The 2020 Campus Development of the University of California, Merced won a Gold award at the 2017 P3 Awards & Conference. The project won the award in the Best Social Infrastructure Project category, and also received a Silver award in the Government Agency of the Year category. The fourth annual awards ceremony was held in … Continued
For $350 million, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill built 24 courtrooms and chambers for 32 judges for the new federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. The building sits on a stone base topped by a sparkling glass cube and contains the Great Seal of the United States incorporated into its design.
On Wednesday, April 18th, SOM Associate Director Yasemin Kologlu will participate in House in Motion, an event organized for Milan Design Week by Interni magazine. Kologlu will join a discussion titled “Ideas That Drive the Future,” which centers on an exploration of how people interact with technology and innovation. Kologlu will discuss the intersection of … Continued
On March 23rd, 2018, the Paulson Institute announced Race to Zero, a new global campaign encouraging leading companies to drive toward zero-carbon, zero-waste business practices. The Race to Zero campaign highlights new, measurable actions that companies can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste in their Chinese operations and supply chains. Also in March, SOM formally joined the … Continued
The Wells Fargo Center, with its granite walls soaring more than 50 stories into the air, has long been considered one of the best office addresses in downtown Los Angeles. … The New York-based landlord has embarked on a $60-million makeover of the atrium that will create an indoor-outdoor environment dubbed Halo, with restaurants, bars … Continued
Brookfield has decided it’s time for a dramatic makeover at Downtown’s Wells Fargo Center. The asset manager is spending $60 million to renovate its outdated atrium and replace it with an airy new indoor-outdoor space it’s calling Halo, according to the Los Angeles Times. The new space will feature restaurants, bars, and coffee shops and … Continued
Brookfield, the largest commercial office landlord in Downtown Los Angeles, has launched a $60-million renovation of the atrium at one of its trophy properties on Bunker Hill. Halo, as the redesigned atrium will be called, sits beneath the two red granite towers of the Wells Fargo Center on Grand Avenue. It reforms a space that … Continued
On Thursday, March 15th, the Shanghai Old Town Master Plan won two awards at MIPIM/The Architectural Review’s Future Project Awards 2018 ceremony in Cannes, France. The project was named the Overall Winner, the program’s highest honor?, in addition to winning in the Regeneration and Masterplanning category. Hosted by the international real estate investment conference and exhibition MIPIM, in … Continued
For the second year, SOM is leading a group of New York City high school students in the ACE Mentor Program of America, designed to inspire high school students to pursue careers in architecture, engineering, and construction. The group—known as Team 25 and comprising 13 students from the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn—meets weekly throughout … Continued
SOM Associate Mina Hasman has been appointed to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Commission on Ethics and Sustainable Development. The new commission was formed to find ways the industry can design for the public good with sustainable practices. It will base its work on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Hasman’s first task is to collaborate … Continued