Two SOM-designed projects were recognized in Architect Magazine’s 2017 R+D Awards competition. Founded in 2007, the annual program celebrates work that is at the forefront of architectural technology. The Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy demonstration project (AMIE 1.0) received top honors in the 2017 awards, and the concept for Vacuum-Insulated Glass Tubes received an Honorable Mention. … Continued
Godrej Properties Limited (GPL) has announced that its township project in Ahmedabad, Godrej Garden City has received the Indian Green Building Council-Green Residential Society (IGBC-GRS) Platinum certification. The IGBC-GRS Platinum certification is recognised as the highest rating for residential societies. With this achievement, Godrej Garden City becomes the largest township in India to be GRS … Continued
The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) honored the Center for Character & Leadership Development (CCLD) ?with an International Lighting Design Award of Merit. Now in its 34th year, the IALD award program recognizes excellence in aesthetic and technical design achievement. In announcing the 2017 award recipients, IALD noted, “This year’s winners represent some of the most innovative and inspiring work found … Continued
The Center for Character & Leadership Development (CCLD) has won a 2017 Excellence in Structural Engineering Award from the Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY). The awards program recognizes outstanding achievement and innovation in structural engineering. CCLD was honored in the New Building Category. An education and research center at the U.S. Air Force … Continued
Who you are has a lot to do with how you design. And building a strong personal brand can help tell that story. But designers take heed: As you craft your reputation’s narrative, it can’t be a completely selfish endeavor. You must also be an ambassador for your company’s brand. The two must complement, not … Continued
…A soaring 105-foot-tall sloped atrium of sorts — really a glazed structure with an oculus — tops the center’s gathering space to mark the direction to the navigational beacon known as Polaris. Central to its design is a truss system of horizontal plates that act both as shading and reflecting elements. LED floodlights ringing this … Continued
CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Limited (CPCC) announced today that Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP—the internationally renowned architecture, interior design, engineering, and urban planning firm—has won the International Urban Design Ideas Competition held for the Financial District and Marina District of Port City Colombo. This competition was conducted by CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd. according to the … Continued
On Tuesday, July 18th, SOM’s James Mark will speak as part of a panel discussion hosted by the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Chicago). Titled “Practice Building: Navigating a Transforming Industry,” the discussion will center on the challenges of growing a successful architectural practice. Panelists will shed light on how successful … Continued
SOM Associate Directors Meredith Bostwick-Lorenzo Eiroa and Jon Cicconi led a walking tour of St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. on Monday, July 10th. The event, timed with the annual conference of the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP), focused on the SOM-designed Marriott Hall. Bostwick-Lorenzo Eiroa and Cicconi led participants in a discussion … Continued
The Strand Theater has received awards from the Society for Experimental Graphic Design (SEGD) and the California Heritage Council. The renovation of The Strand resurrected an abandoned century-old movie house to provide a performance space for the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), San Francisco’s preeminent nonprofit theater company. As part of the renovation, SOM developed a … Continued