Weiyuan Island Master Plan Receives Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design Award

Our Weiyuan Island Master Plan has received a Merit Award in the Professional – Planned Project category at the Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design’s Greater Bay Area (GBA) Urban Design Awards. Located at the gateway to the Pearl River Delta, in Dongguan, China, Weiyuan Island is a historically significant site with a distinctive landscape … Continued

Roper St. Francis Healthcare Breaks Ground on Roper Hospital Campus

A Comprehensive Care Destination Designed for the Lowcountry NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – June 11, 2025 – Roper St. Francis Healthcare, in partnership with E4H Environments for Health Architecture; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM); and Barton Malow | Edifice, has officially broken ground on the future Roper Hospital. The $1.2 billion campus is designed to transform … Continued

Los Angeles Bus Shelter Program Wins Fast Company’s 2025 World Changing Ideas Award

The Los Angeles Bus Shelter Program—set to deliver 3,000 new and upgraded smart bus shelters and 450 shade structures over the next decade—has been selected as a winner of Fast Company’s 2025 World Changing Ideas Awards. The annual list honors bold and trailblazing efforts that tackle the world’s most pressing issues, from fresh sustainability initiatives … Continued

SOM Completes New Headquarters for WeBank, China’s First Digital-Only Bank

SHENZHEN, China — Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has completed the new headquarters for WeBank, a Tencent-founded digital-only bank and fintech pioneer, in Shenzhen’s Qianhai Business District. Rising 148 meters, the 30-story tower redefines the workplace as a wellness-driven environment—one that prioritizes comfort, flexibility, and performance to support the evolving needs of a digitally connected … Continued

AIA Architect Spotlights Genesis Marina’s Resilient Design

Located in Brisbane, California, Genesis Marina is one of three case studies recently selected by AIA Architect magazine to illustrate a holistic approach to resilient design. In the article “Designing for disaster: How architects are building a resilient future,” writer Wanda Lau looks at resiliency efforts by three firms in the rising wave of climate … Continued

Tropicana Selects SOM for Major Waterfront Transformation in Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Tropicana Corporation Berhad has appointed SOM to lead the master plan for Lido Waterfront Boulevard (LIDO), a 163-acre development in Johor Bahru. Envisioned as a sustainable smart city, the project will bring together residential, commercial, wellness, education, hospitality, recreational, and lifestyle components to create a vibrant new district on Malaysia’s southern coast. The appointment marks … Continued

Marzia Sedino on Low-Carbon Design

In a new feature for gb&d magazine, SOM Senior Associate Principal Marzia Sedino—who leads the firm’s Sustainable Engineering Studio (SES) in Chicago—shares how SOM’s in-house team of environmental engineers is advancing low-carbon design from concept through construction. Alongside fellow practice leaders Mina Hasman in London and Shona O’Dea in San Francisco, Sedino helps lead a … Continued

Three SOM Projects Win NYCxDESIGN Awards

With Preservation Month upon us, we look back at 9 West 57th Street, which defied all conventions of a skyscraper upon its completion in 1974. Some 50 years later, we returned to reintroduce this bold modernist icon as a fresh, contemporary landmark for the 21st-century workplace in a revitalization effort that won an NYCxDESIGN award … Continued

Matthew Boyd Joins as Chief Information Officer

SOM welcomes Matthew Boyd as Chief Information Officer (CIO). A seasoned IT and cybersecurity leader with more than 20 years of experience driving digital transformation, modernizing infrastructure, and enhancing enterprise security for global organizations, Boyd co-leads our Office of Technology, providing executive direction and strategic leadership to enhance the digital operations of the firm. Partnering … Continued

The Queens Braid at Xiamen International Design and Art Exhibition

SOM’s concept design for a major league soccer stadium, The Queens Braid, was recently on display for the first time at the 2025 Xiamen International Design and Art Exhibition in China. The design weaves timber beams into a self-supporting structure that is as eye-catching as it is efficient. For the task, SOM delivered a forward-thinking … Continued