Eighty years ago, Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel A. Owings opened a small office in Chicago to house their new architectural practice. Later joined by John O. Merrill, the three formed SOM—a collective that has spanned generations of architects, interior designers, engineers, and planners, and resulted in more than 10,000 projects in over 50 countries. To … Continued
Please join the Partners of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP in wishing Graham Wiseman all the very best for the future on his departure from the firm on September 30th, 2016, after almost three decades of service. Graham has played a crucial role in forming SOM’s legacy in Europe, holding various leadership roles and working on many … Continued
In a new video, SOM Associate Director Meredith Bostwick-Lorenzo Eiroa speaks alongside Design Partner Roger Duffy about the process of designing Barnard College’s Teaching and Learning Center. When complete in 2018, the building will be a hub of academic and intellectual life on the New York City campus. “This project has truly been formed from the … Continued
SOM has designed nearly half of the world’s 15 tallest buildings, including The Sears (Willis) Tower in Chicago, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, One World Trade Center in New York City, The Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai… The mega-firm is now taking their show to Sweden, winning a competition for the “Polestar Tower” project in Gothenburg. Following … Continued
Denver’s network of passenger rail lines is about to be expanded—again. The Regional Transportation District and its contractor, Denver Transit Partners, on Monday, July 25, will open the B line between Denver Union Station and Westminster to passengers. The commuter rail line, which features the larger, faster rail cars compared to the long-running light rail … Continued
On July 19th, first- and second-grade students from The Neighborhood School in Manhattan visited SOM’s New York office for a tour and a presentation about One World Trade Center. On display in the office was the students’ own model of the building, which they created through an educational program with the Center for Architecture.? During the office visit, SOM architect Anastasia Shimchick gave a presentation … Continued
The Christ Hospital Joint and Spine Center, designed by SOM, has been chosen as a recipient of the 2016 American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) Healthcare Design Awards—an awards program that showcases the best of healthcare building design and healthcare design-oriented research. The jury noted that the LEED® certified Joint … Continued
Earlier this year, SOM Associate Benton Johnson spoke at the 2016 MassTimber Conference in Portland, Oregon. There, he presented SOM’s Timber Tower Research Project that proposes using wood as the primary building material for a 42-story skyscraper. In this video from the event, Johnson discusses the possibilities of composite timber structures, which combine wood and concrete to … Continued
The International Center for Photography opens to the public this week at its new home designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Located in an emerging arts district at 250 Bowery, across the street from the New Museum, the museum occupies 18,000 square feet of renovated space on the ground floor and below-grade levels of … Continued
The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) has honored the Chicago Public Library, Chinatown Branch as a winner of the 2016 National Design-Build Project Team Awards. The program celebrates projects and teams that demonstrate design-build best practices, contracting methods, teaming strategies, and innovative design solutions. The Chinatown Branch library has been recognized in the Civic/Assembly category. SOM was selected by the Public Building Commission of Chicago? to provide design-build … Continued