On Monday, March 26th, the New York City chapter of the American Institute of Architects will host a lecture titled “The Amazing Career of Nathaniel A. Owings (1903-1984).” Architectural historian Nicholas Adams will discuss Owings’ legacy as a founder of SOM and his work as an “early environmentalist and preservation-minded urban planner.” Adams is the Mary … Continued
The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) has selected Moynihan Train Hall‘s West End Concourse as a 2018 MASterworks Award winner. The annual awards program honors projects that have made an outstanding contribution to the built environment in New York City. The concourse is honored in the Best New Infrastructure category. Completed in 2017 as … Continued
San Francisco’s $551 million Moscone Center expansion has added its final steel beam and will be finished by end of year. Remaining work includes completion of the western half of the Moscone South building, a new kitchen and new access points. When finished, total convention space will increase by 21 percent, to over half a … Continued
New York’s skyline has been filling up with one tower after another, and many of these projects are being designed by the top architecture firms in the city. Who are they, and what are they designing? Here’s a look at their largest projects. … Brookfield Properties is bringing 2 Manhattan West to the multi-use complex … Continued
In recognition of her work promoting sustainable design, SOM Associate Mina Hasman has been selected by the U.K. Green Building Council to join its 2018 Future Leaders program. The nine-month program serves as a forum for emerging leaders in the building industry to find solutions to pressing social and environmental challenges. Through a series of workshops, Hasman … Continued
Each year, the SOM Foundation grants awards to students of architecture, urban design, and structural engineering to instill recipients with a heightened sense of responsibility as future design leaders. The SOM Foundation China Prize, which awards a $5,000 fellowship to three recipients, allows students based in China to expand their educational experiences through travel. In … Continued
SNAP: You were on the team that designed the first net-zero energy school in the northeast. What have green schools taught us? Carrie Moore: As firms get smarter about optimizing the architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems in schools, they’re also addressing where learning actually takes place. … Increasingly, learning happens outside classrooms—in a corner of … Continued
Norma Merrick Sklarek was a woman of many firsts. Starting in 1954, she was the first African American woman to earn an architecture license in New York, then 12 years later she became the first in California. In 1959, she was the first black female to become a member of the American Institute of Architects, … Continued
Our future relies on harmonized relationships among people, technology and nature. According to NYU Professor Eric Klinenberg, communities where people have tight bonds are more resilient during emergencies and healthier in normal times. Smart cities allow people to connect and share. For example, Copenhagen has a “LetsGo” program for people to build relationships through car sharing. … Smart … Continued
In the midst of World War II, three new cities sprung up across the United States, built from scratch by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Between 1942 and 1945, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Los Alamos, New Mexico; and Hanford, Washington would become home to more than 125,000 people, but, officially, none of these places even … Continued