SOM has won the International Urban Design Ideas Competition for the Financial District and Marina District of Port City Colombo in Sri Lanka. When complete in 2041, SOM's master plan will transform Port City Colombo into a hub for commerce, tourism, and culture in South Asia.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of the West End Concourse of Moynihan Train Hall, designed by SOM. As the first phase of the redevelopment of Penn Station, the concourse expands access to trains and provides a link to the future Moynihan Train Hall.
SOM welcomes three new leaders to its Chicago office. With extensive portfolios of diverse projects, Christopher Hall, James Mark, and Michael Byun bring proven leadership to SOM’s interdisciplinary practice, reinforcing the firm's reputation for design excellence and dedication to client service.
Fifteen years after its launch, the SOM Journal continues to tell a story of design at SOM. This edition is the tenth installment in a continuing series that highlights conceptual undercurrents being discussed and projects being developed at the firm.
The new United States Courthouse in Los Angeles has been awarded LEED® Platinum certification. The courthouse incorporates a variety of sustainable design features, including a rooftop photovoltaic array intended to generate 507,000 kWh of renewable energy on an annual basis.
SOM announced today the official opening of its new office in Dubai, a move that strengthens the firm’s presence in the Middle East and North Africa. The office will serve as a regional hub to provide a full range of architecture, design, and planning services.
4/4/17
The plans for One Bangkok, a new 16-hectare mixed-use development, have been unveiled. SOM is working with a team of local and international firms to complete the vision for One Bangkok, which is the largest private-sector development in Thailand to date.
3/20/17
SOM, working in collaboration with NIA Architects Inc., will realize one of Chicago's first co-located housing and public library branches. Located in the city's Little Italy neighborhood, the development includes a one-story public library branch and two four-story residential buildings.
SOM celebrates the completion of Lexicon, a three-building residential development comprising two low-rise buildings and an all-glass, 36-story tower. The firm acted as architect for the development, which provides 307 apartments in the London Borough of Islington.
Officials from the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy, the City of Detroit Planning & Development Department, and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation have announced details of the SOM-led Detroit East Riverfront Framework Plan, a project designed to transform the city's East Riverfront area.
SOM was recently awarded two new urban planning commissions in sub-Saharan Africa. Located in Nigeria and Kenya, the projects bring SOM's city design expertise to areas that are undergoing significant urban growth.
The City of Raleigh, North Carolina has selected SOM to provide master planning leadership for a multi-building, mixed-use civic campus that will house core functions of City government downtown. The campus will be a transformational investment in one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities.
Hopper Hall, a new academic building for cyber studies, is now under construction on the U.S. Naval Academy's campus in Annapolis, Maryland. As the design lead on Turner Construction’s design-build team, SOM continues its leadership in alternate building delivery methods.
10/27/16
SOM's renovation of The Strand has won an Urban Land Institute 2016 Global Award for Excellence. The project resurrects a 100-year-old movie theater to provide a highly visible and experimental performance space for the San Francisco's preeminent theater company, the American Conservatory Theater.
The University of California, Merced has selected the Preferred Proponent of its Merced 2020 Campus Development project. SOM is the lead architect and master planner on the Plenary Properties Merced (PPM) team, comprised of Plenary Group, Webcor Builders, and Johnson Controls.
