Barnard College recently celebrated the grand opening of the Cheryl and Philip Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning, the new hub of academic and intellectual life on the college’s New York City campus. The 128,000-square-foot building, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), is a new place of interdisciplinary scholarship and a new epicenter … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) welcomes Julie Michiels, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, as Associate Director and Interior Design Leader in its Chicago office. Michiels brings nearly two decades of experience as an architect, interior designer, and project leader, with an extensive portfolio which includes civic, residential, commercial, mixed-use, transportation, health, and education projects. In … Continued
For more than 125 years, Barnard College has been known for its distinctive academic culture . . . To carry its mission into the future, the College has constructed a new place of interdisciplinary scholarship at the heart of its campus . . . The Cheryl and Philip Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning will … Continued
The brand new office building at 1515 W. Webster Avenue in Chicago kicks off a major development for the city. The 207,000-sq.-ft, four-story edifice will serve as the Midwest headquarters for logistics company C.H. Robinson. Located on the North Branch of the Chicago River a few miles north of the city’s Loop business district, it … Continued
On Wednesday, January 16th, SOM’s Jed Zimmerman will participate in an event titled “Meet the Architect and General Contractor Roundtable.” At the event, which is hosted by the Society for Marketing Professional Services’ Los Angeles chapter, architects and general contractors will share insight on project pursuits and design-build partnerships, as well as on what they … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) welcomes Julie Michiels, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, as Associate Director and Design Leader of the firm’s Chicago office interiors studio. An experienced architect, interior designer, and project leader, Michiels will help lead SOM’s interdisciplinary, holistic approach to human-centered design for its global portfolio of interior projects. Michiels brings nearly … Continued
New Futura has been honored in the 2018 EdgeProp Singapore Excellence Awards program. The residential complex won the Top Development Excellence Award for completed projects in the Central region of Singapore. Located in a vibrant district characterized by bold architecture, New Futura brings a striking presence to the Singapore skyline. The complex comprises two 36-story … Continued
On Saturday, November 17th, SOM’s Abel Diaz spoke at the XXI National Conference on Structural Engineering in Campeche, Mexico. Attended by international researchers, practitioners, and professors, the conference is considered Mexico’s annual landmark engineering event. Diaz delivered a Spanish-language presentation titled “Hacia una transición desde seguridad estructural a comunidades resilientes: una comparativa de tendencias … Continued
The Cornell Tech Campus Framework Plan and Phase I Site Development has been selected as a finalist in the Urban Land Institute (ULI) New York Chapter’s 2019 Awards for Excellence in Development program. Each year, the Awards for Excellence recognize projects throughout New York State that strengthen communities with responsible and sustainable land use. Cornell Tech … Continued
Photographs wield tremendous power. In the world of architecture, a captivating image can win editorial coverage for a project, attract a dream client, or lead to a prestigious award. In a larger sense, photographs can shape the perception of a building, influencing which works become icons or earn a place in the history books… . … Continued