Along with Barnard College students and faculty, SOM Design Partner Roger Duffy and Associate Director Meredith Bostwick-Lorenzo Eiroa discuss the school’s Teaching and Learning Center in a new video. When complete in 2018, the building will be a hub of academic and intellectual life on the New York City campus. Like the college itself, the … Continued
On Saturday, April 16th, SOM hosted an open house in celebration of Chicago Architecture Foundation’s 50th anniversary. SOM exhibited never-before-seen archival material that traced SOM’s history over the past 80 years, highlighted public art projects in Chicago, and featured special projects with industry partners that innovated new technologies. Philip Enquist, SOM Partner in Charge of … Continued
This spring, Philly has been buzzing about the future of 30th Street Station. On March 16, the partners in the Philadelphia 30th Street Station District Plan held their penultimate public open house in the Amtrak station’s north waiting room, soliciting feedback on a master plan that encompasses about 640 acres… The proposals encompass major SEPTA … Continued
For several decades, building integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs) have been waiting in the wings for much-anticipated fame and success. But the technology, which transforms a building’s envelope into a solar power plant, has remained a niche market since its development in the late 1970s… A project that demonstrates a higher profile for BIPV is the 64-story … Continued
On Tuesday, April 19th, New York City’s first net-zero-energy school will open its doors for an exclusive tour organized by the Urban Green Council. Located in Staten Island, the Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability at Sandy Ground is designed to harvest as much energy as it consumes on an annual basis. During the tour, Caroline … Continued
The Chicago Public Library’s Chinatown branch, an elegant departure from the city’s past practice of constructing cookie-cutter public buildings, has won a national design award from the American Institute of Architects and the American Library Association. The branch, which opened last fall at 2100 S. Wentworth Ave., is one of seven winners of the 2016 AIA/ALA … Continued
On Saturday, April 16th, the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) will mark its 50th anniversary. Since 1966, the CAF has been a pillar of the Chicago architecture community, having played host to countless groundbreaking events, discussions, and exhibitions for design professionals and the public. Located in the same building on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, CAF and … Continued
Four SOM projects have won five 2016 Architizer A+ Awards, a program that recognizes outstanding architecture and products in more than 100 distinct categories. The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability at Sandy Ground received both the Jury Award and the Popular Choice Award in the Primary & High Schools category. Additionally, the Environmental Graphics … Continued
The Chinatown Branch of the Chicago Public Library has been honored by the American Institute of Architects and the American Library Association/Library Leadership and Management Association as one of seven recipients of the 2016 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), the Chinatown Branch provides a much-needed public gathering place geared … Continued
The Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) has recognized three SOM projects as part of its Professional Project Award program, which honors and showcases outstanding achievements in design and construction within the architectural engineering field. JTI Headquarters won three separate awards: Best Overall Project, an Award of Merit in the Structural Systems Design category, and an Award … Continued