The more I look at this tower, the more I assume that SOM recently poached a design partner from Foster & Partners. There are too many similarities with recent Foster designs in NY and China. It's too similar even to be just a carbon copy.
Renowned Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill @SOM_Design recently filed for a larger height allowance permit with the Federal Aviation Administration @FAANews for their proposed office tower at 848 Brickell Ave.
Previously approved for a structural height of 754 feet in September of 2024, the new application sought an increase to 823 feet. FAA approved the request in late April 2026 documents show.