On Thursday, October 13th, representatives from SOM, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), the U.S. District Court, and the Central District of California will join federal, state and local leaders at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the completion and official opening of Los Angeles’s new federal courthouse, located at 350 W. 1st Street in the … Continued
After 19th-century construction codes limited wood’s structural use—a response to devastating fires in Boston and Chicago—it seemed the future of cities’ skylines would belong to concrete and steel. But as a new exhibition at Washington, D.C.’s National Building Museum (NBM) demonstrates, wood deserves renewed consideration in the design and construction of large edifices, and engineers … Continued
A plethora of big names are gunning for a $1.1 billion tower in Sydney, Australia. From the U.S., HOK, SOM, and KPF are vying for the commission. A stellar list of firms in their own right, British firms Foster + Partners and David Chipperfield Architects are also in running, alongside Australia’s BVN and Hassell. The … Continued
In the Arts District between One Arts Plaza and Dallas Theater Center sits a 750-seat performance center on what was once a contaminated site. Now, the Dallas City Performance Hall is the gateway to the Arts District and a model of sustainability… The team—SOM, the City of Dallas, Corgan Architects, theater consultants SchulerShook and acoustic … Continued
The SOM Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2016 SOM Foundation Fellowships, which have been conferred annually since 1981 to graduating students in architecture, design, urban design, and structural engineering. Funded through an endowment established by the partners of SOM, the awards are internationally recognized for their mission to nurture future leaders in design. … Continued
On Thursday, October 27th, SOM Partner Brant E. Coletta will participate in a panel discussion at the ULI Fall Meeting in Dallas. The event brings together more than 6,000 leaders to discuss best practices within the real estate development industry. Coletta will participate in a panel discussion “Urban Resorts Reimagined,” focusing on the latest trends in hospitality design. The panel will bring together architects and developers to … Continued
The San Francisco Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) selected SOM’s 350 Mission Street as Architectural Engineering Project of the Year for 2016. The award was announced on Thursday, September 22nd, at the Section Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner Ceremony. ASCE’s Honors and Awards program recognizes remarkable accomplishments in the civil engineering profession. … Continued
One World Trade Center, designed by the architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), has been awarded LEED® Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED®, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationally recognized mark of excellence that provides building owners and operators with a framework for identifying and … Continued
SOM’s leadership in skyscraper and urban design will once again be represented at the annual global conference of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), which takes place on October 16-21 in China and is open for registration. The theme of CTBUH 2016, “Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism,” explores the real impact of density, … Continued
To approach an institution and campus like the United States Air Force Academy is to be awash in metaphors made concrete. The original campus by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) was conceived as a theater of discipline in the rocky mesas above Coloardo Springs. There, using a seven-foot grid module inspired by … Continued