![]() ![]() ![]() In 2013, Adrian received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Texas A&M University and in 2016 he was a Legacies and Leaders recipient from his alma mater University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts, for his continued support of top graduating seniors with the Adrian D. As noted by CTBUH trustee Peter Irwin, “Adrian’s body of work includes some of the world’s tallest and most recognized buildings, yet his designs transcend mere height and have become landmarks because of their graceful design and inherent sensitivity to local context and culture.” Beedle Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) for his contributions to the supertall typology. His buildings and urban designs have earned more than 225 awards worldwide, including 10 national AIA Honor Awards in all three categories: Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Urban Design. From Boston and Chicago to Shanghai and Dubai, local populations regard Adrian’s buildings as their own, as reflections of their character and symbols of their highest aspirations.Īt once the heir of Chicago’s muscular architectural traditions and a committed internationalist, Adrian and his high-performance designs have been celebrated by juries of his peers across the globe. The result is a diverse body of work that spans five continents and eight national capitals, its highlights are landmark buildings and focal points of intense civic pride. This approach is consistent in all phases of his career and in all typologies, from small interior spaces and large-scale urban design, to low- and mid-rise buildings and supertall towers-including Jeddah Tower, to be the world’s tallest building when completed in Saudi Arabia in 2020, and Wuhan Greenland Center, to be the world’s fourth-tallest building when completed in Wuhan, China, in 2019. Throughout his career, Adrian has honored the cultures he serves by respecting, reflecting, and reinterpreting them in his designs, which have been lauded for their elegance and the subtlety of their cultural references. From a one-room bank building in Guatemala to the tallest structure in the world in the United Arab Emirates, Adrian’s designs have combined American ingenuity and innovation with an extraordinary sensitivity to the historical, cultural, and climatic contexts of the diverse places for which they’re created, fostering a unique dialogue between architecture, culture, and place. Smith’s contribution to the theory and practice of architecture has taken the form of an exploration of global culture, technology, and sustainability. ![]()
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