SOM’s Interior Design Practice won big in Interior Design Magazine’s 2018 Best of Year Awards program. Five SOM projects of diverse typologies, a variety of scales, and multiple North American regions were selected from over 2,000 entries. The projects represent the work of SOM’s Interiors Practice, and have been recognized as some of the year’s … Continued
The Partners of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), together with the firm’s colleagues, mourn the loss of Lois Mazzitelli, who died on Saturday, and extend their deepest sympathy to her family. Lois joined SOM in 1986, after eight years in the Urban Design Group and Manhattan Office of the New York Department of City … Continued
Three SOM projects won Gold Awards in the Fall 2018 Spark Awards competition. Spark is a community of design professionals as well as representatives from academia, media, and other fields. Founded on the mission to promote design that effects positive change, the organization recognizes good design through international competitions, exhibitions, media, and workshops. SOM’s Kinematic Sculpture won … Continued
On Wednesday, December 5th, SOM Design Partner Paul Danna will participate in a panel discussion about public private partnerships at the Infraday West 2018 conference in Los Angeles. The event brings together more than 300 senior infrastructure executives. The theme of this year’s event is “Capital Projects Meet Partnership, Innovation and Risk: The Future of … Continued
SOM invites undergraduate and graduate students to apply for its annual summer internship program. The program offers participants experience in architecture, digital design, interiors, landscape design, performative design, structural engineering, sustainable engineering, and urban design. Selected students will gain first-hand experience at SOM and become informed in the firm’s work and the day-to-day experience of … Continued
The design of the new United States Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles is modern in spirit yet rooted in classic principles of federal architecture. It features processional steps, grand public spaces and enduring finish materials that give it a strong civic identity. It also uses an innovative structural engineering concept to make the glass cube … Continued
Global firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has designed and engineered a federal courthouse for a sloped site in Downtown Los Angeles, which appears as an elevated cube with folded glass facades. Rising 10 storeys, the urban courthouse is located on a prominent site in the city’s Civic Center neighbourhood, a few blocks away from the … Continued
SOM Director Marla Gayle has been named one of the leading women in design by Commercial Observer. At the Women in Real Estate, Design and Construction Forum on Thursday, November 15th, Gayle received the Barrier Breaker Award, an accolade granted to women who are proven leaders, have led distinguished careers, and have paved the way … Continued
The City of Compton has launched a new specific plan for the area surrounding the Blue Line’s Artesia Station, intended to guide land use around the busy transit hub. Called Compton Hub City, the plan emphasizes the area’s connection to the Blue Line, as well as its proximity to both the Artesia and Long Beach … Continued
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill’s (SOM) master plan for New Covent Garden Market has won the Merit Award for Excellence in Urban Design at the prestigious American Institute of Architects (AIA) International Region Awards 2018. SOM’s master plan sees the 57-acre site reimagined to drive the regeneration of the area, delivering new residential development and a … Continued