In December of 2018, the main hall of the International Arrivals Facility (IAF) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) topped out. The event marks a significant milestone in the construction of the 450,000-square-foot project, which will eventually double the airport’s capacity for international flights. The new facility will hold baggage claim, customs and border protection areas, and a … Continued
500 Folsom celebrated its topping out ceremony in January 2019, marking the project’s most recent milestone. For more than a decade, SOM has collaborated with the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to create a master plan for the Transbay District, home to San Francisco’s new transit center. 500 Folsom, also known as Transbay Redevelopment Project Block … Continued
On Thursday, February 21st, SOM Design Partner Kent Jackson will speak at an international forum titled “Vivienda de Interés Social y Arquitectura: Una Oportunidad de Transformación Colectiva” (“Housing of Social Interest and Architecture: An Opportunity for Collective Transformation”) at Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia. Jackson, a Design Partner based in SOM’s London office, … Continued
On Thursday, September 19th, SOM will participate in the Women in Architecture 2019 Powerful conference, hosted by AIA Los Angeles. The annual event, which began in 2013, features keynote speakers and panelists who will share insight on career development, business practices, and more topics in the AEC industry. Three SOM leaders will be in attendance … Continued
SOM Technical Partner Keith Boswell and Associate Olivier Brouard will present at Glass Performance Days (GPD) 2019 in Tampere, Finland. This year’s conference, taking place on June 25 to 28, will provide more than 180 presentations, workshops, and exhibitions. Boswell’s presentation, titled “Specific Solution for a Specific Opportunity,” will illustrate the design process and how problems … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is the architectural firm known for designing and engineering Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, such iconic structures being one of the firm’s specialties. But at its New York City office, architects are working on something even more striking—drawings for SOM’s first extraterrestrial assignment. The firm is designing a moon … Continued
Before joining SOM in 2006, Anthony Treu worked for a boutique design practice (which has since become MODU), lending his design skills on residential interiors, which translated to a lot of custom material considerations and precise detailing. The experience taught him to appreciate how much thought could go into elements like cabinetry and the impact of small … Continued
On June 19th, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), Architectus, and Dexus Property Group, along with Australian civic and business leaders, marked the the completion and opening of 100 Mount Street, a 35-story glass-enclosed mixed-use tower in the heart of North Sydney’s Central Business District. The design for 100 Mount Street is inspired by Sydney’s … Continued
On Tuesday, July 23rd, Dr. Joseph P. Colaco presented a guest lecture at SOM’s New York office. Colaco, an employee at SOM from 1965 to 1969, discussed his experiences in the design and construction of the John Hancock Center (now known as 875 North Michigan Avenue) in Chicago. In his lecture, titled “Stories of the … Continued
On Wednesday, May 1st, philanthropists James and Miriam Mulva, joined by Mike Walsh, Mayor of De Pere, Wisconsin, with local civic leaders, unveiled the inaugural design of the Mulva Cultural Center, a pioneering institution for world-class cultural programming in the Midwest. Clad in a curtain of transparent glass, the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)-designed center … Continued