plans have been presented for a two-tower development, which, if approved, would occupy the former chicago spire site. titled 400 lake shore drive’, the project has been designed by architect david childs with skidmore, owings & merrill (SOM). located on the last waterfront site where lake michigan meets the chicago river, the towers include a … Continued
Looking to make good on its pledge to deliver an architecturally significant successor to the failed Chicago Spire project, developer Related Midwest plans a pair of gleaming glass and terra-cotta towers at 400 N. Lake Shore Drive in what is arguably the most highly anticipated architectural reveal in recent Chicago history. Designed by Skidmore, Owings … Continued
A developer has taken the wraps off one of the most ambitious real estate projects ever conceived in Chicago, laying out plans to construct 13 million square feet of buildings — including skyscrapers up to 950 feet tall — on a riverfront site connecting the South Loop and Chinatown. Related Midwest presented the long-awaited design, … Continued
As lead designer of the Lever House and many of America’s most historically prominent buildings, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Gordon Bunshaft (9 May 1909 – 6 August 1990) is credited with ushering in a new era of Modernist skyscraper design and corporate architecture. A stern figure and a loyal advocate of the International Style, Bunshaft spent … Continued
At the 2018 Design Awards ceremony on Thursday, April 26th, the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) honored SOM with an award for a recently completed project on the University of California, Santa Barbara campus. The project, San Joaquin Apartments and Precinct Improvements, won a Merit Award for architecture. SOM led … Continued
My passion for architecture was kindled in a distinctly Chicago way: fire. In 1970, 99 years after the Great Fire incinerated most of downtown Chicago, a Christmas Eve blaze destroyed the editorial and business offices of the now-defunct newspaper, The Daily Register, that my father, Arthur Kamin, edited in the Jersey Shore town of Red … Continued
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has paired blackened steel with warm-toned wood at a new headquarters for hat maker Optimo, created inside a historic firehouse in Chicago. The offices and production facilities are situated within a 100-year-old decommissioned firehouse in the Beverly neighbourhood on Chicago’s South Side. Founded 25 years ago, Optimo has developed a cult following for its handmade … Continued
Steve Zimmerman and Garth Ramsey of SOM’s Los Angeles office will participate in a panel discussion on April 25th at the A+D Museum. The panel, titled “Building the Future,” is part of Building Forward LA, an initiative from the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti to make Los Angeles a more resilient and sustainable city. By … Continued
AIA San Francisco (AIASF) recognized two SOM projects in California in the 2017 Design Awards. The annual program honors the outstanding achievements in architecture and design of Bay Area individuals and organizations, as well as the distinguished work of architects and related professionals from outside the Bay Area who contribute to the framework of the … Continued
The Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment will host a tour of the new SOM-designed United States Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, May 26th. SOM Associate Director Susan Bartley, Senior Technical Designer Garth Ramsey, and Technical Designer Frank Castillo from the Los Angeles office will discuss … Continued