Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill has carried out their pioneering spirit since the firm was established over 80 years ago — from developing Architectural Engineering Systems and building record-breaking skyscrapers worldwide, to their multiple AIA Twenty-Five Year Awards and their “Year One” initiative that fosters new talent. As one of the most established architecture firms out … Continued
SOM has been included on Engineering News-Record California (ENR)’s 2018 Top Design Firms list. The annual list ranks the largest U.S. design firms with offices in California, based on revenue for services including architecture, interior design, and structural engineering. SOM has been ranked 30th overall out of 95 firms on the 2018 list, based on projects out … Continued
…While thousands of 2018 AIA Conference on Architecture attendees walked the expo floor and attended sessions, approximately 100 men and women in architecture and design gathered on the corner of 11th Avenue and West 34th Street as part of the Voices of Plurality Flash Mob to call attention to issues of equality, equity, and inclusivity … Continued
The three-day AIA Conference on Architecture kicks off in New York City today. To coincide, here’s an overview of some of the largest and most high-profile construction projects currently taking shape across the metropolis. Hudson YardsDescribed as New York’s largest urban development since Rockefeller Center, Hudson Yards is a $20 billion mega project on Manhattan’s West Side that … Continued
On Monday, June 11th, SOM Director Daniel Ringelstein spoke at an event hosted by the Institute of International and European Affairs. His lecture was titled “Smart Cities for the 21st Century: A New Age of Urban Electrification.” The leader of the City Design Practice in SOM’s London office, Ringelstein discussed how cities around the world … Continued
The Ely Chapter of the Lambda Alpha International (LAI) Land Economics Society recognized Philip Enquist, SOM Consulting Partner in Urban Design and Planning, with the Daniel H. Burnham Award for Distinguished Service on Wednesday, June 20th. LAI aims to support the study of land economics, among other goals. The organization has multiple chapters in the United States and … Continued
SOM architect Kat Park and senior engineer Samantha Walker took part in the 2018 Smartgeometry (sg2018) Workshop and Conference. The two developed and led a session, titled “Fresh Eyes,” with Adam Menges, founder and CEO of the artificial intelligence startup Lobe, and Kyle Steinfeld from the University of California, Berkeley. The sg2018 event took place … Continued
Last month, All Aboard Brightline, Florida’s hospitality focused high-speed intercity passenger rail service, extended its service to MiamiCentral, a new 200,000-sf terminal on 11 acres in downtown Miami. MiamiCentral is part of the only privately owned, operated, and maintained intermodal development in the U.S. Brightline’s rail system now includes nonstop service from Miami to a … Continued
For the second time this week, we can report that a supertall in Manhattan is reaching its peak. One Manhattan West’s concrete superstructure has topped-out 995 feet above Midtown. Brookfield is behind Manhattan West, which will create six buildings and a large public plaza, producing a total seven million square feet of office, residential, and … Continued
Among the myriad of towers going up on Manhattan’s west side, one of the largest is One Manhattan West, a 67-floor, 2.1 million-square-foot commercial behemoth whose concrete core topped out some 900 feet above street level earlier this month. The supertall building, developed by Brookfield Properties and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), rises … Continued