6/11/21
One of Chicago's busiest CTA stops, State/Lake Station, is getting a transformation. Renderings for the new station have been revealed, featuring wider platforms and elevators—making the station safer and more accessible for passengers and pedestrians.
The unveiling of the redesigned State and Lake CTA station shows a "light-filled new transit hub" to replace the more than 100-year old downtown Chicago "L" stop. Once funding and design plans are finalized, it will take about three years to construct the station redesign.
Reimagining one of the oldest stations in Chicago’s elevated rail network, the new design improves accessibility, safety and comfort for all riders, and maintains a respectful relationship to the adjacent historic and cultural fabric of downtown.
The Long Beach Civic Center City Center & Port Headquarters has won the 2021 Award of Excellence from the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC). The awarded projects serve as models of excellence in structural engineering.
SOM Director Luke Leung and Associate Director Arathi Gowda join Chicago's Building Decarbonization Working Group to chart a path towards powering the city with renewable energy as a part of the city's green economic recovery plan.
On Thursday, June 10 at 10 a.m. CDT, SOM project manager Peter Leoschke will be speaking at Midwest Build Week on the panel, "Lean for Construction: Practices Around the Globe."
SOM Associate Director Arathi Gowda will speak on the first panel of Building Innovation Hub and Clark Construction Group's series, "What Will it Take? The Path to 2050 and Carbon-Free Buildings," addressing the role of building design in reducing building energy use and improving overall building performance.
International Interior Design Association (IIDA) announces Netsch Residence as a finalist in the 48th Annual Interior Design Competition. The historic interior renovation pays homage to Walter Netsch's original design, while sensitively adapting selective elements of the structure.
Global design firm SOM and the European Space Agency bring Biennale visitors on a journey to outer space.
Taylor Street Apartments and Little Italy Branch Library has been awarded the AIA/ALA Library Building Award. The award is the only one of its kind, recognizing distinction in library building design.
SOM Partners Bill Baker and Scott Duncan join a team of historians, construction and fabrication innovators, and tall building experts around the world to redesign the Eiffel Tower with 21st technology as part of Discovery Science's "If We Built It Today" series.
Chicago Women in Architecture Foundation (CWAF) awards Nancy A. Abshire, AIA Emeritus, RIBA with the Lifetime Achievement Awardee. SOM will honor her contribution and influence within the firm and beyond at the (virtual) Annual Spring Brunch and Award Ceremony on May 23.
Consulting Partner Brian Lee will present on SOM's renovation of the historic Netsch Home for the 2021 Docomomo US National Symposium, entitled Chicago: Crossroads of Modern America.
The National Building Museum (NBM) will be presenting its 2021 Honor Award to SOM. This year, SOM is transforming the award into a Climate Change Call to Action. Join us for our weekly panel series starting May 19th.
5/5/21
On May 12, Associate Ian Kaminsky-Coughlin will be joining the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Chicago's Panel to tell the story behind Chicago's Cook County Hospital and the steps taken to give the landmark new life.
