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Adrian Smith

American architect

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Burj Khalifa

  • Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building
    In Burj Khalifa

    Adrian Smith served as architect, and William F. Baker served as structural engineer for this building.

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  • Willis Tower
    In Skidmore, Owings & Merrill: A taller tallest building

    Baker and architect Adrian Smith, the skyscraper rises to 163 stories, making it the world’s tallest building and the world’s tallest freestanding structure. SOM was also behind the design for One World Trade Center (2014), creating the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, a symbol of New York’s…

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