Gas Company Tower is a class-A office skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles, California. Located on the north side of Fifth Street between Olive Street and Grand Avenue, across from the Biltmore Hotel, the building serves as the headquarters for the Southern California Gas Company, which vacated its previous offices on Eighth- and Flower-streets in 1991, and is home to the Los Angeles offices of Arent Fox, Morrison & Foerster, and Sidley Austin. ......... from Wikipedia - select 'Wikipedia' tab above to read more.more buildings by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
continue to profile page : open in new page/tab The Islamic Cultural Center of New York is a mosque and Islamic cultural center in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It is located at 1711 Third Avenue, between East 96th and 97th Streets. The Islamic Cultural Center was the first mosque built in New York City. The mosque's older dwelling in a townhouse at 1 Riverside Drive, is still in continual prayer use as a satellite location.Built: 1991 Design Architect : Skidmore, Owings and Merrill location:
continue to profile page : open in new page/tab The Al Hamra Tower is a topped out skyscraper in downtown Kuwait City, Kuwait. Designed by architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the tower is the tallest building in Kuwait on completion in 2011 at 412.6 m (1,354 ft). It will also be the tallest sculpted tower in the world.Built: 2010 Design Architect : Skidmore, Owings and Merrill location:
continue to profile page : open in new page/tab Burj Khalifa (Arabic: برج خليفة "Khalifa Tower"), known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is currently the tallest manmade structure in the world, at 829.84 m (2,723 ft). Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010, and is part of the new 2 km2 (490-acre) flagship development called Downtown Dubai at the 'First Interchange' along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai's main business district. The tower's architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill of Chicago, with Adrian Smith as chief architect, and Bill Baker as chief structural engineer. The primary contractor was Samsung C&T of South Korea.Built: 2010 Design Architect : Skidmore, Owings and Merrill - SOM Design Architect : George J. Efstathiou MEP Engineer : Skidmore, Owings and Merrill - SOM Structural Engineer : Skidmore, Owings and Merrill - SOM style: Modern High-Rise location:
1 Emaar Boulevard
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
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There are several buildings called the U.S. Bank Center, tower or building. Among them:Built: 1973 Design Architect : Skidmore, Owings and Merrill style: International style location:
continue to profile page : open in new page/tab The Standard Insurance Center, originally the Georgia-Pacific Building, is a 27 story office building in Portland, Oregon. Completed in 1968, it currently serves as part of the headquarters of The Standard, the brand name under which Standard Insurance Company and other subsidiaries of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., do business. Standard also owns the 16-story Standard Plaza, located two blocks south along 5th Avenue.Built: 1968 Design Architect : Skidmore, Owings and Merrill location:
continue to profile page : open in new page/tab St. Regis Museum Tower is a highrise in the South of Market district of San Francisco, California, adjacent to Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone Center, PacBell Building and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The 42-storey, 484 ft (148 m) tower is bounded by Mission Street, 3rd Streets and is operated by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. The hotel recently attained five-star status.Built: 2005 Design Architect : Skidmore, Owings and Merrill location: