Students in architecture and urban design can now apply for the SOM Foundation 2017 China Prize, which consists of three $5,000 USD traveling fellowships. The prize allows emerging design leaders to broaden their education through travel and to gain a deeper understanding of how their work will contribute to the built and natural environments. The China … Continued
On Saturday, January 14th, SOM Design Partner Brian Lee spoke at Solar Decathlon China, an international event that challenges student teams to design and build full-size, solar-powered houses. As a keynote speaker at the conference, which took place in Dezhou, China, Lee presented about sustainable design and research at SOM and led discussion groups with student … Continued
South Park is no stranger to multi-tower mega-projects. Already a pair of $1 billion developments, Metropolis and Oceanwide Plaza, and the $500 million Circa, are under construction. Other giant deals are in the planning and entitlement stage. Get ready for one more. Developer City Century recently unveiled plans for a three-tower project at 1015 W. … Continued
The new Los Angeles U.S. District Courthouse is located downtown midway between City Hall and the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and it’s a worthy companion to those exemplary civic landmarks. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) won the competition four years ago with a simple yet powerful design: A cube of folded glass that seems to … Continued
2016 was a record-breaking year in the construction of skyscrapers, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). In “CTBUH Year In Review: Tall Trends of 2016,” the nonprofit organization reports that 128 towers of 200 meters or taller were completed last year. Five projects designed by SOM are included in the … Continued
Architecture firms Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S have designed three residential skyscrapers that will add to the growing Los Angeles skyline. The Olympia development will include a trio of connected high-rises, public shopping and dining spaces, and outdoor areas in LA’s South Park neighbourhood—at the junction of Olympic Boulevard and Harbor Freeway. The towers … Continued
Earlier this month, SOM hosted a final review for students from Northwestern University’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering as a part of an integrated design studio led by members of the firm’s Chicago-based team. Taught by SOM Design Director Eric Keune, Associate Director Arathi Gowda, and Technical Designer Christian Hartz, the studio focused on sacred … Continued
On Monday, January 30th, SOM Director of Sustainable Engineering Luke Leung will chair a session at the 2017 Winter Conference of ASHRAE, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, in Las Vegas. Leung’s session, titled “Indoor Air Quality in the Airline Industry,” will explore the findings of research teams from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, … Continued
Considering that it clocks in at just 30 stories, the office tower at Mission and Fremont streets may be San Francisco’s most ambitious new high-rise. In the air, the flat shaft with its hint of a checkerboard pattern wants to show us that not all glass towers are alike. On the ground, the tall lobby … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has released plans for a new mixed-use urban district for Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station Precinct. In response to projections showing significant increases in transit activity in the coming decades, the project calls for a transformation of the existing Beaux Arts train station and surrounding neighborhood of University City. The design … Continued