Lecture: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Public Critiques and Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, May 14

2015

Lecture: "New Eyes," Vinyl Institute Annual Meeting, Bonita Springs, Florida, November 4

Lecture: Living Legend Q&A: Gordon Gill, BD+C's Under 40 Leadership Summit,  DIRT Showroom, Chicago, Illinois, October 14

Exhibit: “Ten Tops,” Skyscraper Museum Exhibition, March - September, 2015

Lecture: “The Beauty of Utility,” Oskar von Miller Forum, Munich, Germany, April 16

Lecture: “The Beauty of Utility,” Keynote Address, AIA Wisconsin Convention, Madison, Wisconsin, April 22

2014

Exhibition: "The City and The World," UCTEA Chamber of Architects Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey, November 10-25

Keynote: "The Beauty of Utility," Association of Licensed Architects, 16th Annual Midwest Architecture Conference, Oakbrook, Illinois, September 30

Keynote, "The Beauty of Utility: Sustainable Design Lessons Learned from Tall Building Design," Building Chicago|Greening the Heartland, Chicago, Illinois, September 29

Panel: "Building with Big Data: Architects, Planners, and Citizens Shape the 21st Century City," AIA National Convention, Chicago, Illinois, June 28

Exhibition: “Absorbing Modernity: 1914-2014,” Kingdom Tower, Masdar Heaquarters, Great City Chengdu, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy, June 7-November 23

Panel: "Divergent Missions, Convergent Strategies: Breaking through silos to create smart, sustainable, and healthy communities," Green Town Chicago Conference, Chicago, Illinois, May 22

Keynote: "What will a facade do?" Facades+ Performance, New York, New York, April 24

Lecture: "XL," Bloomberg Businessweek Design 2014, San Francisco, California, March 10 

2013

Lecture: “From Chicago to the World: A Review of Chicago’s Architectural History and the Lessons for Global Projects of Tomorrow,” ULI Fall Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, November 7

Lecture: “The Language of Performance,” TEDx Jamaica, October 12

Lecture: “Building for the Future: Environmental, Economic & Social Sustainability,” CREW Network Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas

Panel: The Tall Building Design Review Panel, Toronto, June 14

Panel: The Innovation Metropolis Conference, “Metropolitan Innovations / Systems and Strategies 2: Environmental and Building Technologies in Chicago, Helsinki, and São Paulo,” Washington, DC, March 25

Keynote: Cognizance 2013, “Global Practices: Architecture and Urbanism,” Roorkee, India, March 24

Lecture: Moving Design, “Call to Action,” Chicago, Illinois, February 28

2012

Panel: The Tall Building Design Review, Toronto, June 14

Lecture: “Metropolitan Innovations / Systems and Strategies 2: Environmental and Building Technologies in Chicago, Helsinki, and São Paulo,” The Innovation Metropolis Conference, Washington, DC, March 24

Lecture: “Global Practices: Architecture and Urbanism,” Cognizance 2013, Roorkee, India, March 24

Lecture: “Call to Action,” Moving Design, Chicago, Illinois, February 28

2012

Lecture: "Current Works: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture," Archina, Shanghai, China, September 18

Lecture: "Design + Location: The Sustainable Connection," AIA National Convention, Washington, DC, May 18

Lecture: "Language of Performance," Gravity Free 2012: Outlaws and Icons, Chicago, Illinois, May 1

Lecture: "Form Follows Performance," Break the Box Lecture Series, Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, April 20

Lecture: "National Museum of Health and Medicine Chicago," Chicago Architecture Foundation, Lunch Talk, March 21

Lecture: "Toward Zero Carbon: The Chicago Central Area DeCarbonization Plan and Other Sustainable Initiatives," Northwestern Climate Change Symposium, Evanston, Illinois, March 8

2011

Lecture: “Supertall and Super Sustainable,” TEDx Midwest Kids, October 15

Lecture: “Form Follows Performance: A Design Charette,” Chicago Ideas Week Lab, October 11

Lecture: “The Language of Performance,” Chicago Ideas Week, Chicago History Museum, October 10

Lecture: “Power: Present Predicaments in Architecture and Urban Planning,” Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan, October 7

Lecture: “Sustainable Cities,” Grand Paris, Paris, France, September 27

Keynote Address: Architecture & Urbanism in China 2011 Fall Practice Symposium, Judson University, September 8

Lecture: ”The Future of Sustainable Design,” Chicago Field Museum, Corner Symposium on Climate Change, May 25

GSA Region 4 Sustainability Lecture Series in Atlanta, Georgia, April 26

Lecture: "Toward the Zero-Carbon City,"  Northwestern University, April 14

Lecture: "High Performance Architecture," University of Hawaii School of Architecture, February 18

Lecture: "Building Cities," Virginia Tech University College of Architecture and Urban Studies, February 1

Lecture: "Toward the Zero Energy City," Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture, January 24

2010

Urban Leaders Summit, CEOs for Cities, November 9

Lecture: "Green Giants: A Post Carbon Age," TEDx Midwest, Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, October 15

Ideas into Actions, TCG National Conference, June 18

World Information Technology and Services Alliance, May 26

Lecture: "Transforming Systems," Chicago Architecture Foundation, May 12

Lecture: "Green Giants, AIA New York, Earth Day Panel, April 22, 2010

Mayors' Institute on City Design, American Architectural Foundation, April 13

Lecture: "Chicago Central Area DeCarbonization Plan," Chicago Architecture Foundation, Lunchtime Lecture Series, April 12

Lecture: "Form Facilitates Performance: Facade Design and Sustainability," Facade Design and Engineering Conference, Dubai, March 23

2009

Lecture: "Radical Pragmatisim," Ontario Association of Architects, Toronto, December 2

Green Retrofitting Conference, McGraw-Hill, November 17

Lecture: "Willis Tower Greening Project," with US Equities, Greenbuild Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, November 12

Lecture: "Masdar Headquarters," Louvre Lecture Series, Paris, November 9

Lecture: Advanced Management Program, Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, October 30

Lecture: "Future Trends and Challenges in Global Architecture," Agoria Infrastructure Club, Brussels, Belgium, June 24

Panel: World Wide Workplace Web (W4) Conference, Chicago, June 12

Panel: Innovation Summitt, Spertus Institute, Chicago, May 21

Lecture: "Zero-Energy High-Rise Buildings," Chicago Building Conference, Febuary 18

Lecture: "Managing a Zero-Energy Building," World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi, January 21

2008

Lecture: "Daniel Burnham's and Edward Bennett's Plan of Chicago and Grant Park: 100 Years Later," Burnham Symposium, November 19

Lecture: "Trends in Global Architecture" University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, Chicago, Illinois, November

Lecture: "The Works of AS+GG" Arizona State University, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Tempe, Arizona, October

New York Architectural Innovation Conference, New York, New York, October

Lecture: "Climate Change, Urgent" MIT Department of Architecture, Cambridge, Massachusetts, September

2007

Lecture: IIT International Center for Sustainable New Cities, Board of Advisors

Lecture: "Designing for Zero Energy" GovEnergy, New Orleans, Louisiana, August

Lecture: "Pearl River Tower: Designing a Zero Energy Building" AIA Convention, San Antonio, Texas, May

Lecture: "Net Zero Energy Case Studies" Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, March

2006

Toronto-Chicago Design Charrette Jury, University of Illinois, November

Lecture: "Case Study: Pearl River Tower" Closing Presentation, Architectural Record Innovation Conference, New York, New York, October

University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, September

Lecture: "Next Generation Buildings" Energy 2006, Chicago, Illinois, August

Lecture: "Facedism: What are the advances in skins for buildings" Energy 2006, Chicago, Illinois, August

Lecture: "The Sky's the Limit" Chicago Building Congress, March 15

2023

AIA Chicago, Lerch Bates People's Choice Award, Community and Cultural Category Winner, Steppenwolf Theatre Campus Expansion
Architecture Master Prize, Architectural Design Award, Best of Best, Central Park Tower
Guinness Book of World Records, Certified Largest Interactive Dome, Al Wasl Plaza
Rethinking the Future Awards, Commercial, Golden Bridge Twin Towers, Winner
Rethinking the Future Awards, Housing Over 5 Floors, Burj Vista, Runner-up
WAN Awards, Leisure Category, Finalist, Al Wasl Plaza
Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award, Steppenwolf Theatre Campus Expansion
Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award, Una Residences
MIPIM, Recognition of Excellence, Best Cultural, Sports & Education Project, Finalist, Al Wasl Plaza
Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Awards, Burj Vista
Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Awards, Golden Bridge Twin Towers
Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Awards, Uptown Tower
Toronto Metropolitan University, Alumni Award of Distinction, Gordon Gill
Architizer A+Awards, Hall/Theater, Finalist, Steppenwolf Theatre Campus Expansion

