Clarion Partners, a New York-based real estate firm, is partnering with Dallas-based Lincoln Property Company to convert a former Santa Monica factory into creative offices. Designed by global architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the Pen Factory’s facade will hint at the property’s history through a series of “colorful striations,” which evoke pen lines. Like … Continued
Author and architecture writer Judith Dupré has been writing about the World Trade Center since the early 1990s. She researched the Twin Towers for her 2013 book Skyscrapers and covered the 9/11 memorial in her subsequent book Monuments. Before that, she was a longtime resident of the surrounding neighborhood, and was part of the team that developed … Continued
Photovoltaic panels distinctively wrap this recently completed public school in New York City’s borough of Staten Island, a project we first learned about during a studio visit to the office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 2014. While this feature gives the school its most dramatic expression – a cantilevered roof overlooking the playing … Continued
The definitive book on New York City’s 21st century civic icon is now published. One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building “responds to the intense curiosity from around the globe about how this remarkable supertower was designed and built,” telling the complete story of the tower’s creation—from political, economic, structural and technological, artistic, and … Continued
ArthaLand Century Pacific Tower earned multiple honors at the 2016 Philippines Property Awards. Organized by Property Report, an Asian luxury real estate, architecture, and design publication, the awards program recognizes leading projects in the country’s real estate industry. The SOM-designed project took top honors in two categories—Best Green Development and Best Office Architectural Design—and also earned the Highly Commended mention … Continued
Big, blue, shiny, and often slapped onto roofs as an afterthought, solar panels have an unsightly reputation, but that’s beginning to change as architects experiment with creative ways to incorporate these mini energy farms into buildings. As solar architecture becomes more pervasive, designers will likely have to push the aesthetics even more—particularly in areas that … Continued
The Plant Master Plan has received the National Planning Achievement Award for Environmental Planning from the American Planning Association. Established more than 50 years ago, the annual awards program honors outstanding community plans, planning programs and initiatives, public education efforts, and individuals for their leadership on planning issues. Developed by SOM with Carollo Engineers and … Continued
Gunnar Hand, SOM’s Los Angeles City Design Practice leader, will participate in a panel discussion with other distinguished experts at the Transit-Oriented Development Institute’s TOD and Urban Real Estate Conference on Tuesday, May 3rd. Held at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s headquarters adjacent to Union Station, the region’s transit hub, the conference brings together leading? developers, designers, planners, … Continued
In the last bit of business before the holidays, the Monterey Planning Commission approved three permits yesterday for the redesign of the city’s conference center, which was first unveiled to the public Dec. 16. The conference center’s makeover has long been a priority of the city’s business community, who view the current building—built in 1977—as … Continued
Monterey, California: The Monterey City Council has awarded a contract for architectural and engineering services to Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) for the renovation of the Monterey Conference Center. SOM is one of the largest and most influential architecture, interior design, engineering, and urban planning firms in the world. “Monterey is fortunate to have … Continued