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Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Headquarters

World's First Positive Energy Building in Masdar, Abu Dhabi

Not settling for mere zero-energy, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill’s Masdar Headquarters are setting new design standards for green building, with their scheme that generates more energy than it consumes. The Masdar Headquarters building outside of Abu Dhabi is also the first building in history to generate power for its own assembly, using a solar roof pier that will be built first to power the rest of the construction.

The building’s sustainability gave it the edge to beat 159 others in the international design competition. The $300 million, 1.4 million square foot headquarters will serve as the stunn- ing centerpiece of the super-green, car-free Sir Norman Foster-designed Masdar City, the $22 billion devel- opment just outside Abu Dhabi. more
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill
Ecocities of Tomorrow
HyperGreen Tower Concept
Masdar Development
Masdar City: 0 Carbon, 0 Waste

AS+ GG Headquarters                       Interior

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Chicago, IL

Clean-Tech Tower

Building on principles of biomimicry, Clean Technology Tower util- izes advanced techno- logies and climate- ap- propriate building sys- tems to foster a sym- biotic relationship with its local environment. The tower is sited and formed to harness the natural forces at its site- but it... more
Sustainable Life Media
Smooth Operator

New Product Showcase

Landscape Structures

The HealthBeat™ Outdoor Fitness System brings the best of the gym to the outdoors while providing a tailored workout for all.

Gianni

Sophisticated offering of our modern work environment.  Featuring integration of wood and metal.

Bulthaup

bulthaup kitchens - innovative solutions for kitchen spaces that are geared towards the needs of a changing society.

Formglas

Widely acknowledged as the industry’s innovator in the advanced application of gypsum and cement-based technologies.

Columbia Equipment

Columbia pre-fabricated shelters can be created in any design, from the most contemporary to traditional styles.

Sonoma Forge

Hands-free faucets with exclusive Sans Hands technology eliminate the need for visible sensors and frantic hand-waving.

Allsteel

The Relate work chair- now with polished aluminum base, side chairs new options: wood back, polymer seat & silver.

Alusion

Alusion by the innovative Cymat produces stabilized aluminum foam and its various versions for interior finish panels.

Dupont

Light It up with the new Corian® Illumination series. Take your living spaces to spectacular places.

Johnsonite

All of our solutions contribute to LEED points. Most of our products are in compliance with indoor air quality act.

GlassFilm

If you’ve seen Lumisty in action you’ve experienced the unexpected and pleasing visual sensation it creates.

O'keefes

GPX patented fire-rated wall and door assemblies - the most comprehensive temperature rise framing system available.

Akso Noble - Sikkens

Sikkens - a leading supplier of high quality architectural wood finishing products for the North American pro contractor.

Bigfoot Systems

The innovative inter-locking Bigfoot Tube 8” is a tapered cone made of recycled HDPE.

Corbin Russwin

Corbin Russwin allows you to create your own style with a choice of designs in tune with modern architecture.

Innovators

Coffee Table (1948)

Isamu Noguchi
(1904-1988)

'Everything is sculpture—any material, any idea without hin- drance born into space, I con- sider sculpture.'

Isamu Noguchi was a sculp- tor, designer, architect, and craftsman. Throughout his life he struggled to see, alter, and even recreate his natural surroundings. His gardens and fountains were

transformations meant to bring out the beauty their locations had always poss- essed. His large abstract stone sculptures were both majestic and personal. He believed that through sculp- ture and architecture, one could better understand the struggle with nature. It is that search for understand- ing which brings together his many and varied works.
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Richard Buckminister Fuller (1895-1983)

'Making the world's available resources serve one hundred percent of an exploding popu- lation can only be accomplished by a boldly accelerated design revolution.'

There are few men who can justly claim to have revolu- tionized their discipline. R. Buckminster Fuller revolu- tionized many. Driven by the belief that humanity's major problems... more

Geodesic Dome (1948)

Buckminster Fuller, known by his friends as "Bucky", has undeniably been one of the key innovators in the 20th century. He coined the term "Spaceship Earth", and his work has inspired and paved the way for many who came after him. more Buckminister Fuller Institute Design Museum thirteen.org Bucky Balls

Buckminster Fuller with Isamu Noguchi, 1970s