2022

Architect's Newspaper, AN Best of Design Awards, Cultural, Editor's Choice, Steppenwolf Theatre Campus Expansion
AIA Chicago, Honor Award, XL Architecture, Central Park Tower
AIA Illinois, Honor Award, Excellence in Interior Design, Steppenwolf Theatre Campus Expansion
AIA Illinois, President’s Award, Pullman National Monument and State Historic Site
AIA Chicago, Honor Award, XL Architecture, Central Park Tower
National AIA, Interior Architecture Award, Chicago Architecture Center
Landmarks Illinois Awards, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award, Pullman National Monument
WAN Awards, Tall Buildings, Bronze, Central Park Tower
Architizer A+Awards, Architecture +Joy, Special Mention, Al Wasl Plaza
Architecture Master Prize, Recreational Architecture, Winner, Al Wasl Plaza
Dezeen Awards, Cultural Buildings, Longlist, Al Wasl Plaza
Chicago Building Congress, Merit Award, Commercial Construction under $50M, Steppenwolf Theatre Campus Expansion
Landmarks Illinois Awards, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award, Pullman National Monument
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Awards, Xian Tower
The Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Awards, Pullman National Visitors Center
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Golden Leaf Gardens
Re-Thinking the Future Awards, First Award, Cultural Built, Al Wasl Plaza
Re-Thinking the Future, First Award, Mixed-Use Concept, Golden Leaf Gardens

2021

The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, Al Wasl Plaza
AIA Chicago, Citation of Merit, Burj Vista Self-Shading Balconies, 2021
The Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award, Central Park Tower
CTBUH Awards, Best Tall Building 400 meters and above Award of Excellence, Central Park Tower
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design, LinkedIn Middlefield Campus Carbon Action Plan
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Al Wasl Plaza

2020

AIA Chicago, Interior Architecture Award, Citation of Merit, Chicago Architecture Center
World Travel Awards, China's Leading Hotel 2020, Waldorf Astoria Beijing
World Travel Awards, Beijing's Leading Luxury Hotel 2020, Waldorf Astoria Beijing
AIA Chicago, Interior Architecture Award, Citation of Merit, Chicago Architecture Center

2019

AIA Chicago, Honor Award, Urban Design, World Expo 2020
Chicago Athenaeum, Good Design Awards, Graphic Design, Resi-Density
Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award, Kazakhstan Pavilion: Nur Alem
Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Awards, Astana Arts Center
GCFD Special Achievement Real Estate Award, Chicago Architecture Center
Chicago Building Congress, Merit Award, Finalist, Chicago Architecture Center
Rethinking the Future, Global Architecture & Design Awards, First Award Commercial, Signature Tower One
Rethinking the Future, Global Architecture & Design Awards, First Award Cultural, Astana Arts Center
Architect Magazine, Top 50, AS+GG Ranked #4
Architect’s Newspaper, Best of Design, Editor’s Choice, Beaubien Woods Action Plan

2018

AIA Chicago, Unbuilt FORWARD Award, Astana Arts Center
AIA Chicago, Unbuilt FORWARD Award, Istanbul Cultural Center
WAN Awards, Future Projects, Urban Design, Shortlist, New Baishizhou Shenzhen
A|N Best of Design Awards, Urban Design, Honorable Mention, North Branch Framework Plan
Marshall Bennett Institute, Lifetime Industry Leadership Award, Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill
Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI), Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards, Best Project, $10-$50 million, The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
ENR Midwest, Best Project, The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Rethinking the Future, Global Architecture & Design, Second Award, Awards Kazakhstan Pavilion: Nur Alem
Architizer A+ Awards, Cultural-Hall-Theater, Finalist, The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Architizer A+ Awards, Residential-Unbuilt - Multi-Unit Housing, Finalist, Lakeside Residential Towers
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design, Green Architecture, South Bend Renaissance Distric
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design, Green Architecture, Zhongzhou Holdings Finance Center

2017

AIA Innovation Awards, Stellar Architecture, Honorable Mention, The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
WAN Awards, Future Projects Commercial Award, Winner, Hotel Atlantic
WAN Awards, Facade Award, Finalist, Waldorf Astoria Beijing
Bavarian Association for the Promotion of Solar Energy Building Integrated Solar Technology, Architectural Award, Shortlist, FKI Tower
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design, Green Architecture, South Bend Renaissance District
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design, Green Architecture, Zhongzhou Holdings Finance Center
AIA Chicago, Divine Detail Award, Waldorf Astoria Beijing Bronze Facade
The American Architecture Prize, Architectural Design | Tall Buildings, Winner, FKI Tower
The American Architecture Prize, Cultural Buildings, Honorable Mention, The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Awards, Yangtze Tower
ASLA Award, Analysis and Planning, Honor Award, Positioning Pullman
The American Architecture Prize, Firm of the Year, Multidisciplinary Architecture, Shortlist, AS+GG
The Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Awards, Willow Creek North Shore
The Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Awards, Confidential Residential Development
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Green Urban Planning, Wuhan Bridgehead CBD
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Green Architecture, Wuhan Greenland Center

2016

Re-Thinking the Future, Sustainability Award, First Award, Mixed-Use, Wuhan Greenland Center
Re-Thinking the Future, Sustainability Award, First Award, Commercial, FKI Tower
AIA Chicago, Divine Detail Award, FKI Tower BIPV
AIA Chicago, Regional and Urban Design Awards, Citation of Merit, Positioning Pullman
AIA National Tap/CCA Innovation Awards, Stellar Design, Astana Expo City
LEAF Awards, Hospitality Building of the Year, Waldorf Astoria Beijing
Architect's Newspaper, Best of Design Awards, Urban Design, Honorable Mention, Positioning Pullman
The Chicago Athenaeum, American Prize for Architecture: Louis H. Sullivan Award, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
AIA Illinois, 2016 Daniel Burnham Award, Positioning Pullman
APA-IL Chapter Awards, Strategic Plan, Positioning Pullman
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, Waldorf Astoria Beijing
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, FKI Tower
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, Istanbul Cultural Center
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, Golden Horn Shipyard
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, Greenland Tower Chengdu
AIA Illinois, 2016 Daniel Burnham Award, Positioning Pullman
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Green Urban Planning, Pullman National Monument Redevelopment Plan
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Green Urban Planning, Astana Expo City 2017
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Green Urban Planning, Lincoln Park Sustainability Roadmap
Architizer A+ Awards, Plus Categories, Details: Architecture +Metal, Finalist, Waldorf Astoria Beijing
Architizer A+ Awards, Typology Categories, Cultural: Unbuilt Cultural, Special Mention, Istanbul Cultural Center
Architectural Review, MIPIM Future Project Award, Cultural Regeneration, Commendation, Istanbul Cultural Center
Architectural Review, MIPIM Future Project Award, Tall Buildings, Commendation, Biophilic Tower

2015

WAN Future Projects, Civic Award, Winner, Istanbul Cultural Center
WAN Future Projects, Urban Design Award, Shortlist, Golden Horn Shipyard
Re-thinking The Future 2015 Award, Urban Design Concept, First Award, Great City Chengdu
Re-thinking The Future 2015 Award, Urban Design Concept, Second Award, Astana Expo City
Chicago AIA, Distinguished Building Award, Citation of Merit, Waldorf Astoria Beijing
IIDA Red Awards, Product Design, Winner, Fracture Dining Table
The Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award, Waldorf Astoria Beijing
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, Hotel Atlantic
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Green Architecture, FKI Tower
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Green Architecture, Kellogg School of Management Competition Design
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Green Architecture, Dancing Dragons
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Green Urban Planning, Tianfu New District Master Plan
Architect Magazine, Design 50, Ranked #1 Overall, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
HD Awards, Winner, Hotel Luxury/Upscale, Waldorf Astoria Beijing
Civic Trust Awards, Civic Trust Award, FKI Tower
Civic Trust Awards, Civic Trust Award, Waldorf Astoria Beijing

2014

Korean Architecture Award, Excellence Award, FKI Tower
Korea Presidential Commission on Architecture Policy, Korea Green Building Award, FKI Tower
Re-Thinking the Future, Sustainability Award, Honorable Mention, FKI Tower
WAN Urban Design Award, Future Projects, Finalist, Xixian Great City Master Plan
Middle East AIA, Non-Built Category, Merit Award, Kingdom Tower
Chicago AIA, Distinguished Building Award, Citation of Merit, FKI Tower
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, Dancing Dragons
CTBUH, Best Tall Building Asia and Australasia, Finalist, Federation of Korean Industries
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Green Urban Planning/Landscape Architecture, Xixian Great City Master Plan
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Green Urban Planning/Landscape Architecture, Great City Chengdu Master Plan
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Green Architecture, Solar Dock
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Green Research /Technology, the Density Study: A Carbon Analysis of Residential Typologies
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Green Architecture, Pearl River Tower (while Associate Partner at SOM)
OPP, Making a Difference in Asia Award, Firm Award, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
American Institute of Steel Construction, IDEAS2 Awards, Excellence in Steel-Frame Building, Solar Canopy
Structural Engineers Association of Illinois, Excellence in Structural Engineering Award, Winner, Best Project $150 million and over, Federation of Korean Industries
IIDA RED Award, Furniture Design, GG Table
Architizer A+ Award, Office Building High Rise, Finalist, Federation of Korean Industries
Architizer A+ Award, Unbuilt Category, Architecture + Technology, Finalist, Chengdu Greenland Tower
Architizer A+ Award, Office Building High Rise, Finalist, Pearl River Tower (while Associate Partner at SOM)
Commercial High-Rise Architecture, China International Property Awards, Pearl River Tower (while Associate Partner at SOM)

