On Wednesday, October 17th, SOM Associate Director Ryan Culligan, Associate Jason Fisher, and architectural assistant Sarah Rozman will host “Live Art: Stadium at Lincoln Yards.” The event is part of The Big Draw, a month-long festival hosted at Apple flagship stores around the world. In this free event, which takes place at Apple Michigan Avenue in … Continued
On Tuesday, October 16th, SOM Associates Gareth Edwards and Mina Hasman will speak at the Healthy City Design International Conference in London. Together with research partner Meiring Beyers, of Klimaat Consulting, they will present a case study titled “Designing Healthy High-Density Urban Environments—A Toolkit for Success.” The three will discuss their research and the development of … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) welcomes Keith P. O’Connor as the new City Design Practice Leader for the New York and Washington D.C. offices. O’Connor’s noteworthy appointment within SOM’s award-winning City Design Practice will reinforce the firm’s long-standing commitment to exceptional urban design and expand SOM’s focus on regenerative urbanism. Keith O’Connor brings to … Continued
On Monday, October 15th, SOM Structural Engineering Partner William F. Baker will speak at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering. In a lecture titled “Architecture and Structures in the Computational Age,” Baker will share examples of recent SOM research initiatives and projects. The event is sponsored by the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE). In 2010, IStructE ?honored Baker with a Gold Medal for his work and his … Continued
If you are an architect in San Diego, you do not want to get an Onion. San Diego County’s annual Orchids and Onions competition was celebrated Thursday night with mostly happy faces. Just four projects got an Onion award for what judges thought was bad design, but most awards, 16, were given Orchids for examples … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has tapped a former City Planning official to head its City Design Practice in New York City and Washington D.C. Keith O’Connor, who served as director of Lower Manhattan and chief planner of special projects in Manhattan during the Bloomberg administration, will oversee the firm’s urban design practice in the two … Continued
On Friday, November 3rd, SOM Associate Director Marla Gayle spoke at the Professional Women in Construction’s Transportation Forum. On the Moynihan Train Hall panel, Gayle and other speakers discussed the transformation of the James A. Farley Post Office into a state-of-the-art transportation facility. Located across Eighth Avenue from Pennsylvania Station, the new Moynihan Train Hall will be … Continued
SOM’s Phil Obayda and Mina Hasman have been appointed to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Expert Advisory Groups. Obayda has been appointed to the Housing Group, and Hasman to the Sustainable Futures Group. Each group is responsible for providing technical expertise and specialist knowledge to inform and shape RIBA policies and training materials. Obayda, an Associate … Continued
On Saturday, October 13th, SOM Planning and Design Director Thomas Hussey will host “Sketch Walks: Millennium Park.” The event is part of The Big Draw, a month-long ?festival hosted at Apple flagship stores around the world. In this free event, which begins at Apple Michigan Avenue and includes a walk to Millennium Park, Hussey will discuss how the park has transformed the … Continued
On Saturday, October 13th, SOM Associate Mina Hasman and senior architect Mohamed Sheriff will speak at the European Cultural Centre (ECC) in Venice as part of “Shaping the City: A Forum for Sustainable Cities and Communities.” The two-day event includes sessions on livable communities, sustainability, and innovations in the field. Hasman and Sheriff will discuss the … Continued