Retired Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Associate Partner Louis Skidmore, Jr. passed away on March 31, 2023, in Houston at the age of 89. Louis joined the firm in 1963 and was instrumental in establishing SOM’s Houston office in 1977. Louis Skidmore, Jr. was born in Chicago in January 1934, into the family of SOM’s founders—he … Continued
From April 3, 2023, SOM is accepting applications for Year One—a comprehensive career development program that allows our newest team members to get the most of their first year in the profession. Students completing a degree in 2023 in architecture, engineering, urban planning, or interior design are invited to apply. Launched in 2018, the Year … Continued
On Thursday, March 30, 2023, SOM Design Principal José Palacios presented “El Arte y Ciencia del Diseno Integrado y Holistico de Fachadas (the Art and Science of Integrated and Holistic Facade Design) at Zak World of Facades in Mexico City. The presentation explored the high-performance, sustainable facade designs of the LA Federal Courthouse, Billie Jean … Continued
In a new column in MAS Context, architectural historian Elizabeth Blasius laments the pandemic-accelerated loss of architecturally significant modernist suburban campuses as digital logistics takes command of real estate. Once coveted as a bucolic backdrop for aspirational architecture to house a post-war workforce, these sites are now being assessed only in terms of their size … Continued
Javier Arizmendi, Francesca Oliveira, and John Kuchen presented “High-Performance Facades with a Sense of Place,” during the Architect’s Newspaper’s Facades+ San Francisco. The SOM team delved into two projects—one on the San Francisco waterfront, and the other in the heart of Redwood City—that demonstrate how form, materials, and careful detailing can maximize the connection between … Continued
95 State at City Creek is a testament to the creativity and expertise of the entire project team. In this deep-dive on the 25-story tower in Salt Lake City’s financial district, Utah Construction & Design Magazine spoke with the owner, contractor, and SOM’s Michael Duncan, Steve Sobel, Sean Ragasa, and Peter Lee about completing this ambitious … Continued
Principal Francesca Oliveira took to Capitol Hill last week with a group of over 400 architects for the 2023 AIA Leadership Summit. As part of the official AIA Lobby Day, the group visited the offices of congress members and advocated for two bipartisan congressional bills: the Democracy in Design Act and the Resilient AMERICA Act. … Continued
Architectural Record’s November Colleges and Universities 2022 issue features two recent SOM-designed projects on the Loyola Marymount University campus: the School of Film and Television’s new undergraduate building and the Drollinger Family Stage. Sarah Amelar explores how both projects merged lighting design and architecture “to bring transparency, lyricism, and a distinctive identity to the campus.”
NJ.com reports on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s plans for the redevelopment of Newark Liberty International Airport. The Port Authority announced that Arup and SOM will work on a design and master plan for the project’s next phase, which will accommodate future growth and demand, improve the travel experience, and identify … Continued