2013

The Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award, Dancing Dragons
The Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award, Xixian Great City
The Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award, The Biophilic Tower
The Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award, The Wave Tower
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, Great City Master Plan (Tianfu Ecological City)
Illinois AIA, Daniel Burnham Honor Award, Chicago Central Area DeCarbonization Plan

2012

Chicago AIA, Design Excellence, SustainABILITY Award, Chicago Central Area Decarbonization Plan
The Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award, KAPSARC
Ace Mentor Program, Green Visionary Award, Firm Award
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, Burj Khalifa Gatehouses
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, Solar EV Dock

2011

Times Properties Journal,  Best Office Building in China, Third Place, Nanjing Greenland International Commercial Center (while Associate Partner at SOM)
National AIA, Honor Award, Regioal and Urban Design, Chicago Central Area DeCarbonization Plan
American Architecture Award, Chicago Central Area DeCarbonization Award
Chicago AIA, Unbuilt Design, Honor Award, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center
Chicago AIA, Unbuilt Design, Citation of Merit, Dubai Bridge
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, Gold Cross Sky Ring

2010

Chicago AIA, Design Excellence, Unbuilt Catagory, Matrix Gateway Complex
WAN Awards, Urban Design, Chicago Central Area DeCarbonization Plan
International Property Awards, Arabian Property Award for Architecture, Middle East Region, Masdar Headquarters
Architect Magazine, R+D Award for Sustainability, Chicago DeCarbonization Plan
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, Vancouver Residential Complex
Architect Magazine, P/A Award, Matrix Gateway Complex
The Chicago Athenaeum, Green Good Design Award, Pearl River Tower (while Associate Partner at SOM)

2009

The Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Award, Matrix Gateway Complex
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, Matrix Gateway Complex
National AIA, Honor Award, Regional and Urban Design, Southworks Master Plan (while Associate Partner at SOM)
The Chicago Reader, Chicago’s Best Emerging Architect

2008

Construction Week Awards, Sustainable Design Award, Masdar Headquarters
Cityscape Architectural Awards, Environmental Award, Masdar Headquarters
Middle East Architect Awards, Green Project of the Year, Masdar Headquarters
International Property Awards, Arabian Property Award for Architecture, Middle East Region, Verde Residences
International Property Awards, Arabian Property Middle East Award, Best Green Development, Verde Residences and Verde Offices
The American Institute of Steel Construction, National Award, Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel, Virginia Beach Convention Center (while Associate Partner at SOM)
Spark Awards, Green, Carbon-Lowering & Environmental Category, Gold Award (while Associate Partner at SOM)

2007

Chicago AIA, Sustainable Design Award, Citation of Merit, Southworks Master Plan
Chicago AIA, Distinguished Building Award, Virginia Beach Convention Center (while Associate Partner at SOM)
BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Citation for Excellence, Virginia Beach Convention Center (while Associate Partner at SOM)
Virginia Department of Environmental Equality Virginia Green Certification, Virginia Beach Convention Center (while Associate Partner at SOM)
Facilities and Destinations Magazine Prime Site Award, Virginia Beach Convention Center (while Associate Partner at SOM)
Trade Show Executive Innovation Award (Floor Grid), Virginia Beach Convention Center (while Associate Partner at SOM)
American Public Works Association's Project of the Year, Virginia Beach Convention Center (while Associate Partner at SOM)
Real Estate & Construction Review Magazine Plaque of Honor, Virginia Beach Convention Center (while Associate Partner at SOM)
Convention South Magazine, Reader's Choice Award, Winner,  Virginia Beach Convention Center (while Associate Partner at SOM)
Business Week/Architectural Record, Citation for Excellence, Virginia Beach Convention Center (while Associate Partner at SOM)

2006

Business Week/Architectural Record Citation for Excellence, Virginia Beach Convention Center (while Associate Partner at SOM)
Chicago AIA, Distinguished Building Award, Compensar Family Entertainment Center (while Associate Partner at SOM)

2005

Virginia Beach Planning Commission, Honor Award, Exceptional Public Facility, Virginia Beach Convention Center (while Associate Partner at SOM)

2001

Orlando AIA, Design Excellence Award, Architecture
Steel Pencil Design Award

2000

Orlando AIA, Honor Award, Curitiba International Trade Center

 

2022

The Chicago Crusader, “Chicagoland Youth Artists create original works for Steppenwolf,” Bonnie DeShong, March 4, 2022
Domus, “The world’s most Googled buildings,” March 3, 2022
The National, “Ten attractions to continue at Expo 2020 Dubai, from UAE pavilion to famous water illusion,” Ramola Talwar Badam, March 1, 2022
Forbes, “Inside A $65.8 Million Residence In The World’s Tallest Residential Building,” Emma Reyolds, March 1, 2022
Clairn, “Un Jardin urbano y un domo traslucido, el corazon de Dubai,” Graciela Baduel, February 22, 2022
Daily Commercial News, “Tarp Covered Tower: 160 Front Street West,” William Conway, February 16, 2022
Arabian Business, “Uptown Tower, Dubai’s new supertall skyscraper set for Q3 completion,” January 29, 2022
Prestige, “These Are Expo 2020 Dubai’s Most Breathtaking Pavilions,” January 28, 2022
Global Construction Review, “Besix’s Dubai Uptown Tower tops out at 329m,” Robd Sweet, January 26, 2022
The National News,” Dubai’s latest skyscraper Uptown Tower peaks at 329 metres,” January 25, 2022
World-Architects, “US Building of the Week: Steppenwolf Theatre Campus Expansion,” John Hill, January 24, 2022
The Architect's Newspaper, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture’s expansion of the Steppenwolf Theatre brings the backstage to the house,” Anjulie Rao, January 12, 2022
The National News, “Dubai’s latest skyscraper Uptown Tower peaks at 329 metres,” January 22, 2022

2021

blogTO, “Toronto's new leaning office tower is now joining the city skyline,” December 6, 2021
The Telegraph, “Building goals: the architecture of Dubai’s ambition,” Sarah Hedley Hymers, December 1, 2021
Urban Toronto, “160 Front West Starts to Show Its Curves,” Teana Graziani, November 26, 2021
The Chicago Crusader, “Expanded Steppenwolf campus a cultural nexus for Chicago New state-of-the-art theater and dedicated education center,” Elaine Hegwood Bowen, November 15, 2021
ArchDaily, “Residensity A carbon Analysis of Residential Typologies,” November 12, 2021
Chicago Now, “The Wolf Strikes again with Steppenwolf Theatre Company Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center expansion,” November 6, 2021
BBC News, “Does the skyscraper still have a future?” Judith Dupre, November 4, 2021
Architectural Record, “Smith + Gill Architecture Expands the Steppenwolf Theater Campus in Chicago, James Gauer, November 4, 2021
Newcity, “Steppenwolf Debuts Lefkofsky Center,” November 3, 2021
WTTW, “Steppenwolf Theatre Returns After 20-Month Intermission, Dedicates New Wing,” Marc Vitali, November 2, 2021
Ahram Online, “Expo 2020 Dubai: Connecting the world,” Nora Koloyan-Keuhnelian, November 2, 2021
Chicago Sun-Times, “Steppenwolf Theatre’s new Arts and Education Center is a ‘love letter to Chicago,’” Clare Spaulding, October 31, 2021
Architectural Record, “Dubai Expo’s Fantastical National Pavilions,” Ilana Herzig, October 29, 2021
Khaleej Times, “Expo 2020 Dubai: Al Wasl Plaza is my best work ever, says designer,” SM Ayaz Zakir, October 28, 2021
The New York Times, “A World-Class World Expo,” Sam Lubell, October 24, 2021
Broadway World, “Steppenwolf Names its New In-The-Round Theater and Education Center,” Stephi Wild, October 21, 2021
The American Bazaar, “‘Jamaica Makes it Move’ with food, music and sports,” October 9, 2021
Architectural Record, “Dubai’s World Expo, Lavish but Late,” September 24, 2021
Arquitectura Viva, “The tallest residential building in the world,” September 23, 2021
Crain’s Chicago Business, “Supertall and sustainable: The future of skyscrapers,” Dennis Rodkin, September 23, 2021
ArchDaily, “Expo Dubai 2020 Reveals New Images,” Christele Harrouk, September 13, 2021
Newcity Stage, “Collision Course: Steppenwolf Emerges from the Pandemic with New Leadership and a New Theater,” September 9, 2021
Dezeen, “9/11 led to "a renaissance of tall building design" say skyscraper designers,” Lizzie Crook, September 7, 2021
Architect Magazine, “Why R+D Matters,” September 1, 2021
Islander News, “What’s it like living in the World’s Tallest Luxury Residential Skyscraper?” August 15, 2021
Architectural Digest, “Exclusive Look Inside the World’s Tallest Residential Skyscraper,” Nadja Sayej, August 12, 2021
Surface Magazine, “Inside Central Park Tower, the World’s Tallest Residential Building,” Ryan Waddoups, August 16, 2021
Third Coast Review, “Dialogs: Architecture Collides with Theater in Steppenwolf Podcast, “Collision,” Featuring AS+GG’s Gordon Gill,” Nancy S. Bishop, August 5, 2021
Dezeen, “Six new supertall skyscrapers changing New York’s skyline,” India Block, July 19, 2021
ArchDaily, “Expo 2020 Dubai "Connects Minds and Creates the Future,” Christele Harrouk, July 13, 2021
New York Magazine, “A Slide of the Sky: The Supertall 111 West 57th is what the ruling class buildings for itself,” Justin Davidson, June 9, 2021
Designboom, “World's Tallest Residential Building 'Central Park Tower' Nears Completion in New York City,” June 7, 2021
The New York Times, “Building a Cantilever,” Tim McKeough, June 4, 2021
The New York Times, “Buildings with Sections That Seem to Hover in Midair,” Tim McKeough, June 4, 2021
Dezeen, “Photos show supertall skyscraper Central Park Tower nearing completion in New York,” May 25, 2021
Block Club Chicago, “Steppenwolf to Open New Theater Building, Education Center During 2021 Comeback Season,” Jake Wittich, May 4, 2021
Gulf News, “Al Wasl Plaza: Dubai Expo 2020 is home to the world's largest 360-degree projection dome,” Sahar Ejaz, April 29, 2021
Wonderful Engineering, “Skyscraper of the Day: Meet the Tallest Residential Tower In The World,” March 29, 2021
ArchDaily, “Chicago-London International Dialogue: Tall Buildings & the Zero-Carbon Agenda,” March 27, 2021
Construction Week, “‘Digitalisation’ accelerates construction on Dubai’s Uptown Tower,” Ranju Warrier, March 9, 2021
Boston Business Journal, “Boston's first net-zero-carbon building could tower over Downtown Crossing,” Catherine Carlock, February 11, 2021

