SOM’s Valli & Valli Alina Hardware Collection is competing among 16 metal samples, doors, and other architectural products in Interior Design’s Best of Year awards competition. The annual awards program recognizes interior projects and products across the world, and is holding online public voting for products through Saturday, October 20th. For SOM’s latest installment on … Continued
On Friday, October 12th, 2018, SOM will lead a tour of Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television at The Campus at Playa Vista on the Westside of Los Angeles. The tour is part of the STRÖL: AIA|LA Interior Architecture Committee Fall Tour 2018. The event includes stops at other projects in the area, … Continued
On Wednesday, October 3rd, SOM Design Partner Scott Duncan will present the proposed design for 400 Lake Shore Drive in Chicago as a part of The Big Draw, a month-long festival of drawing hosted at Apple flagship stores around the world. During the session, taking place at Apple Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, Duncan will … Continued
On the evening of Thursday, October 11th in London, SOM will host the fifth installment in a series of panel discussions celebrating the release of the firm’s book, The Future of Public Space. This publication, the second book in the SOM Thinkers anthology series, is a collection of essays about how different types of public space—urban … Continued
In lectures across three days in Switzerland and Germany, SOM Structural Engineering Partner William F. Baker will present papers on engineering and tall buildings. Baker will speak at leading institutions of architecture and technology as well as at the conference Vision and Construction symposium. On Wednesday, October 10th, Baker will present “Structuring Tall Buildings” at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich’s Institute of … Continued
Library renovations can cost several million dollars or more. For some libraries, funding a project that size—or even half that size—isn’t an option. Luckily, design options are available at a minimal cost for libraries that want to change the look and feel of their space. Start with what you have. The first step in any … Continued
On May 10th, 2018, Optimo Hat Company was honored with a Recognizing Exemplary Design (RED) Award by the International Interior Design Association’s Illinois Chapter. The awards program spotlights projects for interior architecture and design schemes. Optimo was awarded in the Retail category. Optimo is one of the leading makers of bespoke, handcrafted hats, serving a diverse and global clientele. Based for more than … Continued
As California’s building boom continues, it is no surprise that the region’s Best Projects competition keeps growing as well. California and Hawaii’s construction industry continues to adopt new technologies and innovations in nearly every aspect of the building process. Each year, ENR California assembles an independent group of judges to review, score and determine final … Continued
On Monday, October 8th, Associate Roger Weber will speak at the Behavior Energy and Climate Change Conference in Washington, D.C. He will discuss SOM’s work on the Oakland EcoBlock, a sustainable planning project in Oakland, California. Weber’s presentation will be part of a “lighting round” session that will be moderated by Ed Wisniewski of the Consortium for Energy Efficiency.? SOM works on the Oakland EcoBlock alongside 15 other … Continued
“HOW DID YOU FIRST LEARN ABOUT ARCHITECTURE AND WHEN DID YOU DECIDE THAT IT WAS AN AREA OF INTEREST FOR YOU? I was first introduced to architecture when I was around 5 when I visited my mom at work. She worked at the Rockford Park District office, and they had a woman architect on staff. … Continued