The New York City Council’s Committee on Environmental Protection recently invited SOM and other leaders from the design, environmental, and business spheres to give expert testimonials at a special hearing on site-sourced and stored renewable energy. Scott Duncan, SOM Director, spoke about the Pertamina Energy Tower, an SOM-designed net-zero skyscraper slated to rise in Jakarta, … Continued
SOM has unveiled a 99-story tower planned for the Rasuna Epicentrum neighborhood in Jakarta. Designed as a “highly sustainable corporate headquarters” for the state-owned energy company Pertamina, the “energy tower” aims to become a new landmark on the Indonesian capital’s skyline. Once complete in 2020, the large-scale project will feature a 2,000-seat performing arts auditorium … Continued
The age of oil in the Gulf countries has prompted rapid development in the Middle East, and now more than ever, architects working in the region are challenged to think outside of the box to push the limits of project size and pace. Scott Duncan, SOM Director, joins a panel that will address the pace … Continued
Scott Duncan, SOM Design Director, will join the distinguished jury for this year’s Rethinking the Future (RTF) Sustainability Awards. The program, which recognizes outstanding, innovative projects focused on sustainability, will announce award winners on October 15, 2014. In his 13-year tenure in SOM’s New York office, Duncan has developed a broad body of work recognized … Continued
SOM Director Scott Duncan recently presented at the 8th Ultra High-Rise Building Summit in Shanghai. Duncan spoke specifically about Pertamina Energy Tower, a net-zero skyscraper slated to rise in Jakarta, Indonesia. The presentation was part of a session titled “Master Show,” which focused on the future of supertall building design and planning. Held annually, the … Continued
On Thursday, November 5, SOM Design Partner Scott Duncan will be a featured speaker at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2015 in Singapore. As the lead designer of SOM’s Pertamina Energy Tower in Jakarta, Duncan will present on the innovative design of this project, the world’s first supertall tower for which energy is the primary design … Continued
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced its new leaders for 2015, which will include SOM Design Partner, Scott Duncan, and Associate Director, Yue Zhu. The handover will take place at a leaders’ meeting on October 25th just before the CTBUH 2015 International Conference begins in New York. Scott Duncan, AIA, … Continued
Staten Island, NY: Last month, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) and the NYC School Construction Authority (SCA) dedicated the city’s first net zero energy school to the late Kathleen Grimm, former DOE Deputy Chancellor. Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña joined students, families, staff, local officials, and design team members in a ribbon-cutting ceremony … Continued
Denver, CO: Today, the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) will mark the opening of the Union Station Bus Concourse with a grand ribbon-cutting celebration that will include remarks from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, numerous state and local officials, RTD General Manager Phil Washington, and other dignitaries. The bus concourse is a vital component of … Continued
Designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the Manufacturers Hanover Trust building’s glass curtain wall and luminous interiors communicated a new transparency for financial institutions when completed in 1954. But the building that attracted 15,000 visitors on its opening day made less auspicious headlines in October 2010 when exiting tenants removed its … Continued