Chicago is renowned for myriad phenomena. Jazz and the blues. Politics. Pizza. And, of course, architecture. But hats? Yes, according to Graham Thompson, founder of Optimo, a men’s hat company based in the city’s South Side. Steady growth over its 25-year existence has called for expansion—and a new space. It comes courtesy of Skidmore, Owings … Continued
As a fitting kickoff to Earth Day weekend, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) has announced the 2018 recipients of its COTE Top Ten Awards. Honoring ten projects that have surpassed rigorous thresholds in integration, energy use, water conservation, and wellness benchmarks, the award showcases cutting-edge buildings that are not … Continued
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) has revealed the sustainable buildings that make up this year’s COTE Top Ten Awards winners. As always, it’s a strong selection of top-tier green architecture by some of the best firms in the business. … Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s New United States Courthouse in … Continued
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced that the New United States Courthouse in Los Angeles has won a Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Award. Now in its 22nd year, the awards program highlights 10 projects annually that successfully integrate design excellence with environmental performance. Each project must also meet COTE’s rigorous … Continued
The American Planning Association (APA), Technology Division, has selected SOM’s RegenCities Initiative for an Honor Award in its 2018 Smart Cities Awards. The awards program recognizes projects that support the development of smart cities. RegenCities is a research initiative that seeks to define the regenerative city—a concept of urban development built on a restorative relationship with the … Continued
For over eight decades, SOM has been a leading voice in emphasizing structural poetics, or the integration of architectural and engineering efforts into built form . . . Hangzhou Wahgchao Center has seamlessly grown out of this impressive survey of work—a design that exists as proof-of-concept to SOM’s design approach. Along with a robustly reinforced … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill just revealed designs for a new mixed-use skyscraper in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, a rapidly growing metropolis with a population of nearly 10 million and host of the Asian Games in 2022. The 288-meter-tall, 54-story Hangzhou Wangchao Center makes a strong first impression with its curved facade lines—merging the … Continued
Two SOM projects have been honored in the Urban Land Institute’s 2018 Awards for Excellence in Development. The 65-story 252 East 57th Street won the Excellence in Mixed-Use Development award, and the Moynihan Train Hall’s West End Concourse was named a finalist in the Excellence in Civic Space category. Located in Midtown Manhattan, 252 East 57th Street is a … Continued
During this 52-minute video, NOVA provides a behind-the-scenes look at how architects and engineers race to complete One World Trade Center while grappling with final challenges. Rising 1,776 feet, the tower in Lower Manhattan is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Designed by SOM, this iconic tower is scheduled to open in 2014. Source: … Continued
On Wednesday, February 21st, members of SOM’s interior design team in San Francisco participated in a fundraising event for the nonprofit organization Philanthropy by Design. The event, which was held at the Knoll showroom, brought together top designers from the Bay Area to create items out of remnants of FilzFelt—a felt fabric made out of … Continued