SOM derived the Tianjin CTF Finance Centre tapered shape from the different floor place requirements each program demands. . . . The tailor made curtain facade reduces heating and cooling costs and maximizes daylight to reduce energy usage.
On Tuesday, November 26th, Mina Hasman will speak at the 2019 Royal Society of Architects in Wales (RSAW) Annual Conference in Cardiff. Hasman will share insight on how the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is leading the profession and the wider industry to commit to delivering whole life net zero carbon buildings by 2030. … Continued
On Wednesday, November 27th, Associate Director Martin Liepmann will speak at the Zak World of Facades Congress in Riyadh. Liepmann will discuss vernacular facade design in the Middle East and Saudi Arabia, sharing insight on sustainable design strategies and the importance of a collaborative approach in facade design. Zak World of Facades is an opportunity … Continued
Manhattan Loft Gardens is a new residential tower in London that opened in the spring of 2019. The tower presents an arresting silhouette on the skyline as a result of three, triple-height, skygarden notches cutting through its volume and interrupting half of the building’s perimeter columns. The sky gardens result in huge cantilevers and significant … Continued
Arathi Gowda has been named as one of ten recipients of Green Building & Design‘s Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards (WSLA). An Associate Director and sustainability team leader in the Chicago office, Gowda joined SOM in 2004 and has since guided several sustainability-focused initiatives. A testament to Gowda’s global mindset is her development of a web-based high performance … Continued
On Wednesday, November 20th, Associate Brian DeYoung will lead a class at the Autodesk University conference in Las Vegas. The annual event brings together tens of thousands of design professionals for a week of learning and networking. An architect and senior digital design specialist in our Chicago office, DeYoung is a Revit Certified Professional. Through his … Continued
On Monday, December 2nd, SOM will host a panel discussion focused on where transportation is heading in New York City and what can be learned from cities around the world. The event is inspired by the release of The Future of Transportation, the third volume in the SOM Thinkers series, and will take place at Rizzoli … Continued
Shanghai’s skyline is ever changing with bright, futuristic structures added to it constantly. Some add to city’s character greatly, other serve as landmarks. The new JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Shanghai Pudong delivers a new concept with luxury, and more so, wellness at the forefront in a never-stopping city that needs it most. Designed by famed … Continued
On Thursday November 21st, Associate Director Francesca R. Oliveira will participate in AIA San Francisco’s “Let’s Talk Architecture” panel. The event is the second installation in the series, which is sponsored by the chapter’s Latinos in Architecture (LiA) committee. The all-women panel will focuses on issues of diversity and inclusion in the industry through an open … Continued
Hudson Square will soon be filled with the magical ongoings of Disney. The mega media conglomerate, which now owns 20th Century Fox, Marvel, and Star Wars, announced plans to break ground on its new, 22-story New York City headquarters and studio space come early 2020. Designed by One World Trade Center architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, … Continued