skidmore, owings & merrill (SOM) has announced the design of a new tower, the hangzhou wangchao center, in china. as a city, hangzhou had gone somewhat under the radar, but has seen rapid growth in recent years. these changes are in large part a result of the 2022 asian games, which will take place in … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) recently unveiled the design for the Hangzhou Wangchao Center in Hangzhou, China. The tower will add 125,000 sm of office, hotel, and retail space directly adjacent to one of the city’s new subway stations. The tower’s silhouette is the result of an efficient structural system that minimizes wind loads with … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has introduced its design for the One Century (Hangzhou Wangchao Center) in Hangzhou, China. Ascending nearly 950 feet, the mixed-use tower will accommodate offices, retail, and a hotel across 1.3 million square feet. The structure is slated for completion in 2021. The 54-story tower will serve as the gateway for … Continued
On Wednesday, April 18th, SOM Associate Daniel Silva will deliver a talk at the University of Minho as part of a lecture series marking the 20-year anniversary of the school’s Bachelor of Architecture program. The lecture series, Aula Aberta Alumni, aims to give students insight into professional life in the industry through the experience of … Continued
The American Public Works Association (APWA), San Diego and Imperial Counties Chapter, has selected the Superior Court of California in San Diego for a 2018 Outstanding Award. The honor, which is part of the APWA 2018 Awards program, will be presented at the chapter’s monthly meeting on Thursday, May 24th, at the Paradise Point Resort in San … Continued
“The New York City skyline is whole again, as One World Trade Center takes its place in Lower Manhattan,” said Patrick Foye, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey that owns both the building and the World Trade Center site. Source: CBS New York
The numbers tell part of the story. Twelve hundred and fifty feet above the ground, views stretching 50 miles on a clear day, almost a decade of rebuilding…Few would dispute One World Trade center now shares that status [of representing New York to the world], and with a predicted 3.8 million visitors a year to … Continued
PS 62 in Rossville, which opened its doors in September, is the city’s first “net-zero” energy school. The school was dedicated Thursday to the late Deputy Schools Chancellor Kathleen Grimm. Watch the video above to get a tour of the 68,000-square-foot, two-story school. Source: SILive.com
On Sunday, July 16th, the Chinatown Branch of the Chicago Public Library was featured in an episode of “Built to Last.” Aired on Chicago’s ABC 7 , the series profiles prominent buildings realized by the city’s unionized carpenters and contractors. SOM Strategic Management Leader James Mark is interviewed in Episode 10 of the series, titled “The Pebble and the River.” … Continued
It is no easy matter to sum up seventy years of architectural practice. In SOM, architectural historian Nicholas Adams of Vassar College undertook to give an overview of the firm and its history. To coincide with the publication of the book (New York: Phaidon, 2007), he presented a fifty-minute overview at the National Building Museum … Continued