2020

Greentech Media, “Getting Building Height Right for the Climate,” Ingrid Lobet, November 30, 2020
Chicago Tribune, “Rising in a pandemic: Steppenwolf’s new theater campus is a $54 million bet on returning to normalcy,” Chris Jones, November 12, 2020
For Construction Pros, “It's Only Just Begun: Miami's $25 Million Underground Parking Garage,” November 6, 2020
Architect Magazine, “Una Residences,” October 19, 2020
The Architect's Newspaper, “Expo 2020 Dubai teases blossoming pavilions ahead of rescheduled festival,” Matt Hickman, October 14, 2020
Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), “Al Wasl Plaza: the heart and soul of Expo 2020 Dubai,” October 1, 2020
Dezeen, “Dubai Expo reveals main pavilions ahead of rescheduled event,” Tom Ravenscroft, October 1, 2020
Big Think, “Is it possible to build a mile-high skyscraper,” Mike Colagrossi, September 14, 2020
Dezeen, “Nine examples of spherical architecture from around the globe,” Tom Ravenscroft, August 29, 2020
Forbes, “A First Look At Four Big City Hot Properties With Spectacular Views,” Keith Flamer, July 31, 2020
Chicago Sun-Times, “City planners OK tall neighbor for Tribune Tower,” David Roeder, May 8, 2020
Curbed Chicago, “A look at the new skyscrapers that will forever change Chicago’s skyline,” Jay Kozlarz, April 30, 2020
American Theatre, “If You Build It, Will They Come?” Kate Mazade, April 27, 2020
The Nanjinger, “500 Metres High! Tallest Building in Nanjing set for Change,” Frank Hossack, April 1, 2020
AV Magazine, “Creating a cultural icon,” Zoe Mutter, March 30, 2020
Dezeen, “Ten upcoming supertall skyscrapers from the world's best-known architects,” India Block, March 1, 2020
Trains, “Plans for Pullman site include rebuilding of manufacturing facilities,” February 24, 2020
Chicago Tribune, “5 years later, Pullman Monument poised to fulfill potential,” February 20, 2020
Vancouver is Awesome, “Revamped design for controversial Waterfront Station tower just released,” Naoibh O’Conner, February 5, 2020
The Next Miami, “830 Brickell Marks The Start Of Vertical Construction & Releases New Renderings, On Track To Become Miami’s Second Tallest Office Tower In 2021,” February 4, 2020
Architect Magazine, “The Pathway to Net Zero Carbon Buildings,” Dr. Christopher Drew, PhD. January 28, 2020
Architectural Record, “On the Boards: A Museum, Towers, and New Urban Waterfronts,” Josephine Minutillo, January 27, 2020
Arabian Business, “Kingdom building: Sixteen of the top projects currently shaping Saudi Arabia,” January 23, 2020
Architect Magazine, “With Housing’s Carbon Footprint, Density Matters,” January 16, 2020
Architectural Digest, “The 11 Most Anticipated Buildings of 2020,” January 14, 2020

2019

Stir World, “Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill on skyscraper architecture and energy-efficient buildings,” Vladimir Belogolovsky, December 19, 2019
Block Club Chicago, “$56 Million Pullman National Monument Overhaul Has ‘Turned The Lights Back On’ In Historic South Side Neighborhood,” Jamie Nesbitt Golden, November 26, 2019
ReJournals, “Fresh look at new supertall project next to Tribune Tower,” Matt Baker, November 20, 2019
Engineering News Record, “Chicago Architecture Center Completed in Tight Timeline,” November 20, 2019
Architect Magazine, “This Week in Tech: A Tower in China that Repurposes Rainwater,” Katharine Keane, November 15, 2019
ArchDaily, “AS+GG Releases Design for New Financial District in China,” Christele Harrouk, November 13, 2019
News Atlas, “Sculpted supertall skyscraper will boast energy-efficient design,” Adam Williams, November 13, 2019
Architect Magazine, “South HeXi Yuzui Financial District and Tower,” November 6, 2019
Global Construction Review, “Adrian Smith, Gordon Gill win 700m tower in China,” November 1, 2019
Dezeen, “This week, the world's tallest residential skyscraper topped out,” Lizzie Crook, September 28, 2019
The Architect’s Newspaper, “Central Park Tower out to become the world’s tallest residential building,” September 19, 2019
Construction Week Online, “Expo 2020 Dubai video features HE Reem Al Hashimy praising Al Wasl Plaza; says 'she carries the original name of Dubai,” Neha Bhatia, September 19, 2019
MEED, “Al-Wasl Plaza dome adorned with steel crown,” September 18, 2019
The Architect's Newspaper, “Central Park Tower tops out to become the world's tallest residential building,” Sydney Franklin, September 18, 2019
New York Magazine, “The Challenges of Constructing New York’s Tallest Apartment Building,” September 16, 2019
The Next Miami, “New Details of 830 Brickell Released, set to begin Vertical Construction Now and Become Miami’s Most Modern Office Tower,” September 10, 2019
Construction Business News, “Expo 2020 Dubai lifts final piece of Al Wasl Plaza’s dome into place,” Kasun Illankoon, September 9, 2019
Redbook, “10 New Skyscrapers That Are Changing City Skylines,” Heath Owens, August 30, 2019
Architectural Digest, “An Architecture Lover's Guide to Manhattan's 57th Street,” Katherine McGrath, August 29, 2019
World Architecture News, “Future designs benefit local communities globally,” Emilia Nuzzaci, August 29, 2019
Curbed Chicago, “Willis Tower loses claim to highest roof in the Western Hemisphere to NY skyscraper,” Jay Koziarz, July 30, 2019
Construction Week, “Expo 2020 Dubai’s 130m Al Wasl Plaza set for Christie’s visuals shows,” Ranju Warrier, May 2, 2019
Glass on Web, “Guardian Glass Project: Astana Expo,” April 17, 2019
Chicago Tribune, “Steppenwolf Theatre, known for bold moves, plans a new $54M theater-in-the-round project on Halsted Street,” March 5, 2019
Re Journal, “Iconic Chicago institution Steppenwolf Theatre breaks ground on extensive expansion,” March 5, 2019
Curbed Chicago, “Steppenwolf expands theater with dramatic, geometric design from Smith + Gill,” Jay Koziarz, March 5, 2019
Egypt Independent, “Dubai and Saudi Arabia towers in time war to be world’s tallest,” March 4, 2019
Curbed New York, “Central Park Tower architect calls building ‘respectful’ of NYC skyline,” Zoe Rosenberg, February 25, 2019
Offsite, “Chicago’s Architecture Center Shines While Houston’s Waits to be Rebuilt after Harvey Flooding,” February 19, 2019
Dezeen, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill reveals design for China's tallest skyscraper,” Lizzie Crook, January 14, 2019
Architect Magazine, “Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center,” February 5, 2019
Designboom, “China’s Tallest Building:  AS+GG reveals plans for 700m skyscraper,” January 24, 2019
USA News Hub, “China’s tallest building:  AS+GG Reveals plans for 700m skyscraper,” January 24, 2019
New York Post, “The super-tall towers transforming NYC’s skyline,” Emily Nonko, January 23, 2019
Wall Street Journal, “The man Behind Billionaire’s Row Battles to Sell the World’s Tallest Condo,” Katherine Clarke and Candace Taylor, January 17, 2019
Building Design + Construction, “AS+GG Designed Tower will be the tallest in China,” January 16, 2019
The Architect’s Newspaper, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Designs Tallest Building in China,” January 16, 2019
Dezeen, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill reveals design for China’s next skyscraper,” January 14, 2018
ArchDaily, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill to Design China’s Tallest Skyscraper,” January 11, 2019
Archinect, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill to design Shimao Shenzhen Longgang Master Plan and 700m anthropomorphic tower,” January 9, 2019
News Atlas, “There’s a new contender for the World’s Second Tallest Skyscraper,” Adam Williams, Jan 9, 2019

