Long before the advent of air-conditioning, lo-tech means of cooling buildings were well established. Now, architects worldwide are rediscovering the sustainable benefits of natural temperature control through clever design SOM pursued a different strategy in the conception of a university building completed in 2013 for The New School in the New York district of Greenwich … Continued
On Saturday, September 26, 2015, SOM’s Brian DeYoung will teach a Black Spectacles Digital Design Workshop about families and parameters in Revit 2016. Attendees will learn how to develop detailed models and drawings, working from pre-built models of Renzo Piano’s Modern Wing at the Art Institute. In addition to the in-person course, which takes place … Continued
San Francisco: The renovation of The Strand, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), is a major milestone for San Francisco and the city’s preeminent theater company. American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) commissioned SOM to resurrect a nearly 100-year-old cinema to serve as an intimate second stage for A.C.T.’s full-staged productions, an education center, and … Continued
The San Francisco Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has honored SOM’s renovation of the Strand Theater with its award for Outstanding Architectural Engineering Project of the Year. The award recognizes projects that are driven by significant innovation in engineering, and which produce a substantial public benefit for the city of San Francisco. Representing … Continued
Global architecture and design firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has completed Jiangxi Greenland Zifeng Tower, a new high-rise tower in the Gaoxin district of Nanchang, China. Chinese real estate company Greenland Group developed the 56-story glass tower, which was certified LEED Silver.
International design firm SOM hit a home run with their gorgeous new skyscraper in Nanchang, China. Located in Gaoxin, a rapidly expanding high-tech district, the 56-story Jiangxi Greenland Zifeng Tower was voted this year’s “favorite completed high-rise building” by the Greenland Group (China’s leading development company) and even earned LEED Silver accreditation for its high-performance … Continued
A defined rectangular massing emphasized by a strong diagrid shading fin system and a unique “Great Window” gives the Jiangxi Greenland Zifeng Tower a striking presence on the Nanchang skyline. The 258-meter tower, completed in August 2015, is located in the burgeoning Gaoxin business district. It is situated across the Ganjiang River from the Jiangxi … Continued
Skyscraper aficionados Skidmore, Owings and Merrill have added another glittering high-rise to their burgeoning portfolio of works in China. Last week, construction was officially completed on the Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Zifeng Tower, a hybrid office and hotel building that has already been voted “favorite completed high-rise building” by nationwide technical staff at the Greenland Group, … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) completed ”Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Zifeng Tower” in August and stands as a new crystallized sculpture in Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza. According to SOM’s design approach, a defined rectangular massing emphasized by a strong diagrid shading fin system and a unique “Great Window” gives the Jiangxi Greenland Zifeng Tower a … Continued
American firm SOM has completed a new tower in Nanchang, China, which features an exterior diagrid system that helps to shade the glass building. Rising 56 storeys, the Jiangxi Greenland Zifeng Tower is located in Gaoxin, a growing high-tech district in Nanchang. The skyscraper was developed by the Greenland Group, one of China’s largest property … Continued