The transformative mixed-use project in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, Lincoln Common, has been selected as a winner of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2024 Americas Awards for Excellence. Lincoln Common is one of just 10 developments across North America—and the only Chicago winner—that will compete alongside projects from the Europe and Asia Pacific regions in … Continued
Two SOM projects have been recognized in the 2024 Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards. Terminal 2 at Kempegowda International Airport won the Transportation category “for designing a better airport experience,” while the High Line – Moynihan Connector received an honorable mention in the Urban Design category, which celebrates built projects that improve cities and … Continued
SOM has joined Article 25’s More Than a Building network. Article 25 is the UK’s leading architectural NGO and known for designing and delivering high-quality hospitals, schools, and homes in the global south. By partnering with other NGOs and governments worldwide, Article 25 has delivered over 100 projects across more than 35 countries, significantly impacting … Continued
Recently, exhibition space Wrightwood 659 in Chicago held a documentary screening and panel discussion on artist Chryssa’s largest sculpture, which she produced, engineered, and constructed in collaboration with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The program centered around the gallery’s current exhibit, “Chryssa in New York,” showcasing the work of artist Chryssa, who explored the use of … Continued
As featured in Engineering News-Record, we have partnered with Energy Vault to further develop gravity-based energy storage. As a leading designer of numerous supertall towers around the world, we saw a natural fit with Energy Vault’s vertical-oriented energy-storage solutions, which use the inverters and turbine-turning principles of pumped hydroelectric power and recovered power from rapidly lowering … Continued
Structure magazine, a premier publication in the field of structural engineering, has published an article by SOM Principal Aaron Mazeika in its June 2024 issue. Titled “Evolution of the Braced Tube,” the article traces the history and evolution of an influential structural engineering concept first developed by SOM engineers in the 1960s. From its first … Continued
In today’s edition of The Times newspaper, Design Partner Kent Jackson writes about Urban Sequoia, a radical systems-based approach to constructing resilient cities. First unveiled at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), Urban Sequoia is a design concept that is buildable today. Instead of construction being a major contributor to climate change, the … Continued
“Bracing for Change: Innovative Design at 800 Fulton Market” is the latest article in gb&d (Green Building & Design) magazine featuring our project at 800 Fulton Market in Chicago. In the article, Associate Principal Kevin Rodenkirch explains solutions for creating flexible space respective of the history and scale of the Fulton Market neighborhood—most notably, its … Continued
Related Midwest celebrated the groundbreaking of phase one of 400 Lake Shore in downtown Chicago. The two-tower residential development will bring luxury and affordable living options to the prominent waterfront site within the Streeterville neighborhood, the last undeveloped parcel where Lake Michigan meets the Chicago River. Read more in the coverage from Urbanize below.
We are pleased to have topped the Architizer list of ”100 Best Architecture and Design Firms in the United States.” Naming us No. 1, Architizer writes, “Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is an influential collective of architects, designers, engineers and planners, responsible for some of the world’s most technically and environmentally advanced buildings and significant … Continued