2018

Mansion Global, January 2, “World’s Tallest Residential Building is One Step Closer to Completion”
Wallpaper, January 2, “Letter from Chicago: keeping up with construction in the Windy City”
The Gulf Today, January 23, “Expo 2020 Dubai awards two major construction contracts to Laing O’Rourke”
The Architect’s Newspaper, January 26, “Chicago’s Tribune Tower is gutted for condos as a supertall is proposed next door”
The Architect’s Newspaper, February 14, “Construction on world’s tallest tower moves forward”
Thrillist, February 22, “Here's What the New World's Tallest Skyscraper Will Look Like”
Glass on Web, February 26, “Guardian Glass Project: Astana Expo”
Curbed Miami, March 7, “47-story Una condo tower will rise on Brickell Waterfront”
Dezeen, March 12, “Construction of world's tallest tower moves forward after delays”
Mansion Global, March 29, “Miami Area Gets Newest Crop of Condos”
Tall Buildings Russia, April, “Future Energy,” pp. 86-95; 132-133
Building Design + Construction, April 17, “Developers reveal plans for 1,422-foot-tall skyscraper
In Chicago”
Chicago Magazine, April 17, “Developers Plan Chicago’s Second-Tallest Tower at Tribune Site”
Crain’s Chicago Business, April 17, “See what Tribune Tower owners want to build next door”
Curbed Chicago, April 17, “1,422-foot Tribune Tower addition would be Chicago’s second tallest building”
Chicago Sun-Times, April 18, “Developers pitch skyscraper near Tribune Tower that would be city’s
2nd tallest”
Building Design + Construction, April 24, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture designs 47-story condo tower in Miami”
Dezeen, April 27, “Chicago’s second-tallest skyscraper planned beside Tribune Tower”
Arch Daily, April 30, “AS+GG Architecture to Design Yacht-Inspired Tower in Miami”
Curbed New York, April 30, “Construction on Extell’s Central Park Tower hits supertall status”
Daily Hive, May 11, “New design for 'origami' tower at Waterfront Station to be revealed next week”
Dezeen, May 16, “Work begins on world's second-tallest skyscraper in Shenzhen”
Chicago Tribune, May 19, “Five decades after Chicago's greatest skyscraper boom, city aims high again”
World Architecture News, May 24, “AS+GG head for the heights in Miami”
Chicago Business Journal, June 12, “Chicago Architecture Foundation's new home debuts soon”
Curbed Chicago, June 13, “A first look inside the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s new riverfront space”
Canadian Architect, June 13, “AS+GG and B+H’s 160 Front Street to break ground in 2019”
The Architect’s Newspaper, June 14, “Chicago Architecture Foundation reveals its new home”
Michigan Avenue Magazine, June 21, “These two buzzed-about design projects are must-visits this season”
The Architect’s Newspaper, June 25, “Saudi Arabia is building a future for its millennial population”
The Architect’s Newspaper, June 26, “AN tracks the largest projects in Saudi Arabia”
Architect Magazine, June 27, “Chicago Architecture Center Debuts in August”
New Atlas, July 11, “Sustainable skyscraper is sculpted for the wind”
Dezeen, July 12, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill reveals skyscraper for 160 Front Street in Toronto”
Architect Magazine, July 13, “160 Front Street”
Forbes, July 22, “7 Supertall Buildings in the Works Around the Globe”
Chicago Magazine, August 16, “The Chicago Skyline in 2023”
Artsy, August 16, “The Incomparable, Futuristic Architecture of Kazakhstan’s Young Capital”
Chicago Tribune, August 18, “The Chicago Architecture Foundation has a new name and a new
Crain’s Chicago Business, August 24, “Check out the Chicago Architecture Foundation's new digs”
Architectural Digest, August 28, “The New Chicago Architecture Center Debuts in a Riverside
Mies van der Rohe Building”
The Chicago Reader, August 29, “The Chicago Architecture Foundation is now the Chicago Architecture Center”
Re Journal, August 29, “First look at the new Chicago Architecture Center”
The Chicago Sun-Times, August 29, “Chicago Architecture Center takes its place as ‘must-see’ cultural destination”
My Modern Met, August 29, “20,000-Square-Foot Chicago Architecture Center Opens Its Doors to the Public”
home. Skyscraper models are the stars of its engaging riverfront exhibition space”
Chicago Magazine, August 30, “The Chicago Architecture Center Opens Tomorrow: Here’s What to
See”
Architect Magazine, August 31, “Look Inside the New Chicago Architecture Center”
Curbed Chicago, August 31, “Chicago Architecture Center debuts new riverfront location to the public”
The Architect’s Newspaper, September 6, “The new Chicago Architecture Center offers informative, tangible experiences”
Re Journal, September 7, “Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill to be honored at Marshall Bennett Institute gala”
Jamaica Gleaner, October 11, “New Parliament Building Could Be Country's Most Iconic Edifice, Says Architect Gordon Gill” 
Hypebeast, October 16, “New York’s Central Park Tower Will Be Recognized as the Tallest Residential Building in the World”
Metropolis Magazine, October 18, “Take a Closer Look at the Design of the World’s Tallest Residential Tower”
Jamaica Observer, October 21, “Gordon Gill speaks on architecture's common sense at Utech” 
Chicago Magazine, October 26, “Pullman’s Renaissance”
Architectural Record, November 6, “Improving Cities by Prioritizing the Human Experience” 
Dezeen, November 9, “Eight mega-scale architecture projects underway in Saudi Arabia as the desert kingdom modernizes”
Chicago Tribune, December 10, “Best architecture for 2018: It was a vital year, just not in the usual places”

2017

CLADGlobal, January, “Green Developments: Gordon Gill, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill”
South Bend Tribune, January 6, “Chicago architect preps Studebaker building for 21st-century tech economy”
Chicago Tribune, January 20, “Plan calls for replacing Thompson Center with new tower”
The Chicago Reader, February 1, “How would plans to replace the Thompson Center impact service at Clark/Lake?”
Daily Herald, February 11, “Chicago architect preps Studebaker building for 21st‐century
The Architect's Newspaper, February 14, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill will transform former Studebaker factory in South Bend, Indiana into tech hub”
Curbed, February 21, “10 tallest buildings under construction or in development around the world”
Architectural Record, March, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill’s Massive Astana Expo City Nears Completion”
Curbed Chicago, March 3, “When it comes to skyscrapers, upcoming lecture asks ‘How High Can We Go?” 
Building Design + Construction, April 1, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture’s The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare to begin construction this spring at Navy Pier”
The National, April 3, “Huge dome planned for Dubai’s Expo 2020 site”
Emirates 24/7, April 3, “Expo 2020 Dubai unveils new design space with Al Wasl Plaza”
Construction Week, April 4, “Design of Expo 2020 Dubai’s Al Wasl Plaza revealed”
Forbes Middle East, April 5, “A New Breathtaking Hall Is In The Making For Expo 2020 Dubai”
Chicago Tribune, April 13, “Chicago Shakes announces 2017-18 season, opening of The Yard”
The Possible, Issue 2, “The Human Factor,” pp. 42-47 
Gulf News, April 17, “Al Wasl Plaza at Expo 2020 site to offer a variety of experiences”
Departures Magazine, April 20, “Expo 2017: Astana Unveiled”
Architectural Record, May, Tall Buildings Issue, “Jeddah Tower,” p. 124
Architect’s Newspaper, May 24, “Bauer Latoza Studio and Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill tapped for Pullman National Monument Visitor Center”
Dezeen, June 20, “Architects unveil energy-themed pavilions at Astana Expo 2017”
American Theater, July-August, “The Yard Beyond the Bard”
Chicago Architect, July-August, “The slings and arrows of outrageous innovation,” pp. 18-19
The Economist, July 1, “Kazakhstan: the crossroads of the new Silk Road”
South Bend Tribune, July 3, “South Bend Studebaker plant ready for massive facelift”
The Astana Times, August 5, “Astana to be featured in National Geographic’s Megastructures television series”
Architect’s Newspaper, August 11, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill’s ambitious glass sphere pavilion”
Dezeen, August 16, “Central Park Tower to become world's tallest residential skyscraper”
Crain's Chicago Business, August 28, “The Yard at Navy Pier: Game-changer,”
CladMag, Issue 4, “The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare,” p. 75; “Reflections on Astana Expo,” p. 75
Chicago Tribune, September 6, “Chicago Architecture Foundations gets a new home”
Curbed Chicago, September 7, “Chicago Architecture Foundation announces new architecture center”
Chicago Tribune, September 7, “Architecture Foundation moving to the riverfront”
Arch Daily, September 7, “New Chicago Architecture Center to Open in 2018”
Building Design + Construction, September 8, CAF announces plans for 20,000-sf Chicago Architecture
Center to be built on East Wacker Drive”
Dezeen, September 8, “Chicago Architecture Foundation plans move to Mies van der Rohe-designed tower”
Broadway World, September 11, “The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Opens on Navy Pier”
Architect’s Newspaper, September 12, “Chicago Architecture Foundation announces new Chicago Architecture Center”
Chicago Sun-Times, September 13, With The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare sets engineering poetry in motion”
Chicago Magazine, September 15, “Chicago Shakes’s New Venue Will Literally Let People Reshape the Theater Experience”
Daily Herald, September 19, “Chicago Shakespeare Theater's The Yard emerges on Navy Pier
Dezeen, September 20, "Astana is a metropolis of obsolescence"
Chicago Tribune, September 20, “Flexible, intimate and innovative, The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater”
ENRMidwest, September 25, “Theatrical Flex Space Takes Center Stage,” pp. 28-32
Construction Week, September 25, “Construction begins on new mixed-use district near Dubai's JLT”
Architect Magazine, October 5, “Education and the Performance Imperative” 
Architect Magazine, October 30, “AIA Announces Winners of 2017 Innovation Awards”
Curbed New York, November 8, “Extell's Midtown supertall, Central Park Tower, is getting its façade”
Curbed Chicago, November 17, “New Chicago Architecture Center working toward 2018 opening”
Architectural Digest Mexico, November 28, “Diseño bajo el Reflector”
Chicago Tribune, December 15, “Best architecture of 2017: An innovative new theater at Navy Pier”

