On Tuesday, May 31st, SOM Structural and Civil Engineering Partner William F. Baker will participate in two high-profile panel discussions in London centered around the practice of structural engineering. The first panel will take place at the Royal Academy of Engineering in celebration of the Queen Elizabeth Prize, a program that celebrates and rewards groundbreaking … Continued
On February 26th, Peter J. Kindel, SOM Director of Urban Design and Planning, presented insights on smart city developments at an event in Shenzhen. The China-Japan-UK Smart City Development Forum gathered government and planning officials, design firms, engineering consultants, and experts from industry and academia to exchange ideas and technologies for smart city development models. Brant Coletta, SOM … Continued
The Partners and Directors of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) are proud to announce that Routledge has published the second edition of Designing Tall Buildings: Structure as Architecture, written by SOM Structural and Seismic Engineering Partner Mark Sarkisian. Originally published in 2012, Designing Tall Buildings began its genesis four years earlier at Stanford University. Following … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has completed a 55-storey tower in Beijing with exterior glass panels that function as prisms, capturing and refracting daylight. The mixed-use tower, called the Beijing Greenland Center, is located in the Dawangjing business district and sits halfway between the city’s historic core and international airport…
The Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Air Force Academy, near Colorado Springs, Colo., is a masterpiece of glass, steel, and aluminum. Designed by the late Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the multi-denominational chapel was completed in 1963. With its stunning ribbons of stained glass and 17 identical spires that pierce the sky, the building’s … Continued
In the fall of 2015, SOM participated in the Advanced Architectural Design – Tall Building Design Studio at North Carolina State University’s College of Design. Offered as a senior capstone for undergraduate students and a practice studio for graduate students, the course focuses on the hands-on design of tall buildings, with students in teams of two developing architectural … Continued
On Wednesday, February 17th, SOM Design Partner Leo Chow will participate in a panel discussion at the Stay Green Forum 2016, an event organized by the Hotel Council of San Francisco. ?Moderated by SOM Managing Director Mark Igou, the panel? will explore sustainable design integration strategies for the hospitality industry. Chow will be joined by fellow panelists Ron Kowalski from Swinerton Builders and Bill … Continued
Leo Chow, SOM Design Partner, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Heritage, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing the unique architectural and cultural identity of San Francisco. Through preservation projects, advocacy, and educational programs, the Heritage celebrates and protects the city’s distinctive built environment. Chow brings 25 … Continued
On July 11, Laura Ettelman, SOM Director, and Meredith Bostwick-Lorenzo Eiroa, SOM Associate Director, will participate in the AIA Regional Recovery Working Group’s workshop titled “Resilient Measures for Transportation, Infrastructure and Critical Facilities in the North East Corridor.” The day-long event will bring together stakeholders from across the region engaged in resilient building and planning efforts. Ettelman will present … Continued
As we celebrate the 14th consecutive year that our magazine honors Top Women in Real Estate, we find that each year the selection becomes more difficult. It has not become more difficult, however, because it is harder to find women to honor. Rather, it is because each year there is an increasing number of women … Continued