Ross Wimer, FAIA is an American architect, known for integrating the rigor and logic of engineering into his designs. Until October 2013, he was a design director in the Chicago office of

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill SOM, an initialism of its original name Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, is a Chicago-based architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings. In 1939, they were joined by engineer ...

, LLP. During his tenure at SOM from 1995 to 2013, he created architectural projects in over 20 cities on five continents. Mr. Wimer is a

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. He currently leads

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's architecture practice in the Americas. The majority of these designs are for large scale mixed-use programs such as Leamouth Peninsula in London,

Cayan Tower Cayan Tower, known as Infinity Tower before it was inaugurated, is a , 75-story skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower is designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill SOM architectural group for Cayan Real Estate Investment and Devel ...

in Dubai, as well as Greenland Group Suzhou Center and White Magnolia Plaza in China. Examples of other work include city planning as in the 93 hectare Marina Bay Master Plan, high-speed rail station design such as Tanggu Rail Hub, airport design as in

Changi Airport Singapore Changi Airport ( ; ) is the primary international airport that serves the country of Singapore, and is one of the largest transportation hubs in Asia. More than 100 airlines operate from the airport, with flights to destinations in A ...

Terminal 3, and industrial design projects such as the New York Standard Streetlight and door hardware for Valli & Valli SPA. Mr. Wimer believes that

environmental sustainability Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long period of time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): env ...

and expressive structure help define the aesthetic of architecture, which can be seen in projects such as Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza. His projects have been published widely; exhibited at the

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, and

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in New York; and have received numerous awards, including three Progressive Architecture Awards. Mr. Wimer was featured on the cover of the inaugural issue of Architect Magazine in which he explained that his joy in being an architect is the moral obligation that goes into the project. He believes that it's gratifying to create something that affects people's lives on a daily basis. In his projects, he stresses the importance of exposing the site of a project rather than imposing on it.

Education

In 1984, Mr. Wimer earned a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

followed by a Master of Architecture with Commendation from

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

in 1988.

Professional associations

* Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA) *Adjunct Professor,

Illinois Institute of Technology The Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Illinois Tech and IIT, is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Tracing its history to 1890, the present name was adopted upon the m ...

*Board of Trustees,

Graham Foundation The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts is a 501(c)3 non-profit that "fosters the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. The Graham realize ...

*Board of Trustees,

Chicago Architecture Foundation The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC), formerly the Chicago Architecture Foundation, is a nonprofit cultural organization based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, whose mission is to inspire people to discover why design matters. Founded in ...

Key projects

, Dubai, United Arab Emirates * Leamouth Peninsula, London, United Kingdom *City Lights Design Competition, New York, New York *

White Magnolia Plaza The White Magnolia Plaza, also known as Sinar Mas Center, is a skyscraper whose construction was initially suspended but resumed and was constructed in 2013, and was completed on January 4, 2017. It is located north of the Bund, the historic riv ...

, Shanghai, China *Valli & Valli Door Hardware, United States *Tyrol Tower, Wörgl, Austria *Qatar Science Centre, Doha, Qatar * Changi International Airport - Terminal 3, Changi, Singapore *Chicago 2016 Olympic Master Plan, Chicago, Illinois *Crossharbour, London, United Kingdom * The Ledge at Skydeck Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

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