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AS+GG’s CarbonLab talks about lowering building carbon emissions by using zero-energy concrete for Crain's Chicago Business's Content Studio: “We must work with cement and concrete manufacturers to decarbonize the industry, rather than assume concrete can be replaced.” AS+GG’s Sustainability Director, Christopher Drew, PhD says, “What limits us is not our imagination or even technology, it is our failure to see past what we have done to see what we could become. We encourage those in the construction industry who would like to be part of this innovation to reach out to our team. Check out link below for full article! https://lnkd.in/druvx3hZ

Thank you Architectural Digest India for highlighting AS+GG’s Central Park Tower as one of the five unique buildings to earn a spot in Guinness World Records. AS+GG's Central Park Tower is recorded as the tallest cantilevered building at nearly 1,550 feet! It’s also the tallest residential building in the world, certified by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Completed in 2021, Central Park Tower is an orthogonal design, utilizing the large cantilever to take advantage of the site and views. After the cantilever comes to its vertical terminus, the central tower shaft and the blade wall extend upward to a final elevation of 1,478 feet 10 inches. The residential portion begins 300 feet above the ground with 179 luxury units ranging from one to four bedrooms, studio suites, full floor, duplex, and triplex residences. Structural elements are discreetly located between the residential units, resulting in floor-to-ceiling windows with unencumbered views and layouts. Counteracting wind loads was an important part of the design process for the highest residential tower on earth. As the tower climbs vertically, the corners set back and notch, helping offset wind loads. This allows the floor area on each level to reduce and better achieve the desirable unit size and layouts of the upper two tranches, while simultaneously accommodating private terraces for special residential units. A tuned mass damper with a mass of approximately 1,100 tons improves the acceleration performance of the building and was incorporated into the tower design on the 94th floor. For an inside look at the tower, you can check out the penthouse featured in Netflix’s Owning Manhattan with Ryan Serhant! First photo by Joaquin Stearns with all exterior photos copyrighted to Extell. Interiors by Rottet Studio and photos by Evan Joseph Photo. Architect of Record: Adamson Associates Architects https://lnkd.in/gGf76JsS 

New renderings of the AS+GG-designed Freed Hotel & Residences are in! The first-ever Freed Corp. hotel in Canada will offer an unparalleled blend of luxury, style, and sophistication through hotel-style living. As AS+GG Partner Gordon Gill explains, "Located at the corner of Adelaide and Duncan Streets, the 63-story tower will offer residents and visitors spectacular views of the city and Lake Ontario. Shining against the city’s already impressive skyline, the tower is set to become an instant icon. Diamond-shaped facets create a distinctive arrival and retail experience at street level, while the complimentary faceted silhouette of the tower’s top creates a distinguished identity within the Toronto skyline." The project will have 100 luxury hotel rooms and 400 luxury condominiums. The 62nd-floor Sky Lobby will feature a grand formal staircase that leads to the 63rd-floor restaurant and bar with a 70-foot-tall space below a sloping skylight. Other amenities include a boutique spa, a terrace and outdoor garden, additional private spaces for entertaining and dining, a fitness and yoga studio, and a private theater room. The tower will also have convenient valet parking and a full-service concierge, among other tenant services. Takashi Murakami’s famous artwork, “Together with the Flower Parent and Child,” will be displayed prominently inside the entrance lobby and the Katsuya Japanese restaurant by Sam Nazarian’s Disruptive Group by sbe Lifestyle Hospitality will be on the second floor.

It's official! 160 Front Street is LEED® Platinum Certified - a major achievement for a commercial office tower. In March 2024, the building received its final LEED review and was awarded 83 points, with zero denied, to achieve over the required points for Platinum under LEED v2009 Core and Shell. The building achieved LEED® Platinum through active and passive sustainable strategies. Daylight harvesting controls help the building yield significant savings in lighting energy consumption and maximize the energy-saving potential of the building’s high-performance curtain wall system. 160 Front Street tenants will enjoy unparalleled amenities like a green roof at the podium level and several outdoor “inlets” with access from their workspaces. An indoor green space at the top of the tower with expansive city views is a plant-filled sky garden available for tenants to enjoy. To ensure continued sustainability monitoring 160 Front Street will be subject to the rigorous standards of internal Green at Work®by Cadillac Fairview, the client’s award-winning sustainability program. Congratulations to the entire 160 Front Street multidisciplinary team for this milestone! Check out these new photos by Toronto's own Dustin Fournier!

Congratulations to our master modelmaker Nicholas Berchtold! Architizer A+ Awards gave a special mention to his model for AS+GG's Runmao Tower. This solid polished aluminum model showcases the tower, which will be one of the tallest in Nanjing when complete. Runmao Tower’s solid polished aluminum model was milled using three- and four-axis CNC Machines. Polished aluminum creates a raw, pure form that is honest in its materiality and elegantly reflects color and light. The model's form is designed first in Rhino and the digital model is then handed to Nick who refines and dissects the form into mill-able pieces. Using CAM software he mills each piece and reassembles it to form the model. Pieces are held together using screws and magnets to create a seamless form. Runmao's model has 55 hidden screws, 48 hidden magnets, 60 individual milled aluminum components, and one milled black Corian component for the road surface. Check out the full award entry and the other amazing projects recognized! https://lnkd.in/gzaH4v3F

Congratulations to Gordon Gill and Bob Forest for making Newcity's Design 50 2024 for Architecture! Included in "The Fifty People Who Shape Chicago" they were acknowledged for their innovative contribution to architecture in Chicago and abroad. Also highlighted were ASGG projects Steppenwolf Theatre, Al Wasl Plaza, Central Park Tower, and the upcoming Forbes International Tower. Check out the article below! https://lnkd.in/gXdzHdrS

Check out these new photos of Uptown Tower by Nicolas Dumont! Uptown Tower is the first tower to be built within DMCC’s Uptown Dubai District, which will include seven mid-rise towers and two iconic supertall towers, including Uptown Tower. The 77-story mixed-use tower includes office, residential, and hotel functions with expansive views of Dubai's waterfront and iconic skyline. AS+GG’s design for Uptown Dubai Tower was inspired by the facets of diamonds, as the diamond trade is one of DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre)'s most acclaimed success stories and a source of inspiration for the physical design. Diamonds, being one of the earth's most precious creations and the most durable known natural material, symbolizing eternal endurance blending beauty with strength, are an apt metaphor for this supertall tower. #internationalarchitecture #architecture #design #supertall #highrise #dubai #mixeduse #adriansmith #gordongill #asgg #tower #residential

Jeddah Tower's construction has restarted with completion expected in 4-5 years. Architectural Digest talked to the developer, Jeddah Economic Company, to confirm they are currently assessing bids “to select a contractor within 2-3 months.” Stay tuned! #internationalarchitecture #architecture #design #supertall #highrise #saudiarbia #jeddahtower #kingdomtower #mixeduse #worldstallesttower #adriansmith #gordongill #asgg https://lnkd.in/gTCU_MU4

The AS+GG designed #Una Residences tops off in #Brickell! Rising 47-stories, Una will have unobstructed views of the Atlantic Ocean, Key Biscayne, and the Downtown Miami skyline once completed. #miami #constructionmiami #architecture #residential https://lnkd.in/gYF8Jf9N

AS+GG's Founding Partner, Gordon Gill, FAIA, will present at Northwestern’s #BuiltX, an ideas and networking forum for the built environment this Thursday, April 18th at the Sloan showroom in Fulton Market in Chicago. Gordon's talk will focus on his view of what it takes to be a successful executive in the built environment sector. More info and free registration in link, hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/g99ydxRu