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Luke Leung to Speak as Distinguished Lecturer at ASHRAE Wisconsin Chapter

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On Thursday, March 15th, SOM Director of Sustainable Engineering Luke Leung will speak as a distinguished lecturer ?at the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Leung will present a lecture titled “Live Long, Healthy and Low Energy” at the March Meeting of ASHRAE’s Wisconsin chapter. In his presentation, Leung will investigate how urban dwellers and their cities can boost life expectancy … Continued

Featured Member: Nicole Dosso, FAIA

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As Director of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill‘s Technical Department in New York, Nicole Dosso, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, is an expert in the technical challenges of designing tall buildings on complex urban sites and a mentor to emerging practitioners. She served as Lead Technical Coordinator on SOM’s projects at the World Trade Center site — 7 … Continued

Julia Murphy to Receive BWAF Award

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On Wednesday, March 7th, SOM Associate Director Julia Murphy will receive the Tribune Award at the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation’s Leadership Awards Gala. The award is presented to young professionals who exhibit leadership and participation in improving gender equity in the building industry. The foundation strives to document the history of women in architecture and to … Continued

Thomas Kinzl to Present Tianjin CTF Finance Centre at AIA Chicago

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On Thursday, March 15th, SOM Associate Director Thomas Kinzl will speak at AIA Chicago. His presentation, “Tianjin CTF Finance Centre: The Next Generation of Facades for Supertall Towers,” will focus on the opportunities provided by digital design tools, parametric design, and innovative, high-performing curtain wall systems to increase the feasibility of building facades on time and within … Continued

Ame Engelhart to Speak at the 7th Annual Vertical Cities Conference in Thailand

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On Friday, March 9th, SOM Director Ame Engelhart will make a presentation titled “Cultivating Communities in a Vertical Environment” at the 7th Annual Vertical Cities conference in Bangkok. The event is held to serve as a stage for finding new ideas to overcome challenges in designing vertically integrated supertall buildings.  In her presentation, Engelhart will discuss various aspects of building vertical … Continued

SOM’s San Francisco Office Hosts Workshop Encouraging Girls to Pursue STEM Careers

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On Saturday, February 24th, SOM Associate Director Rupa Garai and Structural Engineer Nicole Wang led an educational workshop titled “Engineering Bridges With Pasta” at the annual Tri-Valley Expanding Your Horizons conference. The conference aims to inspire girls in grades six through nine to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. In the workshop, Garai and Wang … Continued

SOM Technical Director Lucas Tryggestad to Present Case Study on High Performance Glazing

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On Wednesday, March 21st, SOM Technical Director Lucas Tryggestad will present the SOM-designed 707 Fifth – Manulife Place in Calgary, Alberta, as a case study on high performance buildings at a meeting of the Ontario Building Envelope Council (OBEC) in Markham, Ontario. Tryggestad will be joined by Graeme Kenneth Scott, Managing Director of Development, Engineering, and Technical Services at … Continued

25 Must-See Buildings in Colorado

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Home to the Rocky Mountains, Eastern Plains, mining towns, cattle ranches and the booming city of Denver — one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States — Colorado has a rich architectural history that spans three centuries and includes buildings that are as diverse as our landscape. AIA Colorado member architects were polled to … Continued

Baccarat Hotel New York Receives Forbes Five-Star Rating Award

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Forbes Travel Guide has named Baccarat Hotel New York as a new Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel. Baccarat Hotel New York is one of only two New York City hotels to receive the Five-Star award since 2016. Baccarat Hotel New York is the first hotel and global flagship for Barry Sternlicht and SH Group. Directly … Continued

William F. Baker to Lecture at the University of Tennessee

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On Monday, March 5th, SOM Structural Engineering Partner William F. Baker will speak at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in the 2018 Architecture and Design Lecture Series. The lecture is part of the Governor’s Chair on Energy and Urbanism, a five-year collaboration between Oak Ridge National Laborary, SOM, and the University of Tennessee. Baker’s … Continued