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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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