Though it’s lesser known, Columbus has a remarkable number of buildings by noted 20th- and 21st-century architects, including Eero Saarinen, Dan Kiley, I.M. Pei, Richard Meier, and Robert A.M. Stern. It’s flown mostly under the radar over the decades, while maintaining a cult following among design nerds. … Recently, adaptive reuse projects have breathed new … Continued
A new exhibition entitled Sky’s the Limit: The Engineering of Architecture explores Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s massive structural engineering portfolio. Exhibited at the Utzon Center in Aalborg, Denmark, the multimedia show takes guests through the process of building many of the world’s tallest buildings. Twenty-six handmade structural models at 1:500 scale are the centerpiece of the show. … Continued
As global temperatures rise, the passive and active design strategies used in the hottest parts of the world to keep buildings habitable, reduce the money spent on air conditioning, and conserve water resources become relevant in more regions than ever.? … Each of the 75 floors of Cayan Tower is slightly rotated on the building’s … Continued
SOM Design Partner Brian Lee will speak at the 2016 edition of Business of Design Week (BODW), taking place on November 28 through December 3 at the SOM-designed Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. BODW is considered the preeminent event of its kind in Asia, serving as a forum for the exchange of ideas on creative thinking and design management.? Organized annually since 2002 by the Hong … Continued
If the future really is one full of self-driving cars, computer-directed trucks and sky-riding drones, doesn’t that mean there will be a lot less need for the city’s choked highways? The designers at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill are preparing for that future with a radical reimagining of one of Robert Moses’ least-loved legacies: the invariably … Continued
SOM Design Director José Luis Palacios has been invited to give a presentation to the Society of Iranian Architects and Planners about the design of the New United States Courthouse in Los Angeles. The event will take place on Thursday, November 3rd, in Santa Monica, California. The recently completed New United States Courthouse in Los Angeles is rooted in classic principles, … Continued
SOM’s design for the new Long Beach Civic Center received two honors at the 2016 P3 Awards: Gold for Best Social Infrastructure Project and the Grand Prix Award. The third annual awards ceremony was held on Thursday, October 27 at the Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas, where industry leaders met to recognize outstanding achievements in … Continued
The piece of land between Hill Street and Broadway…has been among the most conspicuous…vacant mega-blocks since a state office building there was demolished in 2007. Now that the building is finally complete…the delay is somewhat easier to overlook. The $350-million, 633,000-square-foot courthouse, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, is an unusually polished work of civic … Continued
During the course of a cadet’s four years at the United States Air Force Academy, he or she experiences roughly 160 hours of applied character and leadership training. In years past, that work took place in as many as 10 different venues, including off-site locations in downtown Colorado Springs. … For design firm Skidmore, Owings … Continued
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), U.S. District Court, Central District of California and federal, state, and local leaders celebrated the completion of a new sustainable and cost-effective federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles last week. The new U.S. Courthouse, located at 350 W. 1st Street, is now home to the U.S. District Court, the … Continued