On Friday, October 16th, City Design Practice Director Peter Kindel will give a keynote presentation on the ecological principles of building and city design during the 2020 Green Building Festival. The three-day event provides a forum for education focused on ecological approaches to architecture and city planning.
Vacant for decades, the former Cook County Hospital has been transformed into a hotel, food hall, medical office, and community spaces by SOM.
The rehabilitation of the long-vacant Cook County Hospital has revived the 1914 Beaux-Arts building and its surrounding district in Chicago's Near West Side. The SOM-led design-build team carefully restored, and adapted the former hospital building to meet the changing needs of the neighborhood.
On October 1st, SOM Associate Director Julia Skeete will speak at the 2020 RIBA Smart Practice Conference: Confronting the Climate Emergency. The event centers on the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge targets.
SOM welcomes Peter Brannan to its Hong Kong team as Asia Regional Leader. With more than 35 years of experience and an extensive portfolio of architectural projects in Asia and the Middle East, Brannan will play a key role in growing SOM’s business in Asia, continuing its commitments to sustainability, design excellence, and client relations.
Dezeen features School/House, a rapidly deployable modular classroom concept designed by SOM architects and engineers. Inspired by its traditional single-room namesake, School/House addresses urgent needs for social distancing, health, and safety during a pandemic while offering an alternative to existing options for temporary classrooms during school renovations and other times of need.
Created in 2020, the Robert L. Wesley Award supports BIPOC undergraduate students enrolled in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, or structural engineering programs across the U.S. The $10,000 award, given to three students, is an unrestricted scholarship that aims to support academic development. The award honors Robert L. Wesley, the first black partner at SOM.
On September 23rd, 2020 SOM Director Luke Leung will speak as a panelist in "New Approaches to Air And Water." Part of the Metropolis Perspective: Sustainability Symposium, the panel discussion centers on the conservation and responsible use of resources in building design.
The Billie Jean King Main Library has been honored with a 2020 AIA/ALA Library Building Award by the American Institute of Architects and American Library Association. The prestigious awards program Given to just four libraries this year, is the only one to recognize entire library structures and all aspects of their design.
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Tianjin CTF Finance Centre has been recognized with a total of four awards in the RICS China Awards and CREDAWARD programs. The project, a 530-meter-tall mixed-use tower in China's Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), received awards in Best BIM Application and other categories.
In September, SOM Design Partner Scott Duncan, Director and Interior Design Practice Leader Lois Wellwood, and Associate Amy Garlock will join Cindy Allen, Editor-in-Chief of Interior Design magazine, for DesignBiz on Instagram Live. The designers and Allen will discuss workplace, travel, materiality, post-COVID design, and more.
In an episode of Create the Future: An Engineering Podcast, Consulting Partner Bill Baker talks with host Sue Nelson. The two discuss the Burj Khalifa, the relationships between architecture and structure, the future of engineering, and advice for young engineers entering the field.
ArchDaily shares SOM's design for School/House, a rapidly deployable modular classroom concept designed in response to COVID-19. With high ceilings, enhanced airflow systems, easily sanitized finishes, and other features, each individual School/House offers a healthy learning environment for teachers and students.
On Thursday, September 24th, SOM's Zarmine Nigohos and Roshanak Mostaghim will present at the Future of Mass Timber virtual symposium. Hosted by The Architect's Newspaper, the symposium will spotlight emerging timber technologies and exemplary timber projects across North America, including the Billie Jean King Main Library in Long Beach, California.
Southeast Asia Building magazine features New Futura in its September/October 2020 issue. The residential complex, located in Singapore's center-city district, comprises two 36-story towers with a bold, curvilinear design that is punctuated by a series of green spaces.
