Reclaiming the skyline The 2014 completion of One World Trade Center marked a major milestone in the history of New York City. More than 13 years in the making, the 104-story, 3.5-million-square-foot, 1,776-foot tower — the tallest in the Western Hemisphere — recaptured the New York skyline, reasserted Lower Manhattan’s preeminence as a global business … Continued
A Distinctive Structural Expression The design of Cayan Tower, a helical skyscraper that marks the Dubai skyline, is at once remarkable and subtle. The residential tower is a pure expression of the idea that a building’s form should directly follow its structural framework. While the skyscraper’s floor plates are all identical, each is slightly rotated … Continued
A unique structure for a unique site Characterized by its distinctive diagonal bracing system, One Maritime Plaza is a 25-story tower set astride a three-level public garage, designed by Wurster, Bernardi, and Emmons and DeMars and Reay, at the southern end of the Golden Gateway Center, a residential and commercial redevelopment adjacent to San Francisco … Continued
Completed in 1986, this significant expansion made McCormick Place the largest convention center in the United States, a record it still holds. The project combined advanced engineering and the utilization of air rights to enable development on land once thought unbuildable. It also served as a successful model for subsequent expansions, as well as other … Continued
SOM’s expansion and renovation of the Adelaide Convention Centre bolsters the city’s standing as an international destination while providing local residents with a new civic landmark. Built over an active rail yard, the facility shares a site with several prominent venues, including the State Parliament Building, and reconnects a historic district to Adelaide’s scenic waterfront. … Continued
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is the country’s second-largest bank. With more than a half-million employees and an emerging international presence, ICBC sought to build a new headquarters that would serve as a nexus for its far-flung operations. It also aimed to create a civic presence befitting its location along Beijing’s main … Continued
101 Warren transformed a 2-acre site in Lower Manhattan into one of the most sought-after residential projects in New York City. Combining luxury residences, market-rate and low-income rentals, and substantial retail programs within the podium, a diverse mix of occupants and users are brought together on the same block. Taking inspiration from the rhythm of … Continued
The master plan for the redevelopment of London’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market is the core element in revitalizing a key “Opportunity Area” identified in the London Plan for strategic economic growth. Conceived in collaboration with Building Design Partnership, the design was created in support of VINCI St. Modwen’s bid to become the development partner … Continued
As a key part of London’s Ludgate development, this distinctive building provides a visual transition between the contemporary 1 Fleet Place and the historic 100 Ludgate Hill, all designed by SOM. Bridging the Thameslink rail line below, 10 Fleet Place is the largest building on the site. City planning officials required stone cladding to ensure … Continued
Located directly opposite the Chicago Civic Center Plaza, the Cook County Administration Building (formerly the Brunswick Building) represents an early collaboration between three men synonymous with Chicago’s skyline: Myron Goldsmith, Bruce Graham, and Fazlur Khan. The Administration Building utilizes a tube-within-a-tube structural system. Rigid, hollow tubes make up the core and perimeter, bracing the building … Continued