2016

Inventions, January, “Seit wann kratzen Hochhäuser an den Wolken?” pp. 36-37
Architect’s Newspaper, January 4, “AIA Chicago outlines Pullman’s future as a national monument”
Azernews, January 13, “Green building to rise over Baku”
Architect Magazine, January 14, “Worldwide Total of Supertall Buildings Reaches 100”
Chicago Tribune, January 15, “Cities defined by more than tall buildings”
Building Design + Construction, February, “How to make a ‘pure’ glass sphere,” pp. 43-44
The Wall Street Journal, February 3, “Jeddah Aiming for Towering Height,” pp. C1; C8
Building Design + Construction, February 18, “How to make a ‘pure’ glass sphere,” pp. 42-44
Architect and Cultural, March, “FKI Tower,” pp. 100-109
Newton, March, “Kingdom Tower (Chinese),” pp. 31-37
Chicago Sun-Times, March 2, “Shakespeare Theater announces $35 million expansion on Navy Pier”
Chicago Tribune, March 2, “New Chicago Shakespeare stage will transform Navy Pier”
TimeOut Chicago, March 2, “Chicago Shakespeare announces Navy Pier expansion”
Daily Herald, March 3, “Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces expansion plans”
Arq, March 5, “Ciudad Verde Y Futurista,” pp. 18-25
Building Design + Construction, March 24, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture incorporates Biblical parable into church design”
Tall Buildings Russia, April, “AXMAT TAY3P” pp. 36-45
Boston Globe, April 4, “New Downtown Crossing skyscraper to rival Millennium Tower”
World Architecture News, April 6, “Wuhan’s supertall tower heads for the top”
Curbed, April 12, “Supertalls and Sustainable Skyscrapers: Architect Adrian Smith on the Mile-High Building”
Curbed, April 13, “A More Detailed Look at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater Expansion”
Engineering News-Record, April 13, “Proposal Made for 683-ft Downtown Boston Tower”
World Architecture News, April 14, “Gordon Gill to design new Chicago theatre”
Boston Herald, April 30, “Tower to house all its affordable units on-site”
Design Diffusion, May, “Playing with Angles,” pp. 104-107
Architect’s Newspaper, May 9, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture design 72,000-square-foot Church in Glenview, Illinois”
Newcity, May 17, “Pullman’s Past, Present, and Future”
Structure Magazine, June, “Rising to the clouds with confidence,” pp. 37-40
Chicago Magazine, June, “The man with his head in the clouds,” pp. 97-99; 144
SkyriseCities, June 17, “Tackling ‘Humankind’s Greatest Challenge’ at Expo 2017”
Gizmag, June 22, “Six-hundred meter tall aerodynamic eco-tower being built in China”
Time Magazine, July, “Big Idea: Buildings that power themselves”
Civil Engineering Magazine, July 19, “Iconic Glass Globe Anchors Expo Community”
Engineering News-Record, July 19, “Kazakhstan Seeks Attention With Multi-Billion-Dollar Expo Build”
Southeast Asia Building, September-October, “Astana Expo City 2017, designed by AS+GG, is now under construction”
Civil Engineering Surveyor, September “Learnings from the Jeddah Tower,” pp. 22-23
Miami Herald, October 13, “Doronin names architect for second Miami project”
Business Inside, October 18, “A multi-billion-dollar futuristic city will host the 2017 World’s Expo”
Concrete International, November, “Engineering Jeddah Tower,” 23-29
Civil Engineering, November, “Church Building Design Features Sweeping Curves and Connection to Nature,” 24-27
World Architecture News, November 7, “Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai, China: A towering achievement”
Chicago Tribune, November 28, “World renowned architect designs North Shore church”
Building Design + Construction, December 29, ‘Pure Sphere’ for Kazakhstan World’s Fair nearing completion”

2015

Bblcothbif, January, “Хрустальный кристалл Чэнду” 
New York Magazine, March 24, “The Rise of the Mile-High Building”
Visual, March 29, “City of the Future: Great City by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture”
Architect Magazine, March 31, “Up and Running: Words of Advice for Young Firms”
Tengri News, April 7, “Nazarbayev tours EXPO-2017 construction site,”
International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, June, “The Environmental Impact of Tall vs. Small: A Comparative Study”
Construction Week, June 16, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill to design Burj 2020”
Time, July 20, “When it comes to new ultra-tall towers, the sky is the limit””
The Guardian, July 22, “Jeddah’s Kingdom Tower: how much higher can skyscrapers go?”
Nonstop Gulfstream, Summer, “The Sky is not the limit”
Popular Science, August 3, “Where does the glass for the new supertall skyscapers come from?”
The National, September 8, “Burj 2020: Architectural duo set their sights on Dubai”
Design MENA, September 8, “Burj 2020 by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill will be ‘Diamond of Dubai’”
The Gulf Today, September 9, “World’s leading real estate players converge on Dubai,” p. 5
Khaleej Times, September 10, “Architects of Dubai’s Burj 2020 swear by sustainability”
Architect Magazine, September 11, “Architect 50: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill takes top honors”
Manderin Quarterly, Winter, “Net-Zero Energy Buildings”
Engineering News-Record, November 11, “Jeddah Tower’s ‘Climb’ to One Kilometer Picks Up Speed”
The Telegraph, November 30, “Jeddah’s Kingdom Tower a step closer to becoming world’s tallest building”
The Huffington Post, November 30, “Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower Will Be The World’s Tallest Building”
Architect Magazine, December 1, “How to Heat and Cool a Supertall”
Chicago Tribune, December 2, “Saudi Arabia plans to build the world’s tallest skyscraper”
The Telegraph, December 6, “Onwards and upwards for the skyscraper”
Building Design + Construction, December 8, “Saudi Arabia secures funding for world’s first kilometer-tall skyscraper: Jeddah Tower”

2014

CTBUH Journal, Issue II, “High Performance Design Shapes Sustainable Supertall Building,” pp. 12-17
Aura, Volume Two, “Reach for the Sky,” pp. 48-52
The Skycourt and Skygarden: Greening the Urban Habitat, January, “Dancing Dragons,” pp. 188-191
Architect, January, “Architecture and the 3rd Industrial Revolution,” pp. 100-103
Tall and Supertall Buildings: Planning and Design, January, “Kingdom Tower,” p. 189
HOPSCA III, January, “Wuhan Greenland Center,” 188-197
Mandarin Quarterly, Winter, “Sustainable Architecture,” pp. 34-35
Chicago Tribune, February 23-27, “The Global City: Designed in Chicago, Made in China”
Kohkoku, March, “Higher than Higher,” p. 138
Architectural Record, March, “Big Bigger Biggest,” pp. 114-115
Architectural Record, March, “Towering Ambition,” pp. 94-101
MW, March, “The World’s Best Architects,” pp. 153-154
Bloomberg BusinessWeek, March 24, “Shedding the Vortex,” pp. 92-95
Southeast Asia Building, March-April, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture wins international design competition for Expo-2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan,” p. 22
GQ UK, April 28, “Asia’s new super-eco-city”
cci Zeitung, May 23, “Wie kommt Flussigbeton 700 m hoch?” p. 4
International New Landscape, May-June, “Chicago DeCarbonization Plan,” pp. 38-43
Four, Summer, “Kingdom Tower, Jeddah,” p. 16

