Officials from the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy, the City of Detroit Planning & Development Department, and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation announced the details of a plan that will preserve more riverfront land for public use, generate greater community access to the Detroit River, and spur investment along the East Riverfront. The strategic framework plan, developed … Continued
SOM Design Partner Kent Jackson and Managing Partner Thomas Behr will be attending the MIPIM 2017 Conference in Cannes for four days, from March 14 to 17. They will be based at the exhibition’s London Stand in the Croisette Hall (C15), where they will be available for discussions throughout the conference. MIPIM is one of the largest events of … Continued
On February 22, 2017, SOM Associate Directors Kim Van Holsbeke and Edward Guerra and Associate Daniel O’Shaughnessy gave a lecture and design critique in Mexico at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Escuela de Arquitectura, Arte y Diseño. The presentation, titled “Planning our Cities of the Future,” is part of a three-part lecture series, “Smart Environments,” coordinated by SOM with an architecture … Continued
Few buildings are more loved in Chicago than the John Hancock Center. The black, monolithic, 100-story tower was designed by Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan for SOM in the late 1960s, and to this day commands a prominent place on Chicago’s skyline. While most of the building is private office space and residences, … Continued
On March 1, 2017, SOM Director Derek A.R. Moore will present at the Next Generation World Airports Conference in Geelong, Australia. There, he will speak about the issue of accelerating change in equipment, functionality, uses, and expectations for airport terminals. His presentation will cover the challenges that architects face in designing terminals that will be … Continued
Frank Lloyd Wright once proposed The Illinois, a mile-high skyscraper set on the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, a towering giant of a building powered by atomic elevators. Its clear symbol of the current race to raise skylines around the world that Wright’s vision from the ’50s, yet to be realized, is coming closer … Continued
Like his charismatic father before him, the Rev. Byron Brazier, pastor of the Apostolic Church of God in Woodlawn, knows how to pack the house and work the crowd. More than 400 people showed up in the church’s banquet hall recently to talk about the prospect of a neighborhood renaissance — a painfully elusive goal … Continued
SOM Associate Director Sergio Sadaba will present at the Campus Energy 2017 in Miami, a conference on sustainable energy systems in campus settings. Sadaba will lead a presentation on SOM’s Pertamina Energy Tower in Jakarta, the world’s first supertall tower for which energy is the primary design driver. Exploring the tower’s application of deep well … Continued
Architect Norma Merrick Sklarek achieved a number of firsts, starting in 1954, when she became the first African American woman to earn an architecture license. The following year, she was hired by SOM’s New York office—her first position at an architecture firm. From there, Sklarek went on to build a distinguished career. She rose to leadership … Continued
On February 24, 2017, SOM Director Nicole Dosso will lead a discussion at the AIA New York Center for Architecture. The event is part of the Leadership Breakfast series organized by the AIANY Women in Architecture Committee. As a director in the technical group in SOM’s New York office, Dosso is a recognized expert in the technical challenges … Continued