Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, 2006-2020
Title | Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, 2006-2020 PDF eBook |
Author | Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture |
Publisher | Oro Editions |
Pages | 512 |
Release | 2022-05-09 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781954081352 |
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture's, 2006-2020 monograph showcases the spectacular work of the firm from the first 15 years of its practice through drawings, renderings, model photography, photography of built work, competition entries, exhibition materials, master plans, interiors, and special research projects and publications. The projects featured in the monograph cover a wide variety of AS+GG's high-performance, energy-efficient, aesthetically striking architecture on an international scale in a wide range of typologies and scales, from low- and mid-rise residential, commercial, and cultural buildings, to mixed-use supertall towers. Projects explored include supertall towers, large-scale mixed-use complexes, corporate offices, exhibition facilities, cultural facilities and museums, civic and public spaces, hotels and residential complexes, institutional projects, and high-tech laboratory facilities.
Toward Zero Carbon
Title | Toward Zero Carbon PDF eBook |
Author | Adrian Devaun Smith |
Publisher | Images Publishing |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1864704330 |
An examination and exploration of the issues that the Chicago Climate Action Plan (CCAP) deals with and how they may be implemented
Supertall | Megatall
Title | Supertall | Megatall PDF eBook |
Author | Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture |
Publisher | Oro Editions |
Pages | 576 |
Release | 2022-04-12 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781954081376 |
Drawing from the unique design experience at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) as architects of the next world's tallest tower and several others under construction, "Supertall | Megatall: How High Can We Go?" highlights the design, sustainability, innovative technology, programming, and contextualism that defines supertall and megatall towers. The book is a mixture of under construction and design-only projects divided into several chapters that are organized according to their special characteristics: Innovative Systems, Harnessing Energies, Designing an Icon, Extending Ecologies, and Achieving Megatall. Each project, completed between 2007-2020 at AS+GG, is discovered through context, program, form, research and development, and performance, highlighting the stories, challenges, and lessons learned.
Al Wasl Plaza
Title | Al Wasl Plaza PDF eBook |
Author | Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture |
Publisher | Oro Editions |
Pages | 294 |
Release | 2022-04-12 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781954081833 |
In the book Al Wasl Plaza: Dubai Expo the architects, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture highlight the inspiration and innovation of the design of Al Wasl Plaza. The book explores each aspect of the project including the garden, the trellis, three office buildings, and two hotel buildings, all of which serve to define the center of Expo 2020. The book is essentially divided into three phases of design. The first phase focuses on the inspiration and conception of the project. Architectural studies, sketches, and models show the process that led to the final iconic form. The second phase introduces each of the parcels including the garden, trellis, offices, hotels, the Leadership Pavilion, and the Arrivals Plaza. Each chapter illustrates the design process, architectural details, and the development of the technical systems. The third and final phase summarizes the construction process, sustainability achievements, and looks to the future to reveal the District 2020 legacy master plan concept by AS+GG.
The Tall Buildings Reference Book
Title | The Tall Buildings Reference Book PDF eBook |
Author | David Parker |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 932 |
Release | 2013-04-12 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1136258035 |
As the ever-changing skylines of cities all over the world show, tall buildings are an increasingly important solution to accommodating growth more sustainably in today’s urban areas. Whether it is residential, a workplace or mixed use, the tower is both a statement of intent and the defining image for the new global city. The Tall Buildings Reference Book addresses all the issues of building tall, from the procurement stage through the design and construction process to new technologies and the building’s contribution to the urban habitat. A case study section highlights the latest, the most innovative, the greenest and the most inspirational tall buildings being constructed today. A team of over fifty experts in all aspects of building tall have contributed to the making of the Tall Buildings Reference Book, creating an unparalleled source of information and inspiration for architects, engineers and developers.
Residensity
Title | Residensity PDF eBook |
Author | Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture |
Publisher | |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2021-10 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781954081390 |
The Architecture of Adrian Smith, Som
Title | The Architecture of Adrian Smith, Som PDF eBook |
Author | Adrian Devaun Smith |
Publisher | Images Publishing |
Pages | 549 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1864701692 |
Adrian Smith was a consulting design partner in the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM). His career at SOM spanned more than 30 years and includes a term as the firm's chief executive officer, and as chairman of the SOM Foundation. P