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
When Cornell University competed in 2011 to develop an applied science and engineering campus in New York City, part of its pitch was that it would construct an academic building that would at least approach making as much energy as it used in a year, a concept known as net zero. It won. Then came … Continued
Public Safety Answering Center II (PSAC II), a new facility located in the Bronx, enhances New York City’s 911 emergency response system and sets a high standard to sustainability. The 450,000-square-foot building brings together emergency response workers from multiple city agencies – the Police Department, the Fire Department, and Emergency Medical Services – serving as … Continued
The University of Illinois has honored SOM Structural and Civil Engineering Partner William F. Baker with the Alumni Achievement Award, the highest honor conferred by the Alumni Association on behalf of the University. The award is presented to “alumni who have attained outstanding success and national or international distinction in their chosen profession or life’s … Continued
On Friday, June 2nd, SOM’s Carrie Byles and David Shook will speak at AIA SF NEXT, a conference organized by the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The event centers on the future of the built environment, with sessions focused on design, business, and technology.? Discussions and presentations will showcase current work and thought leadership in the architecture, engineering, and … Continued
Land swaps, road realignment, right-of-way access and even air rights have come to play a role in bringing passenger rail service – and more – back to downtown Miami. Another major piece to the MiamiCentral transportation hub, now under construction paralleling Northwest First Avenue, is a proposed airspace easement from the City of Miami. City … Continued
Brightline, the express train that will connect Miami with Orlando, will revolutionize transportation in South Florida and have a positive impact on real estate prices along the route, according to business and civic leaders attending a “sneak peek” of progress at its West Palm Beach station on Tuesday… The privately funded train, scheduled to start … Continued
On Thursday, April 6th, SOM Design Partner Roger Duffy delivered a keynote address at the 2017 Facades+ New York City Conference, presented by The Architect’s Newspaper. SOM Associate Director Christoph Timm co-chaired the event with William Menking, editor of The Architect’s Newspaper. Titled “Facades in the Age of Collaboration,” Duffy’s address was the keynote presentation for the afternoon … Continued
Public Safety Answering Center II won a 2017 NYCxDesign Award in the Governmental/Institutional category. The awards program, presented by Interior Design magazine in collaboration with the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), honors outstanding products and projects chosen by a panel of 30 design luminaries. The 2017 award ceremony was held at the Museum of Modern Art on … Continued
At the $500-million Moscone Center Expansion site in San Francisco, crews are racing to complete a major component of the project’s second phase—the east half of the Moscone South building. Meanwhile, demolition is just beginning on a portion of the old Moscone South building to make way for Phase 3, which, among other things, will … Continued