Brad Wilkins

Infobox Architect


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practice_name=Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
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Brad Wilkins (born 1976) is an American architect. He is a senior designer at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture a firm that specializes in sustainable, large, mixed-use buildings [cite web
url = http://www.smithgill.com | title = Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecure official website] . He has worked on the Chicago Olympic effort, the world's tallest building (the Burj Dubai), and the world's first "zero energy" supertall, the Pearl River Tower.

Biography

Brad Wilkins is the son of Utah Supreme Court Justice Michael J. Wilkins and retired Judge Diane W. Wilkins.

Brad Wilkins was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He trained with Rocco Yim in Hong Kong and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. And he graduated in 2004 from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Design and in 2001 from the University of Utah's architecture program. He now works at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture in Chicago.

Education

* University of Pennsylvania (2004)
* University of Utah (2001)

Residences

* USA (1976-1994, 1998-2001, 2003-present)
* China, Hong Kong (2002)
* Andorra (1997)
* Spain, Catalonia (1995-1996) [cite web | url = http://www.bradwilkins.com | title = Brad Wilkins official website]

Career

Brad Wilkins has worked at several international architecture firms.

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Chicago (2006-present)

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) is an architecture firm and design firm with offices in Chicago and Dubai. AS+GG was founded in Chicago in 2006, by Adrian Smith, Gordon Gill, and Robert Forest when they left the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM).cite web | url = http://www.architectmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=1006&articleID=385534 | title = Architect Magazine: Adrian Smith Leaves SOM, Longtime Skidmore partner bucks retirement to start new firm] AS+GG focuses on design of high-performance, energy-efficient and sustainable architecture on an international scale. [cite web
url = http://www.smithgill.com | title = Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecure: site description]

After working with Adrian Smith, Gordon Gill, and Robert Forest at SOM, Brad became the first architect on staff at AS+GG in November 2006.

kidmore Owings & Merrill

Chicago (2005-2006)

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is one of the largest and most influential architecture firms. SOM is a major international company. Its portfolio covers the whole range of modern styles and the firm has designed many of the world's tallest buildings including Burj Dubai, Sears Tower, Jin Mao Tower, and the John Hancock Center. [ cite web | title = Emporis | url = http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=skidmore,owingsmerrillllp-chicago-il-usa]

While at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in Chicago Brad worked on the Burj Dubai [cite book | last = Smith | first = Adrian | title = The Architecture of Adrian Smith, SOM: Toward a Sustainable Future | publisher = Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd | year = 2007 | isbn = 1-86470-169-2 ] (as of 4 July 2007, the world's tallest building) cite web | title = Burj Dubai Official Website | url = http://www.burjdubai.com/ ] and the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid (he took part in the masterplanning of the venues and headed up the materplaning of the Olympic Stadium design). Also while at SOM, Brad was senior designer with Jeff Stafford on the Pearl River Tower under the design guidance of Gordon Gill [citation | last = Smith | first = Elizabeth | position = Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Programs | title = Sustainable Architecture in Chicago | work = Pearl River Tower | publisher = Museum of Contemporary Art | date = September 9, 2006 - January 7, 2007 | url = http://www.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/exh_detail.php?id=52&syear=2006 ] .

Rocco Design Ltd.

Hong Kong (2002)

Rocco Design Ltd. is a large, Hong Kong based, multi-disciplinary architectural firm. Among their more significant buildings is the 1,362 ft (415 m), 88 story International Finance Centre completed in 2003. [ cite web | title = Emporis | url = http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=roccodesignlimited-hongkong-china]

Architecture

Awards and Honors

* Founding Member of the Taj Herritage Foundation, Agra, India
* 2008 Utah Heritage Award
* 2008 Best Green Development, Arabian Property Middle East Awards
* 2008 Chief Guest and keynote speaker at Archicon 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.bradwilkins.com/ Brad Wilkins] Official Website
* [http://www.smithgill.com/ Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture] Official website
* [http://www.burjdubai.com/ Burj Dubai] Official website
* [http://www.chicago2016.org/ Chicago2016.org Official Olympic Bid website]