About 4,2 billion of us—more than half of humanity—live in cities today. By 2030, which is barely 11 years from now, this figure is expected to reach 5 billion. This rapid urbanisation is exerting a huge pressure on fresh water supplies, sewage, the living environment, and public health, among other things. One of the key … Continued
On Tuesday, October 22nd, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) and the Trust for the National Mall (TNM), in partnership with the National Park Service, announced that five landscape architecture firms are joining the National Mall Tidal Basin IDEAS LAB. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), which is serving as Civic Partner, helped to … Continued
Brookfield Properties today announced the opening of One Manhattan West, a 67-story, 2.1-million-square-foot office tower located on the corner of Ninth Avenue and 33rd Street. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, One Manhattan West is the first new office tower to open as part of Brookfield Properties’ Manhattan West complex, an eight-acre district being developed … Continued
On Monday, October 28th, AIA|LA named three SOM projects as winners in the 2019 AIA|LA Awards. The projects were recognized for design excellence across a range of categories, including Commercial and Mixed-Use, Educational, and Multi-Family Residential. This year’s winning SOM projects are Bio-Esfera; Geffen Hall, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; and University of California, Santa Barbara, Tenaya … Continued
Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper, ranks high in the modern skyscraper era, too. . . . Chicago’s Willis Tower, completed in 1974, reigned as the world’s tallest for 24 years. Designed by Chicago-based Skidmore Owings & Merrill, the 110-story high-rise “set the standard for supertall skyscrapers worldwide,” employing a “first-of-its-kind bundled-tube structure” that has been replicated … Continued
SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP), in partnership with Consultatio Real Estate, presented their project for Buenos Aires titled “Catalinas Rio”, an office building on the banks of the La Plata River that is designed to double as a center of activity and expansion for the Catalinas Norte business district. With a plethora of public green spaces and two … Continued
Seven SOM projects were honored in the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) 50 Forward 50 Back Awards program, which named 50 of the world’s most influential tall buildings from the last 50 years. The towers selected represent significant advancements in skyscraper technology and design that have been made in the last 50 … Continued
In October of 2019, SOM will participate in the annual conference of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). In celebration of the organization’s 50th anniversary, the theme of this year’s event is “50 Forward | 50 Back.” Programs and sessions will address topics that examine this critical juncture in time, reflecting on both … Continued
From October 16th through October 20th, 2019, SOM will participate in the 47th annual National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) Conference and Exposition in Brooklyn, New York. This year’s theme is “Believe the Hype: A Global Collective of Industry Change Agents.” The conference will be held at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge and … Continued
On Thursday, October 24th, 2019, Partner Douglas Voigt will moderate the CityAge Chicago panel discussion, “Downtowns + Neighborhoods: Urban Development to Transform the City.” CityAge, a platform for business development, brings practitioners in urban design, architecture, real estate, and related fields together to discuss current issues and trends. The panel discussion will focus on major … Continued