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Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) is an international architecture, interior design and planning firm based in Chicago, Illinois with offices in San Francisco, California and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Founded in 1931, the firm has been one of the largest contributors to Chicago's skyline.

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One of SCB's hallmarks is the integration of sustainable design that reduces energy consumption while promoting a high level of aesthetics and functionality. Local and international projects demonstrate the range and quality of these applications in the urban setting.

Projects

SCB has worked on 104 projects in the City of Chicago. Its most recent projects include:

SCB has also designed approximately 226 buildings worldwide, including 66 office buildings, 102 urban mix use buildings, 24 retail, 27 student residences, and 7 transportation facilities in Philadelphia, San Francisco, Tucson, Serbia, Slovakia and Toronto. Examples include:

  • Murano, (Philadelphia)
  • Millennium Center, (Vršac, Serbia)
  • Southfield Town Center, (Detroit)
  • The Streeter, (Chicago)
  • One Rincon Hill, (San Francisco)
  • The St. James, (Philadelphia)
  • The Fordham, (Chicago)
  • Library Tower (Chicago), (Chicago)
  • Elysées Condominiums, (Chicago)

    • Awards

    Solomon Cordwell Buenz has been the recipient of a number of awards. Most recently, SCB won McGraw Hill Construction's 2010 "Best of Awards" for its Legacy Tower, Three Sixty Residences, and The Mather buildings. SCB also won the Chicago Tribune's Architecture Firm of the Year in 2000, and was ranked #35 on Engineering News Record's Top 100 Green Design Firms in 2008.

    References

    Solomon Cordwell Buenz Wikipedia
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