2013

Perspectives, January, “A Solution for All”
Evolo Magazine Asian Edition, January, “Chengdu Tianfu  District Great City”
Wuhan, China”PM Network, January, “Closing Credits”
World Architecture News, January 7, “A slice of life in Chengdu”
Southeast Asia Building, January/February, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture wins competition to design Qintai Center, new corporate headquarter in Wuhan, China”
U Magazine, February, “Never Ends”
ArchOne, February 11, “Alumnus who designed world’s tallest building to receive honoary doctorate degree”
Popular Science, February 15, “Rise of Supertall“
Daily Telegraph, February 15, “World’s best architects vie to make their mark on Sydney”
B1 Magazine, October,  “Expo 2017 Pavilion,” pp. 38-39
Green Buildings, December, “Expo-2017,” pp. 16-21

2012

The Epoch Times, January 31, “China’s Risky Skyscraper Extravaganza”
Mein Eigen Heim, February, “Hallo Zuknft”
China Daily, February 27, “Wuhan Greenland Center to be China’s tallest building”
CRI English, February 27, “Wuhan Mulls Tallest Building in China”
Bloomberg News, February 27, “Chinese Tower May Add Floors to Become World’s Tallest after Burj Khalifa”
China Daily, February 28, “Bigger is better, developer decides midway”
The Construction Index, February 28, “Challenger emerges for China’s tallest tower record”
Chicago Sun-Times, March 14, “Development buzz at Reese site”
Nox, Winter-Spring, “Dualidad Geometrica”
Building Capacity, May, “A Taste of Living Future 2012”
World Architecture News, May 11, “Enter the Dragons: Architects  unveil twin Korean towers with lizard-like ‘scales’ of glass that let the buildings ‘breathe’”
B1, June, “Dancing Dragons Towers”
Green Architecture Now 2, June, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture: Head Offices of the Federation of Korean Industries
Crain’s Chicago Business, June 28, “High-rise, low-carb buildings offer new ideas for sustainable skyscrapers”
Architectural Update, July 18, “Vantone Center, Tianjin”
Southeast Asia Building, July/August, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture designs Dancing Dragons, a two-tower complex for Seoul’s Yongsan International Business District”
Building Design + Construction, August, “Mixed-Use Towers in Seoul Awake the Dancing Dragons”
idesign travel, August, “Wuhan Greenland Center,” pp. 59-65
Beyond Magazine, August, “Dragon Dancing Twin Towers”
Architect Magazine, August 22, “Dancing Dragons”
Northwest Tourism, September, “Dimensional Life - Delicate Space,” pp. 27-33
Civil Engineering, September, “Ancient Architecture Inspires Contemporary Tower Complex”
MADE, September, “Yongsan International Business District: Dancing Dragons”
Architect Magazine, September 21, “The Architect 50”
The Wall Street Journal, September 22, “Designing Towers to Catch the Sky,” C11
Zenith Business Report, September-October, “Starship to Riyadh,” pp. 10-12
Chicago Architect, September-October, “Built to Scale”
Concept Magazine, Special Issue 2012, “Yongsan International Business District: Dancing Dragons”
Ideat, October, “Special Architecture: Kingdom Tower”
World Architecture News, October 3, “AS+GG strikes the right note”
New York Magazine, October 15, “9 Experiments in Large: Jeddah, World’s Tallest Building”
Arab Construction World, November, “The Kingdom Tower: Middle East’s New Landmark”
Surface Asia, November, “Seoul Searching: the Dancing Dragons in YIBD”
Design Boom, November 6, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill: Qintai International Tower, Wuhan”
Crain’s Chicago Business, November 16, “Overseas planning gigs: A closer look”
Areas Globales, November 27, “Reduccion de las emisiones de carbono en el area central de Chicago”
Chicago Architect, November/December, ‘2012 SustainABILITY Awards: Citation of Merit, Chicago Loop Decarbonization Plan”
Net Zero Energy, December, “A Guide for Commercial Architecture”
Beyond Magazine, December 18, “Efficient Streamlined Design”
Beyond Magazine, December 26, Tianfu Ecological City,  “A Shining Example of the Urban Future;”  Qintai International Center, “Form Follows Performance: Qintai Center”

2011

That’s Shanghai, January, “The architect’s architect,” pp. 28-29
Architect’s Newspaper, January 17, “Smart Grid City”
Crain’s Chicago Business, March 7, “Crain’s 2011 Coolest
Chicago Offices: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture”
Men’s Book Chicago, Spring, “Mr. Positive”
World Architecture News, June 21, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, Thornton Tomasetti and PositivEnergy Practice to design world’s fourth tallest building”
Inhabitat, June 21, “AS+GG Aerodynamic Wuhan Greenland Center to be World’s 4th Tallest Building”
e-architect, June 21, “Wuhan Greenland Center Tower”
Nissan Technology Magazine, April 28, “2025: The future of mobility and our future cities”
World Architecture News, June 24, “Gordon Gill on Chicago’s changing climate”
Architectural Record, August, “On the Boards: Wuhan Greenland Center”
Huffington Post, August 2, “Kingdom Tower: Adrian Smith talks designing world’s tallest building”
msnbc, August 2, “World’s tallest building coming to Saudi Arabia”
Popular Science, August 2, “Saudi’s set to build Kingdom Tower, soon to be the world’s tallest building”
Chicago Sun-Times, August 2, “Chicago firm designing new tallest building”
The  Telegraph, August 2, “Saudi Arabia takes step to build world’s tallest tower”
Emirates 24/7, August 2, “Kingdom Tower to top reigning champ Burj Khalifa by 173m”
World Architecture News, August 2, “AS+GG Confirmed to design world’s tallest tower”
Chicago Tribune, August 2, “Chicago architecture firm to design world’s tallest tower”
Globe and Mail, August 2, “Saudi thrusts forward with plan for world’s tallest tower”
Baltimore Sun, August 2, “Chicago architecture firm to design world’s tallest tower”
Washington Post, August 2 , “Saudi presses forward with plans to build world’s tallest tower, outdoing neighbor Dubai”
The Times of India, August 3, “At 1000m, Jeddah to have world’s tallest tower”
Wall Street Journal, August 3, “Saudis plan world’s tallest tower”
Red Eye, August 3, “3,280”
NPR, August 8, “World’s tallest building to be built in Saudi Arabia”
The Gulf Today, August 11, “A Bird? A Plan? It’s Kingdom Tower!”
The Sun, August 12, “King of towers hits the heights”
New York Magazine, August 14, “Higher”
Metropolis, August 16, “Move Over, Burj Khalifa”
Bloomberg, August 30, “Kingdom Tower architect grapples the wind at 3,000 ft”
Perspective, September, “Higher up in the wind”
Los Angeles Times, September 4, “Skyscrapers remain powerful symbols, post 9/11”
Wall Street Journal, September 8, “The skyscraper as a pillar of confidence”
Chicago Tribune, September 9, “Trump’s tower a symbol of a post-attack revival”
Chicago Architect, “People + Places: Kingdom Tower”
DFUN Magazine, September, “World of Great Towers: Kingdom Tower”
B1, September, “Kingdom Tower”
Huffington Post, September 28, “A Call for Urban Doctors”
Perspective, October, “Reigning over the sky”
Sciences et Avenir, October, “En Image: Plu pres du ciel”
Tall Buildings, November, ”KOPOJIEBCKNN POCTOK”

2010

NZZ am Sonntag, “Strom und Hehr an der Aussenhulle produziert”
Architect, January, “What if an entire city could be housed under one roof?” pp. 60-63
Vertical Density, January, “Torre Meraas,” pp. 212-213
The Architect’s Newspaper, February 11, “Unveiled: Federation of Korean Industries.”
World Architecture News, February 18, “AS+GG completes first phase of Chicago DeCarbonization Plan”
inhabitat.com, February 22, “Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill hatch massive plan to decarbonize Chicago”
RICS Buisness, March,  “Power tower,” p. 7
Crain’s, March 1, “In going green average isn’t good enough for Willis Tower”
Perspectives, April, “Building for change,” pp. 84-87
The National, May 26, “Masdar showcased at a Smithsonian Institution’s museum”
B1 Magazine, June, “Sustainable Excellence: Masdar,” pp. 36-41
Metropolis, June, “Skyline: Willis Tower,” p. 83
Architect Magazine,  August, “2010 Award for Sustainability: Chicago Central Area Decarbonization Plan”
Ecolibrium, July, “Desert Star,” p. 7
The New York Times, September 25, “Planning a Sustainable City in the Desert”
inhabitat.com, October 29, “Korean Tower Boasts One of World’s Most Efficient Solar Facades”
The Hindu, November 12, “Standing Tall”
GreenSource, December, “The rise of retrofit,” pp. 106-113

