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University of Illinois Breaks Ground on New SOM-designed Instructional Facility for Active, Flexible Learning

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On Friday, April 12th, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones joined local academic and civic leaders to break ground on the Campus Instructional Facility. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), the building will feature a diverse combination of open-concept, flexible, and future-focused learning and collaboration spaces to accommodate the changing … Continued

SOM Signs Lease for New Office Space at 7 World Trade Center

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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), the renowned architecture, engineering, interior design, and urban planning firm, has just announced that its New York office will move to 7 World Trade Center (7 WTC) in April 2020. The lease, which was signed Friday, May 3rd, will make SOM the first architecture firm to move into the World Trade Center. … Continued

Peter Lee Speaks at SE3 Symposium

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On Friday, May 10th, Peter Lee, Associate Director and senior structural engineer, will serve as a panelist at the National Council of Structural Engineers Association of Northern California’s (NCSEA) second annual SE3 Symposium in San Francisco. The event, titled #ChangeXSE3, aims to provide professionals in the AEC industry with an opportunity for discussion on engagement … Continued

UC Santa Barbara’s San Joaquin Villages Honored with AIA Housing Award

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The University of California, Santa Barbara’s (UCSB) newest student housing project, the San Joaquin Villages, has been honored with a National 2019 Housing Award by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in the Specialized Housing category. The development, which provides living accommodations to more than 1,000 students on the UCSB campus, was one of 12 … Continued

Supporting the Delivery of Net Zero Carbon Buildings: New Report Launch

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On Tuesday, April 30th, the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) officially launched Advancing Net Zero and an accompanying report at the Parliament. Advancing Net Zero is an initiative designed to help drive the architecture industry forward in addressing climate change. The program, organized by the UKGBC, centers on the question of how buildings can be … Continued

Master Planners as New Yorkers: An Interview with Marilyn Taylor, Anthony Vacchione, Lois Mazzitelli, and Philip Palmgren

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Columbia in Manhattanville focuses on Columbia University’s expansion into neighboring Manhattanville. The master plan was designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and SOM in 2003. The book documents the making of the Manhattanville? campus and the collaboration between the private university, the city, and the community.? It features interviews with the architects and planners designing the campus, the educators who will populate the buildings, and essays from urban … Continued

On Our Radar: Carlos Madrid III

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In partnership with KI Furniture, Contract Magazine presents On Our Radar—a six-part blog series, posted every Thursday, featuring some of their favorite creative individuals in the interior design community, what inspires them at work and at home, how they got their start in the industry, projects that have both challenged them and formed their practices, and … Continued

WeHo’s Smart City Strategic Plan Scores Major Award from the American Planning Association

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The City of West Hollywood’s Innovation Division has received the American Planning Association Technology Division’s Smart Cities Award for the “WeHo Smart City” strategic plan. The Smart Cities Award recognizes and celebrates communities that are using technology to be intelligent about growth, quality of life, inclusivity, sustainability, and resiliency. The ceremony was held on April … Continued

SOM Completes Tallest Life Sciences Lab Building on the West Coast

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Construction of the Genesis North Tower was completed in March of 2019. Located in South San Francisco, the 21-story life sciences laboratory building is now the tallest of its kind on the West Coast. The tower completes SOM’s master plan for the 17-acre parcel known as Genesis Campus. The campus includes two towers, Genesis South and North Towers, a small retail building, and structured … Continued

Teaching on the Cutting Edge of Design

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones and local academic and civic leaders recently broke ground on a new Campus Instructional Facility that is meant to celebrate the cooperation between architecture and engineering. The structure celebrates how architecture and engineering work together and is meant to enhance such collaboration. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & … Continued