Sponsored by the Seventh Circuit Bar Association, this program examines the legal and policy issues facing the Great Lakes with presenters from both the United States and Canada providing a binational perspective on the issues addressed. Phil Enquist, Partner in Charge of Urban Design and Planning, will present A Vision for the Great Lakes and … Continued
Designed and created by SOM Chicago’s Urban Design and Planning studio, the Great Lakes, Great Cities, Great Basin exhibit has opened at the Highland Park Public Library, and will be on display through the end of September 2015. This special exhibit, which was created as a public service, focuses on the world’s largest freshwater asset—along … Continued
Chicago Tonight talks with Partner Phil Enquist about SOM’s work to protect the Great Lakes and the Great Water Basin. A related exhibition, presented by SOM and the Chicago Architecture Foundation, is now on view. Source: WTTW Chicago Tonight
Phil Enquist discusses SOM’s 100-year Vision for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Region at TEDxMillCIty.
Presented by Phil Enquist, Partner in Charge of Urban Design & Planning, at the 7th Circuit Bar Association’s Great Lakes Symposium on February 24, 2012. He spoke about restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem.
It’s March 2011 at the Beijing Grand Hyatt. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is speaking to Chinese leaders at the end of his visit to China and promoting urban design in his own city, Chicago. In the audience, his speech struck a chord with Phil Enquist, who had been following Mayor Daley’s official visit to China. “The United States … Continued
Chicago, IL: The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) will present its inaugural SAH Award for Excellence in Design, Planning and Sustainability to Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Urban Design and Planning Partner Philip J. Enquist, FAIA, at their Awards Gala in Chicago on Nov. 10, 2012. The recognition honors Enquists leadership on the Vision for … Continued
Philip Enquist has tackled projects from China to Chicago, but the architect’s latest venture will bring him to the University of Tennessee campus. The UT College of Architecture + Design announced recently that Enquist, who leads the city design practice at prominent architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, has been named to a Governor’s Chair … Continued
To plan for the sustainability of our fresh water system, designers of major urban parks and infrastructure projects must consider the health of the Great Lakes. On March 13, 2014, representatives from U.S. and Canadian cities around the Great Lakes will discuss the complexities of designing within this ecosystem and will examine a wide range … Continued
As part of London’s Green Sky Thinking Week, Philip Enquist, leader of SOM’s City Design Practice, will present “Blue is the New Green.” His talk will outline SOM’s 100-year vision for the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and Gulf of St. Lawrence watershed. The Great Lakes Century Vision is a pro-bono initiative begun in 2009 … Continued