Marshall Strabala
Marshall Strabala | |
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 Marshall Strabala at his desk | |
| Born | April 27, 1961 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Master’s Degree in Design, Harvard University LEED Certified, Bachelor’s Degree in Design, University of California at Los Angeles Affiliated Fellow, American Academy in Rome |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Burnham Prize of Chicago Architecture Club AIA Honor Awards ASHRAE Excellence in Engineering Awards USITT Architecture Awards |
| Buildings | Shanghai Tower, Burj Dubai, 5 Canada Square, LG Arts Center, Discovery Tower |
Marshall Strabala is an acclaimed American architect who designs well-known office buildings, performing arts venues, and convention and exhibition spaces. Strabala has designed more than 50 notable buildings worldwide, including Burj Dubai, soon to become the world’s tallest building, nearing completion in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]
Along with the Burj Dubai, he has designed three of what will soon become the world’s ten tallest buildings, including the Shanghai Tower[2] and the Nanjing Greenland Financial Center (to be completed in 2009).
A member of the American Institute of Architects, Strabala is LEED certified, recognition that distinguishes building professionals with the knowledge and skills to successfully steward green building practices and principles.[3]
Biography
Strabala graduated from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design in March 1988.[4]
Later that year, he joined Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM) in Chicago, Illinois as a designer. Strabala worked there for 18 years, and was made an Associate Partner in Charge of Design. He oversaw the design of Burj Dubai, 5 Canada Square in London, United Kingdom and other buildings across Europe, Asia and North America.
In March 2006, Strabala joined Gensler global architectural firm as Director of Design. [5] and led the design work for the 120-story Shanghai Tower, which will include office and retail space, a luxury hotel and a public observatory.[6][7]
Strabala currently divides his time between homes in Shanghai, Houston and Chicago. He often participates in lectures for his peers and design students, giving presentations at many universities; including Texas A&M University and Louisiana State University.[8][9]
In January 2009, Strabala delivered a lecture about the Shanghai Tower to architects, educators and architecture students at a seminar in Seoul, South Korea hosted by the Architectural Institute of Korea (AIK), the sole academic organization of architecture in Korea. At the event, Strabala addressed the sustainable and well-planned design, materials and construction plans for the building which had its groundbreaking in Shanghai less than two months earlier. [10]
In spring 2009, Strabala was interviewed and quoted for the Economist Magazine’s Intelligence Unit special report on IT and Sustainability. Addressing his Shanghai Tower and its sustainable features,“We’re designing it like a Thermos bottle that’s close to 2,100 feet tall,” says Marshall Strabala, director of design for Gensler, the global architecture firm responsible for the skyscraper’s design and sustainability strategy. The top of the office building will have a wind farm of 54 vertical-axis wind turbines generating 540,000 kwh of electricity per year—enough to power up to 400 homes. There will also be systems to collect rainwater and condensation. These and other sustainability elements will be computer-controlled and linked through a variety of enterprise and application software that will be controlled by the building’s owner, Shanghai Tower & Construction. “We couldn’t do what we do today without IT,” Mr Strabala says. [11]
Awards
His professional achievements have been recognized with more than 10 awards and honors, including AIA Honor Awards (2), ASHRAE Excellent in Engineering Awards (2), and the Chicago Architecture Club’s Burnham Prize.[12]
Portfolio
Strabala has more than 23 years of professional experience as an architect. Among select projects designed at SOM and Gensler, are:
Completed
- LG Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea: 1997
- Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong: 1997
- 5 Canada Square, London, United Kingdom: 2003
- 20 Bank Street, London, United Kingdom: 2004
- Tesoro Corporation headquarters, San Antonio, Texas, United States: 2009
Proposed/Under Construction
- Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China: Under construction, 2014 completion
- Burj Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Under construction, 2009 completion
- Discovery Tower, Houston, Texas, United States: Under construction, 2010 completion
- Nanjing Greenland Financial Center, Nanjing, China: Under construction, 2009 completion
- Houston Ballet, Houston, Texas, United States: Proposed
Gallery
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5 Canada Square, London -
LG Arts Center, Seoul
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20 Bank Street, London
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Burj Dubai, under construction, April 2009, Dubai
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Tesoro Corporation headquarters, San Antonio
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Strabala (right) with Shanghai Tower model at project groundbreaking, Shanghai, Nov. 2008
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Layered structure, Shanghai Tower, Shanghai
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LG Kangnam, Seoul
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Nanjing Greenland Financial Center, under construction, Sept. 2008, Nanjing
External links
See also
References
- ^ "Arabian Business: Architect Reveals Burj Dubai Height". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "Houston Business Journal: Houston Architect's Shanghai Building Starts Construction". BizJournals.com. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "Architecture Week: People and Places". Architectureweek.com. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "GSD and Friends: Alumni News". Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "J Marshall Strabala Joins Gensler Houston As Director of Design". Gensler.com. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "American Architect Marshall Strabala In Awe of Shanghai Tower". Dexigner.com. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "Shanghai Supertower". TheFirstPost.co.uk. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "Gensler: The Power of Design (A transcript of the audio tapes of the conference)" (PDF). Texas A&M University. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "07-08 Lecture Speakers". Louisiana State University and The Gensler Lecture. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "AURIC, Architecture and Urban Research Information Center". AURIC, Architecture and Urban Research Information Center (page written in Korean language).
- ^ "IT and Sustainability: Bringing best practices to the business". Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ "Marshall Strabala Architect". E-Architect.co.uk. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
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