The new Superior Court of California, San Diego Central Courthouse consolidates San Diego County’s criminal trial, family, probate, and civil courts into a 704,000-square-foot downtown facility integrated with the neighboring hall of just and county jail facilities… Designed for the Judicial Council of California by the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architecture, Structures, Interiors, and Graphics … Continued
In the 2019 Q1 report of Colliers International, vacancy for office space in major business districts such as Makati Central Business District (Makati CBD) is between 0.6 and 1.4 percent. The low availability of space has been constricting business expansion. To meet the appetite for new space, the opportunity to expedite office space completion and … Continued
Developed by Nova Group, the striking new NEX Tower on Ayala Avenue in Makati visually engages you . . . . . . [Nova Group managing director Ricardo Cuerva] partnered with world-renowned architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), noted for designing Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, and the iconic One World … Continued
Property developer Nova Group has completed the development of NEX Tower, a 28-storey office building along Ayala Avenue in Makati City, and tenants are beginning to move in. . . . Nova collaborated with the international architectural and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) on NEX Tower. SOM famously designed Burj Khalifa, currently the … Continued
The annual AIA Conference on Architecture brings together designers from around the world to address the critical challenges facing communities and cities today. The three-day gathering features educational and networking events, seminars, workshops, and an architecture expo. This year’s A’19 conference, titled “Blueprint for a Better Future,” took place June 6-8 in Las Vegas. With … Continued
On Thursday, June 13th, 2019, Associate Director Daniel Cashen will speak on a TechPerspectives panel titled “Immersive Storytelling: Visualization and Creating the Big Picture for Clients and Collaborators” in New York. He will discuss SOM’s research on VR and advanced visualization and simulation. TechPerspectives seminars showcase exciting innovators and cutting edge technologies driving change in … Continued
On June 10th, 2019, SOM will participate in NeoCon 2019. The three-day event, which will take place in Chicago, serves as the commercial design industry’s launch pad for innovation, offering ideas and introductions that shape the built environment today and into the future. Associate Haley Van Wagenen, an interior design specialist based in SOM’s London … Continued
The Administrative Committee of Xiong’an New Area has selected an urban design scheme by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) and Tom Leader Studio (TLS) for the first phase of development of a new economic zone, envisioned as a model “city of the future” for China. The winning scheme was selected from among 12 finalists … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition, “SOM: Arte + Ingeniería + Arquitectura,” which will open March 9th at the historic Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso in Mexico City. Presented in partnership with MEXTRÓPOLI, a global festival of architecture and urbanism hosted by Arquine magazine, the exhibition is an in-depth survey of SOM’s … Continued
On Wednesday, June 5th, SOM and Arquine magazine will host a panel discussion on collaborations in architecture and engineering to celebrate “SOM: Arte + Ingeniería + Arquitectura,” an exhibition presented at the historic Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso in Mexico City. The exhibition is presented in partnership with MEXTRÓPOLI, a global festival of architecture and urbanism hosted by Arquine, … Continued