On November 20th, 2019, Associate Brian DeYoung will lead a class at the Autodesk University conference in Las Vegas. DeYoung, a digital design specialist in our Chicago office, will demonstrate a variety of procedures and workflows utilized at SOM.
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On November 21st, 2019, Associate Director Francesca R. Oliveira will participate in the "Let's Talk Architecture" panel, sponsored by AIA San Francisco's Latinos in Architecture committee.
The International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures has honored consulting partner William Baker as a joint recipient of the 2019 Torroja Medal. The medal is presented in recognition of outstanding contributions made by architects and engineers to the design field made.
On December 2nd, 2019, SOM will host a panel discussion in New York City to mark the release of the third volume in the SOM Thinkers series. With Henry Grabar as moderator, panelists Emma Fitzsimmons, Olin McKenzie, and Amy Plitt will discuss the transportation interventions that are shaping new ways of living and moving.
On November 14th, 2019, Associate Director Phil Obayda will present "High-Rise Residential and the Typology’s Ten Year Challenge" at the Tall Buildings Conference. The event will take place at The Building Centre in London.
On November 16th, 2019, Associate Director of Structural Engineering Georgi Pertov will speak at the 2019 ETEM Facade Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria. Petrov will present a keynote on SOM's innovative enclosure projects that were realized through close collaboration between architects, structural engineers, and fabricators.
The National Museum of the United States Army has been awarded LEED® Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Scheduled to open on June 4th, 2020, the museum will become a center for education and inspiration, and a cultural institution of national significance.
On October 5th, 2019, Associate Director Vram Malek presented a lecture on the NATO Headquarters at the AIA Continental Europe Conference in Brussels. The international conference series provides an in-depth look at the most important projects developing across Europe today.
SOM is pleased to announce the release of The Future of Transportation, a collection of essays that reflect on the interventions that are shaping new ways of living and moving. The third volume of the SOM Thinkers series, this book looks beyond conventional architectural discussions to consider how the remedies for modern-day transportation woes may not all be in the future, but hiding in plain and present sight.
11/4/19
Peter Kindel Presents Biomorphic Urbanism and Cities of the Future at California Universities
This November, Peter Kindel will lead seminars at the University of California, Berkeley’s Sustainability Colloquium and the University of Southern California's Price School of Public Policy. Kindel will discuss the concept of biomorphic urbanism and how it can address ecological challenges facing cities around the world.
On November 15th, 2019, Director of Urban Design and Planning Daniel Ringelstein will join a round table discussion at the WorkInPlace Conference in Madrid. Ringelstein will discuss current and forward-facing trends impacting the office sector.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Trust for the National Mall announced the five landscape architecture firms joining the National Mall Tidal Basin IDEAS LAB. SOM is serving as the Civic Partner on the initiative.
Three SOM projects have been recognized with 2019 AIA|LA Design Awards for design excellence and environmental performance. This year's winning projects are Bio-Esfera; UCLA's Geffen Hall; and UCSB's Tenaya Towers.
Seven SOM projects were honored in the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's (CTBUH) 50 Forward 50 Back Awards program, which showcases 50 of the world's most influential tall buildings.
The 2019 CTBUH 10th World Congress will take place in Chicago from October 28th through November 2nd. Leadership from various disciplines will guide programs and participate in panel discussions and presentations centered around the skyscraper typology, urban development, and the evolution of the built environment.