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George J. Efstathiou, FAIA, RIBA is an American architect of Greek descent. George joined
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel A. Owings, Nathaniel Owings in Chicago, Illinois. In 1939, they were joined by engineer Jo ...
, LLP (SOM) in 1974, where he served as Managing Partner and later Consulting Partner in the Chicago office until 2016. He is currently leading the consulting practice of Efstathiou Consulting LLC which serves clients in the architecture, planning, interiors design as well as others in the real estate and corporate communities. As Managing Partner at SOM, George led numerous mixed-use projects throughout the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom,
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,
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, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. George lectures frequently on projects, particularly the Burj Khalifa and served as Managing Partner and Chief Architect for the world's tallest building. As much of his most noted work was focused in the Middle East in the later stages of his career, he was named one of the six most influential architects in Saudi Arabia by Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) 2010, Architect of the Year in 2011 by Middle East Architect Magazine and one of the top ten influential international architects in the Middle East by designMENA in 2015. He was honored with Fellowship for the American Institute of Architects(FAIA) in 2009 which is given to the top few percent in the architecture profession in the US and is one of the few US architects holding a coveted membership in the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). When George’s career with
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel A. Owings, Nathaniel Owings in Chicago, Illinois. In 1939, they were joined by engineer Jo ...
, LLP began in 1974, his first 10 years with the firm focused primarily on domestic projects, including work in Boston, Los Angeles and Chicago. George began his international focus in 1985, when he was a part of the SOM team that designed a
Broadgate Broadgate is a large, office and retail estate in the Bishopsgate Without area of the City of London. It is owned by British Land and GIC and managed by Savills. The estate is in part of the eastern City fringe, outside the line of the no ...
project over the
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of the Liverpool Street Station in London. In order to follow through of the management and execution of the Broadgate project, in 1989 George relocated from Chicago to live and work in London for two years. During his time in London, he studied and gained a full understanding, knowledge and experience of the U.K. practice methods and techniques for the delivery of professional architectural services which, next to the U.S. techniques, are widely used around the world. It is here where George was able to obtain his licensure in the U.K. In the Middle East he was responsible for projects such as Rolex Tower, Cayan Tower, Mashreq Bank Headquarters and Burj Khalifa all in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.


Education

* University of Illinois at Chicago, Bachelor of Architecture, 1974 * Lane Technical High School, 1969


Professional associations

* Registered Architect in Illinois, New York, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia * National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) * Architectural Registration Council of the United Kingdom * Fellow, American Institute of Architects (AIA) * Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) * University of Illinois, Chicago, School of Architecture Advisory Board, Member * Urban Land Institute, Member * City Club of Chicago, Member * Executive Club of Chicago, Member


Committees

* University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill. (Present) College of Art & Architecture Visiting Committee. The board position was established to advise the College with particular emphasis on the School of Architecture. * University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill. (2000–2005) School of Architecture Advisory Board. The board position was established to advise the School of Architecture.


Key projects

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Burj Khalifa The Burj Khalifa (; ar, برج خليفة, , Khalifa Tower), known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration in 2010, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is known for being the world’s tallest building. With a total height ...
* Infinity Tower *
Rolex Tower The Rolex Tower is a 59-floor tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower has a total structural height of 235 m (771 ft). Construction of the Rolex Tower was completed in 2010; the tower's inauguration was 7 November 2010. The b ...
*Mashreq Bank Headquarters * Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, USA * The Montgomery Residential Project, Chicago, Illinois * BankBoston, São Paulo, Brazil * Plaza Rakyat, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia * Symphony Center, Orchestra Hall Renovation, Chicago, Illinois * Bahrain National Planning Development Strategy, Kingdom of Bahrain"Grand Plan for Sound Growth", Soman Baby, Gulf Daily News, May 17, 2008 * Burj Al Oula, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia * Korea World Trade Center, Seoul, Korea * Virginia Beach Performing Arts Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia * Virginia Beach 19th Street Corridor, Virginia Beach, USA * United Airlines World Headquarters & Corporate Campus, Chicago, Illinois * Metropolitan Financial Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio * Russia Tower, Moscow, Russia * Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, St. Louis, Missouri & Washington D.C. * Commonwealth Expansion, Chicago, Illinois * USG Building, Chicago, Illinois * Brompton Cross, London, United Kingdom * Stockley Park Consortium, Ltd., Uxbridge, United Kingdom * Ludgate Development, London, United Kingdom *
Broadgate Broadgate is a large, office and retail estate in the Bishopsgate Without area of the City of London. It is owned by British Land and GIC and managed by Savills. The estate is in part of the eastern City fringe, outside the line of the no ...
Development, London, United Kingdom * 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts * Kings Cross, London, United Kingdom * Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Lombard, Illinois * Citicorp Plaza, Los Angeles, California * 211 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Illinois * Atrium One, Cincinnati, Ohio * The Bay Club, Boston, Massachusetts * 60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts *
Belgrade Tower Belgrade Tower ( sr, Кула Београд, Kula Beograd), officially known as Kula Belgrade, is a 42-floor, tall mixed-use skyscraper currently under construction in the Belgrade Waterfront project in Belgrade, Serbia. Upon completion of the ...
, Belgrade, Serbia


See also

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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel A. Owings, Nathaniel Owings in Chicago, Illinois. In 1939, they were joined by engineer Jo ...


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Official SOM Biography
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