On July 29th, 2019, the City of Long Beach celebrated the grand opening of its new City Hall and Port Headquarters. Located within the recently developed, SOM-designed Long Beach Civic Center, the completed buildings mark a major milestone in the revitalization of downtown.
On July 24th, 2019, SOM hosted the first Big Build Test Day competition in the New York office. To participate, interns collaborated with their peers to design, build, and test a series of towers.
Partner Carrie Byles will serve as a juror for the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation’s Built By Women competition. The program recognizes significant works by women architects, landscape architects, urban designers, engineers, contractors, and developers in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area.
On July 16th, 2019, SOM hosted the AIANY Emerging New York Architects Committee as part of the "Beyond the Boards" event series. SOM staff members profiled the firm and design process and presented three current projects.
Mansion Global profiles consulting design partner David Childs in "The Insiders," a series in which industry experts share their insights and market outlooks. Childs sits down to discuss the value of a city-within-a-city, the luxury of simplicity, and more.
On June 26th, 2019, SOM hosted a tour of the New York office for students and teachers from the Center for Architecture's Skyscrapers Summer Program. Participants heard presentations from SOM architects, learned about the fundamentals of skyscraper design, and visited the materials library and model shop.
On June 27th, 2019, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) formally joined the global declaration of an environment and climate emergency. Associate Mina Hasman, a member of the RIBA Ethics and Sustainable Development Commission and the RIBA Expert Advisory Group of Sustainable Futures, helped inform this motion.
On Saturday, June 22nd, 2019, SOM hosted a roundtable discussion with the Learning Spaces Collaboratory (LSC) at The New School, in New York City. The event centered on themes of inclusive design, learning ecosystems, and permeability.
On July 19, Philip Enquist will speak on urban design and its role in sustainability at the Santa Fe Institute Sustainability Summer School. The program focuses on cities as complex systems at the forefront of the transition to sustainable human development.
On July 13, Structural Engineering Partner William F. Baker will speak at the 2019 International Conference on Sustainable Development of Construction Engineering. He will discuss the engineering innovation behind the design of the Burj Khalifa, as well as new technology in the design and construction of supertall buildings around the world.
Eric Keune, a design director in SOM's Chicago office, has joined the Docomomo US board of directors. Docomomo is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of modern architecture, landscape, and design.
Architectural Record talks to Managing Partner Laura Ettelman and Director Derek Moore about what's next for the future of airport design. The two share insight on the local inspiration behind Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport.
Mansion Global features Design Partner Chris Cooper in "The Insiders," a series in which industry experts share their insights and market outlooks. Cooper discusses New Yorkers’ "extreme priority" of views, his favorite European cities, and more.
Staff members across SOM's offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, London, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Dubai gathered together—in person and via simultaneous video feed—to raise a global “Toast to Pride” on Thursday, July 27.
SOM Design Director Dan Ringelstein will speak at the BuiltWorlds Summit Paris conference on June 28th. He will take part in a panel discussion called “Toward Truly Smarter Cities,” exploring new approaches to city design.
