He served as the studio head in the design of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. His projects also include the designing of the 828 metre tall Nanjing Greenland Financial Center in China, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the 5 Canada Square building at London’s Canary Wharf, Houston's Hess Tower and the Houston Ballet. His latest project is the 632 meter Shanghai Tower, noted to be China’s tallest building. Since 2010, Strabala has been the principal of his own architectural firm, 2DEFINE.