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.
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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.
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.
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.
Architectural Digest talks with SOM Design Partner Brian Lee about the opening of the first-ever West Loop Branch of the Chicago Public Library. The SOM-designed adaptive reuse project transformed a former Harpo Studios production space into the new neighborhood library.
In January, 2019, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was joined by officials from the City of Chicago, the Chicago Housing Authority, and the Chicago Public Library to inaugurate the new Taylor Street Apartments and Little Italy Branch Library. The project is one the city’s first co-located housing and public library branches.
Curbed spotlights the opening of the Taylor Street Apartments and Little Italy Branch Library in Chicago. The project is one of three co-located Chicago Housing Authority and Public Library Branches in the city, representing the first pairing of its kind in the United States.
Archinect reports on the SOM-designed Chicago Public Library, West Loop Branch. Clad in weathered steel, the building—the neighborhood's first public library and recently opened—preserves the industrial character of the West Loop.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has unveiled the finalists in a competition to design a new Global Terminal at O’Hare International Airport, including a team led by SOM, with renowned firms Ross Barney Architects and Arup. Public voting for all five submissions is open through January 23rd.
The Architect's Newspaper features the West Loop Branch of the Chicago Public Library, the neighborhood's first-ever public library and the city's 81st branch. SOM designed the adaptive reuse project, transforming a former television studio to meet the contemporary needs of a public library.
Commercial Observer reports on the groundbreaking of 1241 Broadway, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The 22-story stepped concrete building, which will feature office and retail space, is targeting LEED® Silver standards and is expected to be complete by 2020.
Curbed features the West Loop Branch of the Chicago Public Library, the neighborhood's first ever public library and the city's 81st branch. SOM designed the adaptive reuse project that transformed an existing building, which was once part of the Harpo Studios production campus, into the library.