Global firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill used a restrained palette of concrete, steel and glass to create a new home for a photography museum in a once-derelict area of Manhattan. The International Center of Photography (ICP) is a leading institution dedicated to photography and visual culture. It formerly was housed in a two-storey space in … Continued
Designed by SOM, JTI Headquarters has received an Award of Merit in the Commercial category of the 2016 CODAawards. Presented annually by CODAworx, the CODAawards honors design projects that demonstrate the most successful integration of commissioned art into an interior, architectural, or public space. Liam Gillick’s commission for JTI Headquarters exemplifies how art and architecture … Continued
Timber is gaining ground as a plausible structural system for high-rise buildings. Several tall-timber projects have been completed in Canada and Europe. … But Skidmore, Owings & Merrill(SOM) thinks timber can go further—and higher—if it is used in a composite system that combines the structural properties of wood with reinforced concrete. In a multiyear research effort led by … Continued
Completed in 1971 and located in Austin, Texas, the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library has received the 25-Year Award from the Texas Society of Architects, a regional component of the American Institute of Architects. Presented annually, the award recognizes distinguished architecture in Texas that has stood the test of time by retaining its character and … Continued
On September 8th, SOM Associate Director and Senior Structural Engineer Eric Long will be a keynote speaker at solidThinking CONVERGE 2016. The two-day symposium draws together product and experience leaders and innovators to discuss the latest in technology and design. Long’s presentation, “Structural Optimization: From a Blank Sheet of Paper to Individual Pieces of Rebar,” … Continued
A colossus in the world of office design, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill developed a fittingly huge, sweeping gesture for the Geneva headquarters of JT International. The nine-story, 400,000-square-foot building is an enormous acute triangle with a “heroic cantilever” in the words of SOM interior design partner Stephen Apking, an Interior Design Hall of Fame member… While Apking … Continued
Luke Leung, SOM Director of Sustainable Engineering, will speak at the Montreal Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) on September 12th. Titled “Burj Khalifa: Engineering the World’s Tallest Building – the Future of Cities?” Leung’s presentation will shed light on SOM’s design process for the tower and its role … Continued
The come-as-you-are mentality also makes a splash pad attractive to urban designers. The flexibility of an interactive fountain made it an integral part of SOM and Hargreaves Associates’ plans for Denver’s revitalized Union Station from the beginning. Since opening in 2014, the spot has become a popular destination for the city. Even when it’s not … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has appointed Lois Wellwood as associate director and interiors practice leader for their New York office. Most recently, Wellwood served as principal at NBBJ. She is a recipient of theRoyal Architectural Institute of Canada’s Award of Excellence. Jeannette Lenear Peruchini, formerly of VOA Associates, was also appointed as associate director and … Continued
The High Life is a proposal for novel domestic arrangements made possible by a new residential high-rise building type that allows the broadest range of housing options in the urban tower. … The range of flexibility and architectural character that this building type could assume is apparent in this presentation. The model offers a gracefully … Continued