4/6/20
One Manhattan West and Tianjin CTF Finance Centre have received multiple 2020 Professional Project Awards from the Architectural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The honors include Best Overall Project and Most Innovative Project.
The SOM Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 SOM Foundation Research Prize. Two university-led teams will each receive a grant of $40,000 to conduct original research on the topic “Shrinking our Agricultural Footprint.”
U.S. WoodWorks has awarded the Billie Jean King Main Library with a Wood Design Award. The project, which opened in September 2019, was recognized in the Wood in Government Buildings category.
The Stratford has been named a finalist in the 2020 MIPIM Awards. The London tower, which combines a five-star hotel with apartments, was selected in the Best Residential Development category.
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2 was named one of eight recipients of the 2020 AIA Architecture Award. The project was recognized for its creative solution to a highly challenging site, and for establishing a bold addition to Mumbai's transportation network.
The AIA has selected the West Loop Branch of the Chicago Public Library as a winner in the 2020 Interior Architecture Awards. The program celebrates innovative and impactful interior spaces around the United States.
One Manhattan West was selected as a merit award recipient in the 2020 AIA New York Chapter Design Awards. The project is the first new office tower to reach completion in the Manhattan West Development on New York City's Far West Side.
The Cornell Tech Campus Framework Plan was selected as one of only four winners in the 2020 AIA Regional & Urban Design Awards. The awards jury noted how the project redefines the role a university can play in benefiting a city economically, socially, and environmentally.
The Milstein Center at Barnard College has been selected as a finalist in South by Southwest's Learn by Design competition, an international program that recognizes groundbreaking work in education design. On March 10th, 2019, SOM and Barnard will compete in a live pitch event against other finalists to be named the 2020 winner.
Citi Global Headquarters has been named a finalist in the Urban Land Institute (ULI) New York Chapter's Awards for Excellence in Development. The project, which transformed two existing buildings into a single, unified, and sustainable campus, was recognized in "Repositioning or Redevelopment."
The Netsch Residence Renovation was honored in Interior Design Magazine's Best of Year Awards as the overall category winner in the Residential Transformation category. The Chicago home was designed by SOM partner Walter Netsch and completed in 1974. A team from SOM's Chicago office worked with the home's current owners to return it to its original vision.
The renovation of the Monterey Conference Center received a Citation Award in AIA Monterey Bay's 2019 Excellence in Design Awards. The annual program recognizes a range of global projects that have been designed by AIA Monterey Bay members.
Glocal Design Magazine honored two SOM projects with the Noldi Schreck Award, recognizing the best design projects in Mexico each year. The honorees—including a sculptural pavilion and a sustainable office development—were announced at an event in Mexico City.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named six SOM projects as 2020 Award of Excellence winners. Tianjin CTF Finance Center, Pudong Financial Plaza, Poly Skyline Plaza, 100 Mount Street, 500 Folsom, and Burj Khalifa were awarded in this year's program.
The Chicago chapter of CoreNet Global, an association for real estate professionals, named the West Loop Public Library Branch as a Project of the Year. The annual REAL Awards program honors projects that demonstrate innovation in design and real estate development.