2009

Space, January, “Clean Technology Building,” pp. 86-90
Engineering News-Record, January 19, “Green-retrofit work thrives in uncertain economic times”, p. 22
Medill Reports, January 29, “Local architects plan eco-bridge to complete Burnham’s plan”
Riscaldamento Climatizzazione Idronica, February, “Biomimetica per edifici,” pp. 68-74
Architectural Record, March 4, “Is the Green-Building Market Recession-Proof?”
The Chicago Reader, March 26, “Best of Chicago 2009; arts & architecture,” p. 11
Crain’s, June 24, “Sears Tower owners propose 5 star hotel”
New York Times, June 24, “Sears Tower to be revamped to produce most of its own power”
Chicago Tribune, June 25, “Sears Tower plans hotel, self-greening”
Chicago Sun-Times, June 25, “Lofty ‘green’ renovation for Sears Tower”
Wall Street Journal,  June 25, “Big hotel planned next to Sears Tower”
Architecture + Urbanism, August, “Relationship between design and construction”, pp. 30-33
RIBA Journal, August/September, “The color of money,” pp. 44-50
Business, September, “Green giant,” p. 9
The Toronto Star, October 10, “Towering Example”
The Architect’s Newspaper, October 14, “They might be giants: Willis Tower,” p. 15
The New York Times, October 20, “New agency to lead global energy push”
The Plan, December, “Abu Dhabi: A new metropolitan city emerges from the desert,” p. 53
Engineering News-Record, December 9, “Design team held to competition promises”

2008

Chicago Public Radio, “Architects Float Idea for Bridge”
Articolo Architecttura, “Le Nuove Frontiere del Biomimetismo”
Enjeux Les Echos, January, “Adrian Smith; Paris-La Defense a Besoin d’une tour de 500 m de haut”
Living Design, Winter 2008, “Den Gronne Skyskraber,’ pp. 34-36
Chicago Public Radio, February 22, “Radio Interview”
Chicago Tribune, February 22, “‘Green’ Light for Chicago Design”
Chicago Tribune, February 24, “Sweet New Start for Chicago Architect”
Financial Times, February 27, “Walkable, Pleasant, Urbane, Hot”
Skyscrapers, March, “Post-Modernism and the Rise of the Middle East,” p. 108-109
Regina Leader Post, March 12, “Architects Building New Cities”
Engineering News-Record, March 17 “Building sector needs reeducation,” p. 10
Middle East Architect, April, “Sprawl to Tall,” pp. 14-15
AIArchitect, April 4, “Beyond Zero: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture’s Desert Experiment”
Real Estate Forum Magazine, April 8, “Abu Dhabi Sustainable Project Moves Forward,” p. 8
Albawaba, April 28, “ETA Star Launches VERDE Towers in Dubai Maritime City”
Khaleej Times, April 28, “Man of Many Storeys”
Modern Design, May, “The 11 Hour and the Carbon Conflict: Smooth Operator,” p. 75
Gulf Life, May 1, “Head in the Clouds”
Gulf News, May 4, “Dubai: City of Supertowers”
Gulf News, May 4, “Dubai will become City of Supertowers”
Arabian Business, May 5, “ETA Star Launches Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Designed Towers”
Architectural Record, May 7, “Smith + Gill Tapped for Ultra-Green Abu Dhabi Project,” p. 29
Gulf News, May 9, “Dubai Gives the Necessary Freedom Designers Need”
The Sunday Times, May 11, “Dinosaurs bite the dust,” p. 10
Al Bawaba, May 15, “ETA Star’s ‘Green’ Campaign on Channel 4 is an Instant Hit Among Listeners”
Trading Markets, May 25 “Building Slows Along with Economy”
Aktuellt, June, “Positive Energiatgang,” p. 4
BBC Focus, June, “The Rise and Rise of the Superscraper,” pp. 34-42
Chicago Architect, June, “The Next Big Thing,” p. 70
Crain’s, June 2, “Smith & Gill Wins Dubai Deal,” p. 21
Architect, June 8, “Positive Energy,” p. 74-79
The Chicago Tribune, June 12, “Smith and Gill’s ‘Eco-Bridge’: Coming to Chicago’s Lakefront?”
Grist, June 13, “The Daley Show; Hot Plans Rile the Chicago Waterfront”
The New York Times, June 15, “Scraping the Sky and then Some,” p. 20
The Big Project Issue 10, “Geometrics of the Desert Flower”
Emirates Business 24/7, March 7, “Giving Shape to Big Ambitions and Tall Buildings Around the World”
BPM Issue 91, Summer 2008, “Masdar,” p. 12
New York Times, August 10, “Reaching for the clouds in Dubai”
International Herald Tribune, August 12, “Rising in Dubai: Adrian Smith’s Vision of Green: taller and getting taller”
The Chicago Tribune, August 28, “Getting the inside story on the Pearl River Tower, billed as the world’s greenest skyscraper”
Building, October 3, “Burj Dubai: Top of the world”
The National, October 6, “Dubai sees no reason to stop scraping skies”
The National, October 6, “Meraas tower to join Dubai’s buildings in the sky”
The Chicago Tribune, October 7, “Chicago architects plan more towers in Dubai”
Khaleej Times, October 7, “Cityscape $1 trillion showcase,” p. 1
Khaleej Times, October 7, “Dubai Launches Dh350b Jumerira Gardens,” p. 1 Business
Building, October 8, “Sears tower set for L85m green makeover”
The Chicago Sun-Times, October 8, “Developers turn to rentals in downturn”
World Architecture News, October 9, “Meraas Development taps Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill for megaproject” The National, October 8, “Tall Buildings put us on the map, says Burj Dubai architect”
Metropolis, October, “Innovation from the Innovators” Globe and Mail, October 18, “Market panic? Bring it on” Business Week, October 15, “Undaunted, skyscrapers reach higher”
Building, October 14, “The tallest building in the world: the contenders”
The National, October 30, “Architectural ‘exuberance’ could slow”
identity, November, “The future is now”, pp. 106-110; “Green giants,” pp. 112-113
Cityscape Magazine, November, “Cityscape Dubai: the regional reality”, pp. 30-33; “New look for old”, pp. 40-42 GEO, November,  “Masdar City: Die Null-Emmissions-Stadt in der Wuste”
Solares Bauen, November, “Masdar-Hauptquartier Bei Abu Ahabi Von AS+GG Architecture: Ultra Green,” pp.80-81
Travel + Leisure, November, “New American Landmarks,” p. 221-230
Globe and Mail, November 11, “A building with an energy all its own”
Residence, Number 7,  “Renast i varlden,” p. 72
The Columbus Dispatch, November 30, “Tall tales: ever-higher buildings reflect solutions for the future”
Green Source, November/December, “Urban Harvest”, pp. 108-113

2007

Metropolis, January, “Parting Company,” p. 30
Chicago Magazine, February, “A New Order”, p. 62
The Big Project, Issue 7, “Viewpoint: Sustainability has deep roots”, pp. 74-77
The Big Project, Issue 2, “King Abdullah Economic City: Saudi’s single largest private sector investment”, pp. 34-43
GULF Life, May, “High, Higher, Highest”, pp. 34-38, 40, 42
Chicago Magazine, September, “Chicago Architecture in 2020,” p. 94
GQ, September, “Green Giants,” pp. 221-222
The Architect’s Newspaper, September 5, “Imitation of Life”
Blueprint, October, “A New Practice with a Zero Energy Approach,” p. 47
Chicago Sun-Times, October 12, “Tall order for tower,” p. 57
The Sunday Times, November 4, “City Salvation”
The Chicago Tribune, November 7, “Developers embracing ‘green’ to gain an edge,” p. 3
Metropolis, November 8, “Beyond the Spectacle”
UrbanLand, June, “Designing Sustainable Buildings”
Chicago Sun-Times, August 16, “Sears Tower hires green architects,” Business briefs
Architectural Record, August 17, “The Skyscraper: Still Soaring”
UIC Alumni Magazine, July/August, “Unfinished Business,” p. 14
Chicago Tribune, August 19, “How to build today’s supertalls”

2006

Sheridan Road Magazine, “Leaping Tall Buildings…In a Single Bound,” p.42
Architectural Record, April 27, “SOM aims to build a zero-energy office tower in Guangdong”
Focus, AIA Chicago, May, Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou, China, p. 24
Architectural Record, June 15, “Not innovative? SOM’S Skyscraper Projects in China Tell a Different Story”
The Charlotte Observer, June, ‘Pearl River”
Metropolis Magazine, July, “Super Tall and Ultra-Green”
I4design, September “Green with Envy,” p. 67
Wallpaper, August, “Peak Performance,” p. 91
Chicago Sun-Times, October 22, “Architect’s Dream Project”
Architectural Record, December, “SOM’s Pearl River,” p. 172