SOM's Carlos Madrid III has been selected as one of the jurors for the 40th Annual Interiors Awards presented by Contract magazine. The awards program honors projects across 16 professional project categories, including one category for student design projects.
On September 20th, 2018, SOM Director Silas Chiow and architectural associate Weiqi Wang presented at the Architectural Expression and Curtainwall Innovation Conference. The event was co-organized by the Shanghai chapter of the AIA and the Architectural Society of Shanghai China.
The National Organization of Minority Architects 2018 conference takes place in Chicago from October 17th to 20th, 2018. During the event, SOM's Brian Lee and Dawveed Scully will judge the student design competition, and Ingedia Sanchez, Tiara Hughes, Ellen Abraham, and Lisa Pascual will present workshops.
On October 17th, 2018, SOM's Ryan Culligan, Jason Fisher, and Sarah Rozman will host "Live Art: Stadium at Lincoln Yards." The session is the third of five events SOM is leading at Apple Michigan Avenue in Chicago as part of The Big Draw, a month-long drawing festival.
On October 17th, 2018, Nicholas Adams will speak at Westchester Community College. During his talk, titled "Building Corporate Modernism: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and the World Around Us," Adams will discuss Gordon Bunshaft and SOM's impact on architecture in post-World War II America.
Keith P. O’Connor has joined SOM as the new City Design Practice Leader for the New York and Washington D.C. offices. O’Connor’s appointment reinforces SOM's commitment to exceptional urban design and expands the firm's focus on regenerative urbanism.
On October 16th, 2018, SOM Associates Gareth Edwards and Mina Hasman will speak at the Healthy City Design International Conference in London. With Meiring Beyers of Klimaat Consulting , they will present a case study titled “Designing Healthy High-Density Urban Environments—A Toolkit for Success.”
In recognition of their skills and expertise, SOM's Phil Obayda and Mina Hasman have been appointed to RIBA Expert Advisory Groups. Obayda and Hasman join Peter Jackson as RIBA experts; all three are based in SOM's London office.
The Real Deal reports on the appointment of Keith O'Connor as the new City Design Practice leader for SOM's New York and Washington, D.C. offices. O'Connor previously served as the director of Lower Manhattan and chief planner for Manhattan special projects at the Department of City Planning.
On October 13th, 2018, SOM Associate Mina Hasman and senior architect Mohamed Sheriff will speak at "Shaping the City: A Forum for Sustainable Cities and Communities." The two-day event includes sessions on livable communities, sustainability, and innovations in the field.
On October 13th, 2018, SOM Director Thomas Hussey will host "Sketch Walks: Millennium Park" at Apple's Michigan Avenue store and Millennium Park in Chicago. The event is part of The Big Draw, a month-long festival of drawing hosted at Apple flagship stores around the world.
Interior Design has listed the Valli & Valli Alina Hardware Collection as a competitor for a Best of Year award. The collection, a series of door handles designed for flexibility across program functions, is the result of comprehensive research and survey analysis. Public voting runs through October 20th, 2018.
Six newly elected Partners and 11 Directors bring decades of expertise to one of the most influential architecture, interior design, engineering, and urban planning firms.
On October 15th, 2018 SOM Structural Engineering Partner William F. Baker will speak at the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. Baker will discuss recent SOM research initiatives and projects in a lecture titled "Architecture and Structures in the Computational Age."
On October 8th, 2018, Associate Roger Weber will speak at the Behavior Energy and Climate Change Conference in Washington, D.C. Weber will discuss SOM's work on the Oakland EcoBlock, a community-scale sustainability project.
