Phillip Enquist, SOM Partner in Charge of Urban Design and Planning, spoke about The Great Lakes Century on WBEZ, Chicago’s flagship public radio station on July 23. Part of the station’s “After Water” series, Enquist discussed the 100 years as a time for optimism and regeneration throughout the Great Lakes region. “We need to improve … Continued
Philip Enquist, SOM Partner in Charge of Urban Design and Planning, will present “Design for The Century of Cities” at The University of Tennessee Knoxville as part of the university’s weekly Science Forum. The Science Forum is an 81-year-old group consisting of active and retired professors, students, and townspeople who gather weekly to hear scientists, … Continued
Chicago, IL: Chicago-based metropolitan conservation organization Openlands presented their 2012 Conservation Leadership Award to Philip Enquist, FAIA, Partner in Charge of Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)’s global City Design Practice at their annual luncheon on October 25, 2012. The award recognizes Enquist’s substantial impact on the sustainability of cities worldwide, including his commitment to … Continued
Philip Enquist, SOM Partner in Charge of Urban Design and Planning, will speak on a panel, “Infrastructure, Logistics and Connectivity: Bringing the Americas Together,” at the Second CEO Summit of the Americas in Panama City. Taking place from April 8-10, 2015, the summit, “Bridging the Americas: Productive Integration for Inclusive Development,” is a collaboration between … Continued
On August 13, 2015, Philip Enquist, SOM Partner in Charge of Urban Design and Planning, will speak at the closing plenary session of the first Energy Exchange. Organized by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program, the Energy Exchange is a two-and-a-half day event in Phoenix that connects federal employees with thought leaders … Continued
On July 14, 2015, Philip Enquist, SOM Partner in Charge of Urban Design and Planning, will join a panel discussion in a live webinar presented by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). This 60-minute conversation is part of the EERE’s webinar series on the future of built environments … Continued
Knoxville, TN: Philip Enquist, partner in charge of urban design and planning and leader of the City Design Practice at Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, has been named the sixteenth UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair. Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill is one of the world’s leading urban planning, architecture, and engineering firms. Enquist and a select … Continued
On July 31, Philip Enquist, SOM Partner in Charge of Urban Design and Planning, will speak at a symposium focused on both challenges and opportunities facing the Great Lakes region. The event, called “Comprehensive Design + Science: Visions for St. Louis and the Great Lakes Region,” is presented by The Buckminster Fuller Institute as part … Continued
SOM Director Peter Kindel and SOM Associate Ame Engelhart will speak at the Vertical Cities conference in Singapore on March 10, 2015. Their joint presentation, titled “Vertical Cities: Design Principles for the 21st Century,” will consider the similarities between designing tall buildings and designing entire cities. Using examples from SOM’s award-winning portfolio of supertall buildings … Continued
Peter J. Kindel, SOM Director of Urban Design and Planning, will serve as a panelist at the New Cities Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 9, 2015. “City of Opportunity: Case Study on Jakarta” will examine the capital city in light of its burgeoning population and its emergence as an economic and cultural hub. Speakers from … Continued