On Friday, February 10th, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced that SOM Design Partner Gary Haney has been elected to its College of Fellows, a prestigious honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession. The fellowship program, founded in 1952, is one of the highest honors the AIA can bestow … Continued
SOM has been named one of the top 10 companies in architecture by Fast Company Magazine in its 2017 World’s Most Innovative Companies ranking. The magazine cited SOM’s efforts to expand the range of materials available to architects. Recently, Fast Company reported on SOM’s research and testing of building systems for sustainable timber high-rises. Most Innovative … Continued
David Diamond, Technical Associate Director in SOM’s San Francisco office, will speak at the ARCHx lecture series at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, February 22nd. His lecture, titled “Light and Shadow: A Case Study on the Cathedral of Christ the Light,” will explore the process of designing this architectural landmark in Oakland, California. A … Continued
The development boom that is sprouting a neighborhood around Denver’s Union Station project has come fast, spiking property and sales tax proceeds to levels not expected until 2022, city officials say. The restructuring of the project loans less than three years after Union Station’s reopening is a bright spot amid ongoing technical crossing issues with … Continued
The City of Raleigh, North Carolina has retained Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), one of the world’s leading architecture and urban planning firms, to provide master planning leadership for a multi-building, mixed-use civic campus that will house core functions of City government downtown. The centralized campus will consolidate approximately 1,200 employees of the City’s workforce, … Continued
Mumbai, India: Today, India’s Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, along with visiting dignitaries and representatives from the private developer, GVK, inaugurated Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2, the stunning new air hub designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Located in the heart of India’s financial capital, the new hub adds 4.4 million square feet of … Continued
From museums to churches, architecture in U.S. cities ranges from jaw-dropping modernist masterpieces to historic gems hidden on side streets. But an oft-overlooked category of Instagram-worthy architecture is our country’s libraries. One of the world’s largest libraries devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts, the Beinecke Library sits on the Yale University campus. The building—made … Continued
In its annual Top Giants issue, Interior Design magazine ranked SOM as 16th on its list of the top 100 interiors practices in 2017. The survey ranks firms by design fees and provides analysis on market trends, project typology, and regional growth. The publication also named the SOM-designed JTI Headquarters as the most inspiring recent project of 2017. Surrounded by … Continued
On Thursday, February 9th, SOM Associate and City Design Practice Manager Jennifer Pehr will present SOM’s concept to reimagine the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to better serve New York City’s future needs. The event takes place at the AIA New York Center for Architecture. Crain’s New York Business asked leading architects and planners to think of designs that could help … Continued
The SOM Women’s Initiative (SOMWI) hosted its sixth annual Winter Internship Week from January 10 to 13, 2017. Designed to give critical office exposure and mentorship to women pursuing careers in design, the program offers outstanding students in architecture, structural engineering, or related fields the opportunity to spend four days in an SOM office shadowing professionals … Continued