ArchDaily has listed The Milstein Center at Barnard College as a competitor for the 2019 Building of the Year Awards. A 128,000-square-foot interdisciplinary facility, the building is designed to be the epicenter of scholarship at Barnard College's campus in New York City.
On February 21st, 2019, SOM Design Partner Kent Jackson will speak at an international forum titled "Vivienda de Interés Social y Arquitectura: Una Oportunidad de Transformación Colectiva" at Universidad de los Andes. Jackson and other presenters will discuss contemporary issues in social housing and urban planning.
World-Architects magazine has selected The Milstein Center, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, as its U.S. building of the week. The library is a place of interdisciplinary scholarship, and is the new hub of academic and intellectual life on Barnard College's campus.
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) honored the Superior Court of California in San Diego with the IDEAS2 National Award. The annual awards program recognizes projects that utilize structural steel in an innovative manner.
As part of a broad effort to fight climate change, the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has established a task group to define standards for net zero carbon buildings in the UK. Working together with other industry leaders, SOM has contributed to the group's initial consultation paper, which is open to feedback through March 1st, 2019.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, recently unveiled the design for Burj Jumeira, an aerodynamic, 550-meter tower located in the Al Sufouh area of the popular Jumeirah neighborhood of Dubai. The SOM-designed skyscraper will be one of the tallest buildings in the world.
500 Folsom has topped out in San Francisco's Transbay District, marking the project’s most recent milestone. The mixed-use tower, also known as Transbay Redevelopment Project Block 9, will help to strengthen the neighborhood and mark Folsom Street as the district's main thoroughfare.
Wallpaper spotlights Hudson Yards, New York City's newest neighborhood and the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States. Among the development's buildings is 35 Hudson Yards, a 1,000-foot-tall, mixed-use tower designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recognized three SOM projects in its 2019 Institute Honor Awards program. The Detroit East Riverfront Framework Plan, the New United States Courthouse in Los Angeles, and Optimo Hat Company in Chicago each received an award.
SOM Associate Director Frank Mahan was selected as a recipient of the 2019 Young Architects Award by the American Institute of Architects. The annual award program honors young leaders who have made significant contributions to the field of architecture early in their careers.
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport City was named one of the three design projects to receive a 2018 "AllSpark Award" during a celebration in January 2019. SOM's design calls for transforming agricultural land into a development that prioritizes sustainability, urban livability, and economic opportunity.
On January 29th, Africa’s largest urban developer, Rendeavour, in partnership with the Lagos State Government, broke ground on a new city development in the Lekki Free Zone. The master plan by SOM is designed to boost foreign direct investment in Nigeria and create tens of thousands of jobs.
Dezeen reports on the recently opened Chicago Public Library, West Loop Branch, designed by SOM. The new branch is the first library for the neighborhood and was donated to the City of Chicago by developer Sterling Bay.
SOM Design Partner Brian Lee recently met with Contract Magazine to discuss the firm's adaptive reuse of a firehouse on Chicago's South Side for Optimo Hat Company. The project received an award for interior design for the 2019 Contract Magazine Interiors Awards program.
The Kern Council of Governments selected the City of Bakersfield in California as a recipient of the Regional Award of Merit - Local Government for its "Making Downtown Bakersfield" vision plan. SOM worked closely with city officials to develop the comprehensive urban design strategy.
