On Wednesday, April 5th, SOM Associate Director Andrew Obendorf will speak at the 2017 SPAR 3D Conference in Houston, Texas. A leading international event for the application of 3D technology, SPAR 3D includes presentations by leaders across the industry speaking on a variety of 3D-related topics, including 3D printing, visualization, and processing, and best practices … Continued
A group of architectural firms will work with the City of Chicago to develop design concepts for a substantial new portion to the Chicago’s quickly developing riverfront. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD), and the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) announced the launch of the Chicago Urban River Edges Ideas Lab. … Continued
On Thursday, March 30th, SOM’s Chicago office will host an event organized by the Chicago Chapter of the International Building Performance Simulation Association. During the event, SOM Associate Neil Katz will deliver a presentation on the firm’s use of computational design strategies for environmental simulation. An advocate for the use of digital design in large-scale projects, Katz … Continued
As skyscrapers push the boundaries of height, one crucial building component has risen to the challenge: the elevator. Technological advances in the industry are providing faster, smoother rides to building residents—and adding a little glitz to their trip. Elevators are of top concern to architects, engineers and developers in the early stages of building design. … Continued
Like a great movie, the Strand Theater’s first act was full of promise. Built in 1917 on San Francisco’s famed Market Street, the Strand began life as a silent movie house called the Jewel before transitioning into a regular movie theater through the mid-20th century… Thanks to a comprehensive renovation, however, the Strand is now … Continued
To see higher education in New York City being transformed, you have only to pick your vantage point. From the roof of a residential Columbia University high-rise on Riverside Drive, you can watch excavators digging into the earth and workers putting the finishing touches on two new Renzo Piano-designed buildings, the first phase of the … Continued
Aesthetically, there’s a lot to like about the design by the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The residential tower would be wrapped in precast concrete, a light cloak that would part above the corner of Mission and South Van Ness to reveal an angled slope with landscaped terraces within. The city office building … Continued
In its 2017 World Changing Ideas Awards, Fast Company has named three SOM projects as finalists: The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability at Sandy Ground, the Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy project (AMIE 1.0), and the Modular Indoor Micro-Climate (MIMiC) system. Together, these projects demonstrate how research and design expertise is being applied to solving … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has revealed renderings for its design of the new Cheryl and Philip Milstein Teaching and Learning Center at Barnard College in New York. The firm was first tapped to execute the design in 2014. The forthcoming 128,000-square-foot academic hub will accommodate an advanced library concept that promotes engagement as well … Continued
On Thursday, March 9th, the SOM Women’s Initiative hosted a screening of Diana Agrest’s film “The Making of an Avant-Garde: The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies 1967-1984” in the New York office. Founded in 1967, the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies helped position New York as a global center for architectural debate and … Continued