JTI Headquarters was named Most Innovative Structure in the 2017 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards by the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI). Founded in 1965, the organization advocates for innovation in the built environment and works to advance the prestige of the profession. The winners of this year’s awards program were announced at a ceremony on … Continued
On Tuesday, June 13th, Dmitri Jajich will speak at the London Constructing Excellence Club. Jajich, a Structural Associate Director based in SOM’s London office, has worked on a number of projects characterized by their elegantly integrated structural design, ranging in scale from the world’s tallest building to a single-story residence. In his presentation, titled ‘”Structure … Continued
On Sunday, June 11th, SOM Senior Consulting Design Partner Craig W. Hartman will deliver a commencement speech at DePaul University in Chicago. Hartman will address the students graduating from the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, and the College of Science and Health. At the ceremony, Hartman will receive an honorary degree from the university. … Continued
For the past academic year, a group of 13 New York City high school students joined practitioners from SOM, Atelier Ten, and Sciame Construction to participate in the 2017 ACE Mentor Program. The students, known as Team 25, presented their final projects to a panel of judges at New York University on Tuesday, May 23rd. … Continued
On Wednesday, June 7th, SOM Structural and Civil Engineering Partner William F. Baker and Structural and Seismic Engineering Partner Mark Sarkisian will deliver a lecture at AIT ArchitekturSalon in Hamburg, Germany. The event coincides with the Hamburg opening of “The Engineering of Architecture,” a traveling exhibition that explores SOM’s decades-long history of structural engineering. Informed by … Continued
On Monday, June 5th, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) announced its selection of 25 finalists for the 2017 Global Awards for Excellence. Two educational facilities designed by SOM—University Center – The New School in Manhattan, and The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability at Sandy Ground on Staten Island—are both finalists. The award winners will … Continued
Plans to redevelop the former site of the Michael Reese Hospital, once the planned location for Chicago’s Olympic Village, are moving forward with the mayor’s announcement Friday of the development team. The project, led by Farpoint Development, Draper & Kramer, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, McLaurin Development Partners, Bronzeville Community Development Partnership and Skidmore Owings & Merrill, … Continued
On Thursday, June 8th, Benton Johnson will speak at the annual seminar of the Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings. A Structural Associate Director based in SOM’s San Francisco office, Johnson will discuss the exploration of designing with mass timber to reduce the ecological footprint of high-rise buildings. Sponsored by the Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings, … Continued
On Tuesday, June 6th, the Urban Green Council will recognize SOM Associate Director Brian Kaplan as a 2017 Service Award winner at its Summer Member Reception. Kaplan sits on the Monthly Programs Committee and has been an active member of Urban Green since 2009. In addition to helping to expand staff for the growing organization, … Continued
As sustainability becomes the new normal, designers are turning their focus to how people are affected by their surroundings and looking to new measurable standards that provide concrete frameworks for making healthy buildings. We examine one standard up close and break down how it can guide a project from start to finish… The WELL Building … Continued