― Highrise Design
Buildings that meet the highest expectations
Contents
Introduction ― 4 Selected Projects ― 8
Front Cover: Skybridge, Moran Associates/Dearborn Development, Chicago, Illinois Left: Marine Gateway, PCI Developments, Vancouver, British Columbia
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― Highrise Design
Sky-high solutions Instantly identifiable, high-rise towers transform skylines and become striking new landmarks. Emblems of prosperity and confidence, they evoke civic identity and collective pride. To match these high expectations, we strive for excellence in managing these multifaceted projects, attending to each detail and stakeholder to support their goals.
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Highrise Design
Reaching for new heights.
The high-rise building emerged from the dense urban landscape of the United States’ 1880s metropolis. Technological innovations such as steel frames and lightweight envelopes made these structures practical and possible. As the towers grew taller, they became symbols of optimism and human ability to overcome limitations. With construction technology rapidly evolving, ever taller and more daring structures begin to dominate our major cities. The global dialogue among them has now become a vital discourse between diverse peoples, cultures, and nations.
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Selected Projects
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200 4th Avenue South Nashville, TN Client: Highwoods Properties Size: 523,000 square meters (48,588 square feet) Completion Date: 2017 Sustainability: Targeting LEED Gold®
― WHAT IT IS
A sleek downtown Nashville headquarters that packs 514,000 square feet of office space into a one-acre urban site.
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200 4th Avenue South
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The façade’s glass planes rise above the roof, evoking pages of sheet music and creating a unique skyline signature for the Music City.
Design in Nashville draws its energy from the city’s legendary music scene. This newest significant building to grace the Nashville downtown skyline will serve as an international headquarters.
Southbank Residential Development Chicago, Illinois Client: CMK+Lendlease Size: 13 acre site, 5,000,000 square feet (464,515 square meters)
― WHAT IT IS
A new residential community along the Chicago River’s South Branch.
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Southbank Residential Development
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― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Public parks and gardens will link to the newly completed Riverwalk, and ultimately to Chicago’s other riverfront communities.
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The Cooper at Southbank Chicago, Illinois Client: Lendlease Size: 546,460 square feet (50,767 square meters) Completion Date: 2018
― WHAT IT IS
The first of several residential high-rises planned within Southbank, a new 7 -acre neighborhood development along the South Branch of the Chicago River.
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The Cooper at Southbank
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Amenities for every enthusiast, from a musical “jam room” and maker spaces, to a riverfront canoe launch.
Marine Gateway Vancouver, British Columbia Client: PCI Developments Size: 81,290 square meters (875,000 square feet) Completion Date: 2015 Sustainability: LEED Gold® Awards: Global Awards for Excellence—Winner, Urban Land Institute (ULI), 2017 Canadian Green Building Award—Mixed-use, SABMag, 2017 UDI Awards—Best in Show, Urban Development Institute (UDI), 2016 UDI Awards—Mixed use, Urban Development Institute (UDI), 2016 Commercial Real Estate Awards of Excellence— Mixed Use, NAIOP Vancouver, 2016 LEAP Sustainability Innovator—Technology Award, HOOPP, 2016
― WHAT IT IS
A vibrant mixed-use development located at a significant new transit node in south Vancouver. 22
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Marine Gateway
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Sustainable, world-class development provides homes, transit options, public spaces, and retail.
Iconic Tower Cairo, Egypt Client: New Urban Communities Authority Size: 160,000 square meters (1,722,000 square feet) Completion Date: 2020
― WHAT IT IS
A mixed-use supertall tower that will occupy a prominent site within Cairo’s new Central Business District.
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Iconic Tower
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Rising from a desert oasis, the tallest tower in Africa is topped with an illuminated crown.
100 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, Illinois Client: Boeing Size: 1,100,000 square feet (102,193 square meters) Completion Date: 1990 Awards: National Honor Award, AIA, 1993 Distinguished Building Award, AIA Chicago Chapter, 1992 Certificate of Merit Interior Architecture, AIA Chicago Chapter, 1991 Special Award of Recognition, Architectural Concept and Design Chicago Building Congress, 1991 Most Innovative Structure, Structural Engineers Association of Illinois, 1990
― WHAT IT IS
A multiple award-winning building that has become a downtown Chicago landmark.
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100 North Riverside Plaza
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― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Day and night, the illuminated clock tower becomes a radiant icon on Chicago’s skyline.
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Oriental Fisherman’s Wharf Shanghai, China Client: Shanghai Oriental Fisherman’s Wharf Development Company Size: 185,806 square meters (2,000,000 square feet) Completion Date: 2014
― WHAT IT IS
An extension of the development of the Huangpu River from the historic Bund—and a catalyst for revitalizing an industrial district. 34
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Oriental Fisherman’s Wharf
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― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The tower’s curving silhouette and trapezoidal windows playfully resemble a massive scaled fish, nestled in Shanghai’s vibrant skyline. 37
Skybridge Chicago, Illinois Client: Moran Associates/Dearborn Development Size: 805,000 square feet (74,787 square meters) Completion Date: 2003 Awards: Grand Award, Residential Architect, 2005 National Honor Award, American Institute of Architects, 2004 Award of Merit, Residential, Midwest Construction Magazine, 2003 Distinguished Building Honor Award, AIA Chicago, 2003 Best New Building of 2003, Friends of Downtown, Chicago, 2003
― WHAT IT IS
A dynamic 39-story residential condominium tower with street level retail at its base.
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Skybridge
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
A lofty glass bridges creates a 30-foot-wide window above the city.
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Bayview At Coal Harbour Vancouver, BC Client: GWL Realty Advisor Size: 14,841 square meters (159,745 square feet) Completion Date: 2002
― WHAT IT IS
A mixed-use development in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour neighborhood that unifies several high rise, townhouse and commercial spaces.
