Los Angeles, CA: Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), U.S. District Court, and federal and local leaders officially broke ground on a new sustainable, secure, and cost-effective United States Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. The approx. 600,000 gsf facility will include 24 courtrooms and 32 judicial chambers and will house the U.S. District Court, … Continued
On Friday July 8th, Philip Enquist, SOM Partner in Charge of Urban Design and Planning, will present a keynote speech at the 2016 Annual Conference of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) in Québec City. Enquist will discuss his recent work on the Great Lakes Vision—an SOM-led, 100-year vision for planning and development in the international … Continued
Direct solar radiation has the largest impact on the comfort in open spaces, the enormous energy of the sunlight can be useful in certain seasons and cold climates but is generally excessive and certainly unwanted in hot and arid climates… A milestone project in the use of shading devices to create a bioclimatic space in … Continued
halfway between beijing’s center and its airport (CIA), in the dawangjing business district, is the recently completed beijing greenland center’ by SOM. standing at 260 meters, the multi-purpose tower features 55-levels with a prismatic, trapezoidal glass façade. a visual and functional choice, the eye-catching envelope reflects sunlight to street level — especially important in the city’s overcast sky — … Continued
The Center for Character & Leadership Development is the new heart of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, giving the historic campus a new forum that’s loaded with symbolism. The CCLD is the latest chapter in a story that SOM started long ago. Virtually all the other buildings on the site – modernist … Continued
On Friday, April 22, experts from the United States and China assembled at the Third U.S.-China Tall Buildings Symposium to discuss challenges and opportunities for tall building planning, design, and construction. The day-long exchange covered topics including urban growth, structural resilience, and environmental sustainability. Jointly organized by the John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center at … Continued
SOM welcomes three new practice leaders—Lois Wellwood, Jeannette Lenear Peruchini, and Susan Orlandi—whose collective experience bolsters the firm’s award-winning Interior Design studio. These strategic hires reinforce the design teams in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, expanding the local and global reach of SOM’s firmwide Interiors practice. “We are committed to designing interiors that foster … Continued
Author and architecture writer Judith Dupré says the new World Trade Center “represents one of the most complex collaborations in human history.” It’s the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. More than 25,000 workers — and over $15 billion – helped re-construct the site. Dupré’s new book, “One World Trade Center: A Biography of the … Continued
The U.S. Air Force Academy has announced the May 20th, 2016 opening of the Center for Character & Leadership Development (CCLD), a new building designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM). The CCLD will serve as an education and research center, supporting the Air Force Academy’s mission to integrate character and leadership development into … Continued
The City of Bakersfield, California has an identity crisis. It is two hours from Yosemite, Los Angeles and California’s beautiful Central Coast. And that’s exactly its problem: it is two hours from anything and everything. … Then came High-Speed Rail (HSR). California’s $64.2 billion bet on North America’s first true “bullet train” has more than … Continued