SOM Partner Carrie Byles was recently selected for induction into the Hall of Fame at the 2013 Northern California Real Estate Women of Influence Awards. The program was establish to recognize women across the spectrum of disciplines in the real estate industry. Byles has crafted a diverse path during her career at SOM, starting in the studios, transitioning … Continued
Carrie Byles, SOM Partner in the San Francisco office, will speak at the annual conference organized by the Cal-ISBOA (Independent Schools Business Officers Association). Scheduled for May 2, 2014, the conference will bring together CFOs, finance directors, business officers, and department heads from schools of all sizes throughout California. During a panel discussion, Byles will … Continued
San Francisco, CA: The American Institute of Architects announced this week that the Parkmerced Vision Plan, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) has received a 2013 National Honor Award. This award recognizes design excellence and the most outstanding achievements in the profession. “The field of entries was extremely competitive and the Parkmerced Vision … Continued
Carrie Byles, SOM Partner, will discuss the firm’s redevelopment plan for San Francisco’s Parkmerced neighborhood at the 13th Annual Leadership Summit on Sustainable Design, hosted by the Design Futures Council (DFC). SOM’s plan represents a remarkable opportunity to transform a large, aging housing complex and the surrounding area into a vibrant, sustainable community. At full … Continued
Oak Ridge, Tennessee: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) today unveiled a 3D-printed building designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) in collaboration with ORNL researchers. The Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy (AMIE) demonstration features a building that is powered by a 3D-printed vehicle developed by ORNL. The mobile power … Continued
Chicago: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP (SOM), in conjunction with the Chicago Public Library (CPL), the Public Building Commission of Chicago (PBC), and Wight & Company, is thrilled to announce the opening of the new Chinatown Branch Library, located in Chicago’s Near South Side. The PBC and CPL jointly selected the Design Build team of … Continued
How do you hang one building inside another? More important, why try? Faced with a prominent client and a prominent corner plot on Beijing’s Second Ring Road, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill found a reason—and a way. The result astounds, yet the rationale for suspending a large chunk of China Poly Group Corporation’s 1 million-square-foot headquarters … Continued
On Wednesday, September 23, 2015, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will unveil a new project that “changes the way we think about generating, storing, and using electrical power” at the inaugural Industry Day event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Known as the Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy demonstration project, AMIE is a 3D-printed high performance enclosure that … Continued
Chicago, IL: Ground was broken on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 for SOM’s newest building at Beijing’s China World Trade Center (CWTC) complex. The 58-story Phase 3B Tower features sleek horizontal bands of canted glass that wrap the building’s square floor plate. The new 918-feet (280-meters) tall icon will be located immediately northeast of the 74-story, … Continued
Poly International Center in Guangzhou, China, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is a Class-A office park on the Pearl River Delta. The firm had already designed a successful building for the Poly Real Estate Group in Beijing, and the client’s “expectations were fairly high” for the new project, according to SOM design partner Brian … Continued