UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland speaks with The New York Times about the university's exponential growth and continuing legacy of educating underrepresented students. She also discusses the Merced 2020 Project, an expansive master planning effort designed and led by SOM.
Civil Engineering Magazine speaks with Director of Structural Engineering Charles Besjak and other industry leaders about challenges in slender tower design. Besjak discusses SOM’s wind tunnel, the damping system that was designed for 35 Hudson Yards in New York, and more.
In celebration of the new Long Beach Civic Center grand opening, the Long Beach Business Journal and South Coast Publishing have collaborated on a commemorative book. "The New Long Beach Civic Center" covers the history, pioneering development, and design of the complex.
Mansion Global profiles consulting design partner David Childs in "The Insiders," a series in which industry experts share their insights and market outlooks. Childs sits down to discuss the value of a city-within-a-city, the luxury of simplicity, and more.
Dezeen features the National Museum of the United States Army, a stainless steel-clad museum designed by SOM. Located at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, the museum will tell the story of America's oldest military service.
Architectural Digest's AD PRO reports on the selection of SOM to design two new satellite concourses at O'Hare International Airport. The concourses form part of the O’Hare Global Terminal, a major phase of the O’Hare 21 Program.
The Moon Village has received an honorable mention in Architect Magazine's 2019 R+D Awards. The annual program, now in its 13th year, awards technological advancements in the industry.
The Architects' Journal features Manhattan Loft Gardens, a 143-meter-tall tower in London. The building combines rental apartments, a five-star hotel, two restaurants, and cedar-lined sky gardens carved out of the building's profile.
Dezeen features Manhattan Loft Gardens, a 42-story building located near Stratford International station in London. With a uniquely engineered concrete and steel frame, the double-cantilevered tower combines residential apartments and a hotel.
The new International Arrivals Facility (IAF) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is highlighted in the July issue of Architectural Record magazine. Designed by SOM in collaboration with Miller Hull, the IAF is one of six major aviation projects that will soon be ready at airports around the globe.
Architectural Record talks to Managing Partner Laura Ettelman and Director Derek Moore about what's next for the future of airport design. The two share insight on the local inspiration behind Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport.
Mansion Global features Design Partner Chris Cooper in "The Insiders," a series in which industry experts share their insights and market outlooks. Cooper discusses New Yorkers’ "extreme priority" of views, his favorite European cities, and more.
Atlanta Business Chronicle features the Emory Winship Cancer Center, designed by SOM in partnership with Atlanta-based firm May Architecture. The new tower will expand Emory's cancer-related services, and connect to the existing Emory University Hospital Midtown via a bridge over Linden Avenue.
ArchDaily profiled 100 Mount Street, the recently completed tower in North Sydney. With an innovative cross-braced exoskeleton structure, the 39-story building is a distinctive addition to the city’s growing north side business district.
The first edition of "Building Sounds," a podcast created by London Festival of Architecture, explores the history of Canary Wharf. Daniel Ringelstein speaks about SOM's role in designing the master plan for the district, which has shaped its ongoing development across three decades.
