San Francisco’s housing shortage has gotten so dire that developers are increasingly eyeing old military sites. For the last several years, the development company Lennar has been building a 12,000-home community at the Hunters Point Shipyard, the former site of a top-secret nuclear-testing facility operated by the US Navy. Across the bay, Lennar is also … Continued
Two SOM projects were honored at the 2019 AIA Chicago Design Excellence Awards. The annual program recognizes projects around the world that were designed by local Chicago firms. The West Loop Branch of the Chicago Public Library received a Citation of Merit in Interior Architecture, and the Wild Mile received a Citation of Merit in … Continued
Manhattan West’s showpiece office tower is officially open for business. The 67-story, 2.1 million square foot building at One Manhattan West opened Wednesday at the corner of Ninth Avenue and West 33rd Street. The Skidmore, Owings & Merrill-designed building is the first new office tower to open as part of Brookfield Properties’ eight-acre Manhattan West … Continued
Brookfield Properties has officially opened One Manhattan West, its 2.1 million-square-foot office high-rise on the Far West Side of Manhattan. The 67-story Class A office property is the first new office tower to open within the developer’s eight-acre Manhattan West complex. The opening comes three weeks after Brookfield landed an anchor tenant for neighboring office … Continued
Brookfield Properties opened the doors at its 67-story office tower One Manhattan West, located at the corner of Ninth Avenue and 33rd Street on Manhattan’s West Side. The 2.1-million-square-foot tower is the first to open at Brookfield’s eight-acre Manhattan West Complex.
Technological innovations like delivery drones and autonomous vehicles might seem like tomorrow’s means of conveyance, but do they truly represent the road ahead? In a collection of insightful short reads, The Future of Transportation reflects on the interventions that are shaping new ways of living and moving. While this volume makes no promises, it does take a … Continued
On Friday, November 15th, Director of Urban Design and Planning Daniel Ringelstein will join a round table discussion at the WorkInPlace Conference in Madrid. The event centers on the future workplace and its impact on cities. Ringelstein will discuss current and forward-facing trends that point to the need for further collaboration between the public and private sectors … Continued
This November, SOM Director of Urban Design and Planning Peter Kindel will lead seminars at the University of California, Berkeley’s Sustainability Colloquium and the University of Southern California’s Price School of Public Policy. He will discuss the concept of biomorphic urbanism and how it can address ecological challenges facing cities around the world. The UC Berkeley lecture is … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) welcomes digital scientist and cloud entrepreneur Rob DeMillo as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), charged with accelerating the global AEC firm’s technological development across all regions and disciplines. Named Top Digital Media Influencer in 2012, alongside Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg, DeMillo brings 20+ years of experience to SOM. … Continued
The doors of One Manhattan West have officially opened. The Skidmore, Owings & Merrill-designed tower spans across 67 stories and 2.1 million square feet of office space, and at 995 feet, it’s the tallest building in the development. Located at the corner of Ninth Avenue and 33rd Street, the tower is the first building within … Continued