SOM’s City Design Practice has developed a comprehensive plan to revitalize Guangzhou’s Old Town as a priceless asset for the city. With a systematic and integrated approach balancing historic preservation, modern reinvestment, and community revitalization, the plan seeks to enrich the lives of Guangzhou residents and to maximize the potential of this area as a … Continued
In 2017, SOM completed a new office space to accommodate the growth of its Los Angeles studio. Located downtown, at the Wells Fargo Center—a complex designed by SOM and completed in 1983—the office provides a flexible workspace with room for expansion. The 16,000-square-foot office includes four conference rooms, two pantries, an architectural materials library, a … Continued
Roche Diagnostics Suzhou is a 150,000-square-meter campus, comprising 10 buildings interspersed with gardens in the Chinese city of Suzhou. With a global master plan and architectural design by SOM, it is the first manufacturing facility in China for the Swiss-based medical diagnostics company. The campus design takes inspiration from Suzhou’s historic gardens, which are recognized … Continued
In 1957, SOM designed the former International Arrivals Building for New York’s Idlewild Airport (now the John F. Kennedy International Airport). By the mid-1990s, the facility had become cramped and outdated. SOM led a revitalization effort to create a spacious new building that could meet the needs of modern air travel. The resulting terminal — … Continued
In 2018, the City of West Hollywood unveiled its SMART City Strategic Plan—a multi-phase roadmap to incorporate smart technologies, digital tools, and data analytics into a variety of city services. The goal is to use these technologies, combined with improvements to the built environment, to make city services more effective and efficient. The plan identifies … Continued
Enhancing the city’s public health response The New York City Public Health Laboratory (PHL) has been a critical tool to respond to public health crises in New York for more than a century. Established in 1892 to address the diphtheria outbreak, PHL was the first municipal bacteriological laboratory in the world. More recently, it was … Continued
Patient care reimagined In 2018, Emory Healthcare and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University announced their intention to create a cancer care center that has “never before been seen or imagined.” Winship Cancer Institute—the only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the state of Georgia—aspires to fundamentally change the way patients with cancer … Continued
Bridging a neighborhood’s past and future 800 Fulton Market is a mixed-use office building that marks the gateway to one of Chicago’s most dynamic neighborhoods. With a series of setbacks and landscaped terraces, the 19-story design is carefully proportioned to relate to the rhythm and scale of the Fulton Market District’s historic low-rise streetscape, while … Continued
The Vertical Medina is a mixed-use residential, office, and retail development that flips the traditional Arab medina city form — with its interlocking alleyways and courtyards — on edge to create a rich vertical network of shops, offices, and residences. The structure, clad in locally sourced limestone, is composed of 55 luxury apartments ranging from … Continued
Pioneer Park is a multi-use campus in Gurgaon, a city frequently referred to as the “Silicon Valley” of the New Delhi region. SOM’s master plan for the campus calls for buildings of varying scales, retail and entertainment space, and a large central park — all of which will make Pioneer Park a vibrant center of … Continued