On February 25th, SOM Associate Directors Kristopher Takács and Olin McKenzie will present and discuss the design of All Aboard Florida at the Center for Architecture in New York City. The 235-mile rail network will connect South Florida to Central Florida, providing a vital new service for Florida residents and visitors while eliminating more than … Continued
as part of the ongoing plans to renovate new york’s penn station, SOM has proposed to convert the adjacent beaux-arts post office building into a 21st-century train terminal. situated across eighth avenue, the new daniel patrick moynihan train hall’ will be an important part of the redevelopment. once complete, the scheme will anchor the burgeoning … Continued
The Type Directors Club (TDC) has awarded The Strand’s environmental graphics and wayfinding with a Certificate of Typographic Excellence in the 2016 TDC Communication Design Competition. One of 379 winners selected from over 2000 entries from 49 countries, the project will be published in Typography 37, the annual book of design competition winners, and shown at the … Continued
In New York City, the work of big-name architects isn’t solely limited to expensive condos or supertall skyscrapers. Many of these starchitects have also worked on decidedly less sexy projects that benefit the city’s infrastructure, from subway stations to recycling centers to monolithic 911 call centers. And while these projects may not generate the same … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has released the plans for Manhattan West, a new office and residential development spanning five million square feet over the 2.6-acre platform that covers the active rail tracks connecting Penn Station to New Jersey and Upstate New York. The project, situated on the Far West Side of Manhattan, will include … Continued
Architecture firm SOM has released new renderings of Manhattan West – a mixed-use development including a trio of towers that will be built next to New York’s massive Hudson Yards (+ slideshow). The five-million-square-foot (464,000 square metres) project includes a pair of office towers, a residential tower containing 844 apartments, retail space and a new … Continued
Architecture firm SOM have unveiled designs for a 3D printed pod that shares power with a 3D printed vehicle. It’s designed to be totally self-sustaining and portable so you can live off the grid anywhere. The firm, also known as Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, have described their work as “the world’s largest 3D-printed structure”, with the pod … Continued
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) teamed up with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to design and build the world’s largest 3-D-printed polymer building. The single-room structure was conceived as part of AMIE, or the Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy demonstration project, an effort between government and industry leaders to build and … Continued
As a result of the collaboration between architecture company SOM, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and several industry partners, a curved pavilion has been developed which is the world’s largest 3D-printed polymer structure. A closed-loop battery system connects it to a motorized vehicle. The construction was part of an initiative called Additive Manufacturing … Continued
SOM has had a leading role in the design of the monumental civic project to convert McKim, Mead & White’s 1913 Beaux-Arts James A.Farley Post Oice into a 21st-century train station. Situated across Eighth Avenue from Pennsylvania Station, the new Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall will be a critical part of a redevelopment of the … Continued