Bayview At Coal Harbour
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― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Eleven townhouses each incorporate a small office on the street level, creating true live-work environments. 45
Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center Chicago, Illinois Client: Northwestern University Size: 600,000 square feet (55,742 square meters) Completion Date: 2019 Sustainability: Targeting LEED Gold®
― WHAT IT IS
A unified center for biomedical research supporting the next century of discovery.
← Completed Phase 1
→ Planned Phase 2
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Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center
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― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The design responds directly to the university’s 1925 campus master plan, maximizing limited land.
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Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
To attract the best scientists and research minds, the new research space will be state-of-the-art in its features and amenities.
One Wall Centre Vancouver, BC Client: Wall Financial Corporation Size: 42,921 square meters (462,000 square feet) Completion Date: 2001 Awards: First Place, Association of Canadian Consulting Engineering, 2002 Award of Excellence, Consulting Engineers of BC, 2002 Skyscraper of the Year, 2001 ― WHAT IT IS
A distinctive landmark on the Vancouver skyline that combines hotel and residential space in one of the city’s tallest buildings.
One Wall Centre
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Vancouver’s first “green” tower surpasses ASHRAE 90.1 energy requirements, setting a new standard.
The Buildings By Daman Dubai, United Arab Emirates Client: The Dubai International Financial Center Size: 148,645 square meters (1,600,000 square feet) Completion Date: 2014
― WHAT IT IS
Offices, residences, and amenities within a mixed-use building that supplements the evolving Dubai International Financial Center.
Signature Place St. Petersburg, Florida Client: Gulf Atlantic Real Estate Companies Size: 884,500 square feet (82,173 square meters) Completion Date: 2009 Awards: Merit Award for Design, AIA Tampa Bay Chapter, 2012 Excellence in Design, AIA Miami Chapter, 2012
― WHAT IT IS
A shimmering 372-foot-high triangular tower redefines the St. Petersburg skyline.
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Signature Place
Flatiron Building Vancouver, BC Client: Cathedral Ventures Size: 9,053 square meters (97,450 square feet) Completion Date: 2006
― WHAT IT IS
The unique footprint minimizes shadows cast across the adjacent park, community center, and seawall, ensuring coexistence with the community.
Flatiron Building
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
A landmark residential tower in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour neighborhood that creatively uses a challenging triangular site.
235 Van Buren Chicago, Illinois Client: CMK Development Corporation Size: 950,000 square feet (88,258 square meters) Completion Date: 2010 Awards: 2013, Design Detail, Residential Architect 2010, Mies van der Rohe Special Recognition, American Institute of Architects Illinois 2010, Distinguished Building Award Citation of Merit, American Institute of Architects Chicago ― WHAT IT IS
New residences that blend into the South Loop neighborhood yet feel connected to downtown Chicago’s scene.
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235 Van Buren
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― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
A ribbon element frames the residential portion of the structure while tying together the seemingly random balconies and varying facades. 69
707 Terry Seattle, Washington Client: Westbank Size: 650,000 square feet (60,387 square meters) Completion Date: 2020
― WHAT IT IS
Two 300-foot apartment buildings are connected by a soaring sky bridge.
The two towers lean away from each other, tied together with a skybridge. With a strong visual connection to the adjacent Frye Art Museum, the project incorporates reference lines, a similar material palette, and fin-like columns.
707 Terry
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Sliding perforated sunscreens wrap around the façade, their panels featuring artworks from the Frye Museum’s Salon.
Confidential Banking Firm Charlotte, North Carolina Client: Confidential Size: 1,200,000 square feet (111,484 square meters) Completion Date: 2010 Sustainability: LEED ®Gold Awards: 2011, Design Excellence Awards, Distinguished Building, Citation of Merit, American Institute of Architects, Chicago 2011, Design Excellence Awards, Interior Architecture Award, American Institute of Architects, Chicago
― WHAT IT IS
A dynamic full-city-block expansion of an existing corporate headquarters in Charlotte.
Confidential Banking Firm
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― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
A series of “sky gardens”— three-story landscaped atriums—run vertically along the office tower’s northeast and southwest corners.
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True North Square Winnipeg, Manitoba Client: True North Development Size: 1,200,000 square feet (111,484 square meters) Completion Date: 2018 Awards: Manitoba/NW Ontario Steel Design Award, Construction Category, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, 2019
― WHAT IT IS
A cohesive array of buildings that transforms the character of downtown Winnipeg’s sports and entertainment district.
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True North Square
True North Square
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
Sinuous curves respond to the arcs of the Winnipeg Skywalk, creating a refreshing multilevel public space.
Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex Toronto, Ontario Client: Ryerson University Size: 25,084 square meters (270,000 square feet) Completion Date: 2019 Sustainability: Targeting LEED Gold®
― WHAT IT IS
A hybrid building composed of a living-learning community focused on health, wellness, and educational innovation.
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West 8th and Pine Vancouver, British Columbia Client: Delta Group Size: 340,000 square feet (31,587 square meters)
― WHAT IT IS
A visionary 40-story mass timber development—and the tallest hybrid wood tower in the world.
This development is one of 16 projects selected across Canada to participate in the Canada Green Building Council Zero Carbon Building Pilot Program.
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West 8th and Pine
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The tower’s operation will not consume fossil fuels, hitting yet another environmental standard: a zeroemissions building.
West 8th and Pine
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Hotel And Residences Sailtower Jeddah, KSA Client: Private Developer Size: 60,015 square meters (646,000 square feet) Completion Date: 2020
― WHAT IT IS
Luxury hotel and residences that soar to new heights on a prominent location on the Red Sea.
Since 1935, we’ve believed that design has the power to make the world a better, more beautiful place.
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