Draft:Carolina Woo
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Carolina Woo was a 30-year veteran and senior managing partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, involved in firm-wide management and business development on the West Coast and Pacific Rim.[1][failed verification]
Owner of CW Group, a consulting firm specializing in U.S. real estate development, planning and design. She began her construction and real estate career in 1969, joining Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM). The firm is one of the largest architectural firms in the United States and is the designer of Chicago's Sears Tower and the American Freedom Tower. New York City. She became a partner at the firm in 1984 and served as president of SOM International Ltd., with overall responsibility for SOM's work in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific region.[2][failed verification][3][failed verification]
She is a trustee of the Rhode Island School of Design and a board member of the China Housing Development Corporation.[2][failed verification][3][failed verification]
Work:[edit]
Successful green development projects designed and directed by Ms. Hu include: (a) Canary Wharf, London; (b) Saigon South, Ho Chi Minh City; (c) Xintiandi, Shanghai;
In Vietnam, she directed planning for Saigon South, a new neighborhood in southern Ho Chi Minh City. In London, she directed the planning and first phase implementation of Canary Wharf, Europe's largest privately sponsored development at 6.5 million sq ft. She directed the design and construction of the new San Francisco International Terminal and the renovation of the Appellate Division of San Francisco's historic U.S. Courthouse, and also led the renovation and expansion of the nearby equally important California Supreme Court building to serve as the centerpiece of the San Francisco City Council. NSW offices and courts. In China, she has directed large-scale commercial projects in cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, including the new headquarters of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China near Tiananmen Square in central Beijing, the Jinmao Tower and the Xintiandi master plan.[2][failed verification][3][failed verification]
She had a certain influence in cultural exchanges and arousing cultural sympathy, so that she was respected by his colleagues. #Xshi110
Education:[edit]
Carolina Woo was born in March 1940 in Shanghai, China. After earning a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design and a master's degree in business policy from Columbia University, Woo began her career in 1969 at SOM in New York. A dedicated and passionate project manager, Wu rose through the ranks of the firm and was promoted to partner in 1984. She continued working on projects and moved to SOM's London offices and later to San Francisco, where she worked to build the company's thriving business in China. In 1988, she was promoted to a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects for her significant contributions to the architectural profession. Former SOM partner Carolina Wu, FAIA, passed away on January 29, 2021 at the age of 80.[4]