On Friday, December 14th, SOM Structural Engineering Partner William F. Baker delivered the commencement address at the University of Missouri College of Engineering Winter Commencement ceremony. A native Missourian, Baker graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri in 1975. In 2017, he received an honorary doctorate from the university, in … Continued
SOM Managing Director Jed Zimmerman received certification as a Design-Build Professional (DBIA) from the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA). The designation identifies design and construction professionals who have gone through DBIA’s comprehensive application process, educational programs, and exam to show proficiency in the design-build process and best practices. Designation also entails that recipients complete educational … Continued
Two SOM projects were honored with three Awards of Excellence in the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2019 Awards. The annual program recognizes projects that have enhanced the urban environment as well as tall building design, engineering, and construction. Award winners will be recognized at the 2019 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference … Continued
On Thursday, December 6th, the Tenaya Towers at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) were honored at the 2018 Sustainable Innovation Awards. The project, a pair of six-story towers, received a Merit Award in the Energy and Atmosphere category. Hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Los Angeles chapter, the Sustainable Innovation Awards program recognizes projects … Continued
What should a 21st-century courthouse look like? For a new federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) decided it should be glass-clad and light-filled to evoke the transparency of the rule of law, while also emphasizing a civic duty to sustainability. Completed in 2016, the 633,000-square-foot cube sits on the side … Continued
On Wednesday, December 12th, SOM Director Mark Schwettmann will lead a tour of the Moscone Center. Designed in collaboration with Mark Cavagnero Associates, the project will expand and improve the San Francisco convention center. On the tour, Schwettmann will share insight on the design and phased construction of the project, which adds more than 8,000 square feet of new public space to … Continued
Three SOM projects—252 East 57th Street, Tanjong Pagar Centre, and Hangzhou Wangchao Center—were recognized in the 2018 World Architecture News Awards. Now in its tenth year, the program recognizes diverse types of projects from around the world. 252 East 57th Street was named the winner in the Tall Buildings category. The project is a 65-story luxury mixed-use … Continued
Perspective magazine honored Poly International Plaza with a 2018 A&D Trophy Award. The project won in the Best Commercial, Retail and Office category. Formerly known as The Perspective Awards, the annual program celebrates excellence in architecture, interior design, and product design across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. This year’s award winners were honored on November 16th in Hong … Continued
On Tuesday, December 4th, SOM Managing Partner Xuan Fu was honored at Bisnow’s inaugural Chicago Power Women summit. The event celebrated leading female business executives for their notable contributions in the commercial real estate industry, as well as for their work to promote equal access in their fields. Fu was honored alongside leaders from across … Continued
. . . In the 20th century, significant partnerships of architects and photographers have left a collection of images through which the greatest examples of modernist architecture are embedded. In the postwar era, Ezra Stoller (1915-2004) was the most influential image-maker in the United States. The design literature of that period is filled with iconic … Continued