Exploring Energy and Urbanism from the Region to the Building

On November 24, 2014, Philip Enquist, SOM Partner in Charge of Urban Design and Planning, and Keith Boswell, SOM Technical Partner, participated in the final review for the Governor’s Chair for Energy and Urbanism Studio. The studio, offered at The University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK)’s College of Architecture and Design, was co-taught by Boswell and university faculty … Continued

SOM Experts Speak at Glass Conference in Finland

SOM Technical Partner Keith Boswell and SOM Associate Director Christoph Timm will speak at the Glass Performance Days 2015 conference in Tampere, Finland. On June 25, 2015, Timm will give a presentation titled “1WTC and Hot Bent Glass in the Big Apple,” illustrated by examples from SOM’s extensive portfolio of structures that incorporate innovative glazing.  … Continued

Keith Boswell to Discuss Glass in High-Rise Structures

Prior to the Glass Performance Days 2015 conference in Tampere, Finland, SOM Technical Partner Keith Boswell will lead two sessions at Glass Innovation Institute’s high-rise workshops in Helsinki on June 23, 2015. After introducing the wide range of high-rise design considerations in the morning, his afternoon session will explore the use of glass materials in … Continued

Keith Boswell Receives Award From University of Tennessee

SOM Technical Partner Keith Boswell received the University of Tennessee’s Alumni Professional Achievement Award at a ceremony on October 2, 2015. In recognition of his outstanding professional accomplishments, Boswell was honored among 18 distinguished and promising Tennessee alumni, including U.S. Senator Bob Corker and Kim C. Bush, the director of Life Science Partnerships for the Bill and Melinda … Continued

Keith Boswell and Mark Sarkisian to Speak at Symposium on Tall Buildings

On Wednesday, November 4th, SOM Technical Partner Keith Boswell and Structural and Seismic Engineering Partner Mark Sarkisian will speak at the Second Sino-U.S. Symposium on Tall Buildings in Shanghai. Some of the most influential Chinese architects and structural engineers on tall buildings will gather at this daylong event to exchange ideas with their U.S. counterparts. … Continued

SOM Wins L.A. Business Council Award for New Federal Courthouse

At the 2015 Los Angeles Architectural Awards on June 18, 2015, the Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) announced that the New United States Courthouse – Los Angeles, designed by SOM, won an Under Construction Award. SOM Design Director Jose Palacios, SOM Associate Director Steven Zimmerman, and SOM project team members Garth Ramsey and Brian Hart … Continued

SOM Managing Partner Jonathan Stein to Appear on CNBC

Jonathan Stein, SOM Managing Partner, will participate in “Managing Asia: Asia Builders,” a CNBC telecast to be aired on October 3, 2014. A thought-provoking discussion on finding compelling growth in Asia in the face of slowing emerging economies, this event will augment the exchange of knowledge and cement networks with the region’s distinguished builders of the future. Serge … Continued

SOM Attends the Topping Out Ceremony for Tanjong Pagar Centre in Singapore

On January 13th, 2016, SOM Managing Partner Jonathan Stein and Associate Ame Engelhart celebrated the topping out ceremony for Tanjong Pagar Centre in Singapore. The tallest building in Singapore, standing at 950 feet (290 meters), Tanjong Pagar Centre “will act as a catalyst in accelerating the rejuvenation and transformation of Tanjong Pagar District into a … Continued

SOM Chicago Wins Competition to Design Greenland Group Suzhou Center

Chicago, IL: The Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) proudly announces that it has won an international competition to design the Greenland Group Suzhou Center, in Wujiang, China. The 358-meter supertall tower will become the defining visual landmark for both the new Wujiang lakefront development and for the city as a whole. … Continued

In Profile: SOM Managing Partner Jonathan Stein

Skidmore Owings & Merrill is best known in Chicago for designing skyline-defining buildings like Willis Tower and the John Hancock Center. Jonathan Stein wouldn’t mind seeing his firm add another trophy to that mix. Stein, 47, was recently promoted to managing partner at SOM and moved here from New York to lead the architecture firm’s … Continued