Even in the cutting edge world of skyscraper design, the Burj Khalifa stands apart. Officially opening in 2010, it remains the world’s tallest building by a long way, and represents an amazing engineering achievement. To get the inside story on its design and construction, along with the unique challenges the project posed, we spoke with … Continued
Santa Monica’s Pen Factory, an office park on the site of an old Paper Mate manufacturing facility, is finally complete, contractor Morley Builders announced Thursday. The adaptive reuse project, developed by Clarion Partners and Lincoln Property Company, turned the old factory into more than 200,000 square feet of office space with the help of architect … Continued
On Wednesday, September 27th, SOM Senior Designer Carlos Madrid moderated a panel discussion titled “Live. Work. Play.—Westside Lifestyle” at the Westside L.A. Expansion and Investment Trends event in El Segundo, California. Presented by Embarcadero Capital Partners and Westbrook Partners, the event took place at 777 Aviation Boulevard, a building originally designed in the 1960s. The SOM-designed … Continued
The Partners of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) are pleased to announce the appointment of Dmitri Jajich, Carrie Moore, Joseph Ruocco, Eric Van Epps, and Yue Zhu as Directors, effective October 1st, 2017, in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the firm. Dmitri Jajich, CEng MIStructE, SE, PE, DirectorDmitri Jajich is a … Continued
On Tuesday, October 3rd, SOM Structural Engineering Associate Directors Peter L. Lee and Neville Mathias will participate in a retirement symposium and celebration honoring the career of Professor Anil K. Chopra. The event will take place at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2015, Professor Chopra retired after 46 years of service on the faculty … Continued
Twelve years after closing, the long-vacant Paper Mate factory in Santa Monica’s Bergamot neighborhood is penning life anew as a…modern creative office space. Santa Monica’s Pen Factory is finally complete, contractor Morley Builders said last week on its Facebook page. … “Congratulations to our partners, SOM Architects, Clarion Partners, Lincoln Property Company and to our … Continued
The Center for Character and Leadership Development (CCLD) has been honored with an Excellence in Structural Engineering Award from the National Council of Structural Engineers Association. The annual program recognizes exemplary projects from around the world that reflect structural ingenuity. Projects are judged on innovation and creativity in design and achievement in engineering. The award recognizes the significant structural achievement of the CCLD, … Continued
In this video produced by PLANE—SITE and Spirit of Space for ArchDaily, two of SOM’s great minds take us through the firm’s most recent exhibition, “SOM: Engineering x [Art + Architecture],” currently on display in conjunction with the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial. Focusing on the intersection between engineering and architecture, the exhibition reveals the design … Continued
In a feature article in Issue 39, Glocal Design Magazine spotlights SOM as the lead designer of the BBVA Bancomer Operations Center in Mexico City. The article chronicles a selection of SOM’s projects—Lever House, John Hancock Center, and the Hajj Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport—that served as inspiration for the BBVA building and illustrate … Continued
In the summer of 2017, members of SOM’s Urban Design and Planning team participated in a pro-bono community renewal program in Shanghai. The SOM group was invited by the government of Shanghai’s Pudong New District to play an advisory role in Diversified Community, an initiative that aims to improve quality of life through effective, people-focused urban … Continued