Mayor Rahm Emanuel toured the soon-to-open Chinatown branch of the Chicago Public Library on Thursday, his intense brown eyes gazed up to a circular skylight, then settled on a curving wall of glass with a drop-dead view of the downtown skyline. the two-story Chinatown library at 2100 S. Wentworth Ave. is a rounded triangle, sheathed … Continued
On Tuesday, October 20th, SOM Design Partner Brian Lee will give a lecture titled “Work – Innovation in Practice” at the University of Tennessee (UT). Part of the College of Architecture and Design’s Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture Series, he will reflect on a practice and body of work that values innovation and multidisciplinary collaboration to … Continued
On Thursday, November 5th, 2015, SOM Design Partner Brian Lee and Grant Gibson of CAMESGibson participated in a Chicago Architecture Biennial panel held by BP. Moderated by Geoffrey Baer of Chicago’s WTTW Channel 11, the panel focused on issues currently facing architecture and design in Chicago. The discussion included The High Life project, a collaboration … Continued
On Thursday, October 1, SOM Design Partner Brian Lee will participate in a panel discussion that reflects on the biggest challenges in urban design that Chicago and the Midwest face in the coming years. Called International Perspectives on Chicago and the Future of Urban Change, the panel is presented by the Art Institute of Chicago, … Continued
On Monday, October 12th, SOM Design Partner, Brian Lee will present The High Life proposal—developed in collaboration with CAMESgibson—as part of the “BOLD: Alternative Scenarios for Chicago” exhibition during the Chicago Architecture Biennial. He will also discuss SOM research projects in architecture and urban planning—including the recently completed AMIE, a 3D-printed high-performance enclosure that was … Continued
SOM Design Partner Brian Lee will speak on Thursday, September 24, in a lecture presented by TU Delft Complex Projects and ARCHEWORKS. The event will take place at ARCHEWORKS, the Chicago-based multidisciplinary school that focuses on public interest design. Complex Projects is a program of TU Delft’s School of Architecture in the Netherlands, where Lee … Continued
SOM Design Partner Brian Lee has been named to NewCity‘s “Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago 2016” list. Ranked among Chicago’s leading creative professionals across an array of disciplines, Lee has shaped architectural discourse in the city since arriving from SOM’s San Francisco office in 2007. Citing Lee for his work on a handful of groundbreaking Chicago projects, NewCity wrote: “Lee has brought his design … Continued
SOM Partners Philip Enquist and Anthony Vacchione have been selected to serve on the jury for the Rethinking the Future awards. The international awards program recognizes both conceptual and built projects that set new standards in various design disciplines, including architecture, interior design, urban design, and landscape design. The winners will be announced in June … Continued
The Partners of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) are pleased to announce the election of Scott Duncan as a Partner, effective October 1, 2015, in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the firm. Duncan will assume his new role in the Chicago office of SOM. SOM’s Executive Committee issued the following statement: … Continued
On Thursday June 9th, an SOM team competed in the 2016 Iron Designer Challenge, a fundraising event for the Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction in New York City to support its design program. Taking place on the school’s roof deck, the event saw architectural and engineering professionals teaming up with UASDC students to construct life-size … Continued