SOM Associate Julie Hiromoto will contribute her expertise to a discussion on Post-Occupancy Evaluation, which will take place on Tuesday September 8, 2015 at the Center for Architecture in New York City. Organized by the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the event will consider, in light of recent initiatives that require … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has unveiled plans for a new 9-million-square-foot campus for Egypt’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) outside Cairo. To be located on a sloped 35-acre site in Giza’s Sheikh Zayed City district, the campus will treat more than 1.7 million patients annually and serve as a research and development center.
Egypt’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) has unveiled plans for their new medical campus outside Cairo, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). The nine-million-square-foot campus design comprises a system of functional modules separated by landscaped courtyards and connected by visitor and staff circulation areas. The complex, expected to break ground by the end of 2015, … Continued
A dazzling display at Poly International Plaza excited onlookers in Beijing on August 6, 2015. To celebrate Hyundai Capital as the master tenant of the 31-story tower, a light show programmed by Haoersai Lighting Group danced across the structurally expressive building. SOM designed and engineered the tower, which is nearly complete. Source: China Poly Real … Continued
On Thursday September 17, 2015, SOM Materials Specialist Anjanette Green will speak at the inaugural Living Product Expo in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The event is being hosted by the International Living Future Institute, which offers green building and infrastructure solutions through programs like the Living Building Challenge. The Living Product Expo brings leading minds in the … Continued
On August 29, 2015, a team of SOM Chicago employees spent their Saturday as Habitat for Humanity volunteers. They joined in the effort to build homes in the West Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s far South Side. Wearing in-house-designed T-shirts in the signature SOM red, the group of 21 staff—representing every level and discipline of the … Continued
Busy hospitals are not necessarily known to be calm oases, but the design of the new 9 million sq ft National Cancer Institute in Egypt could potentially challenge that perception. The eight buildings included in the new institute will range in height from 4 to 13 stories and be connected to one another via a … Continued
The Chicago Public Library, in conjunction with the Public Building Commission of Chicago, will celebrate the opening of its new Chinatown Branch on Saturday, August 29, 2015. The event will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony as well as family-friendly activities and cultural performances. Designed by SOM and Wight & Company, the library stands as a strong … Continued
Tropicana Corp has engaged the services of international architectural firm, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, well-known for its feat in designing international landmarks such as Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, and New York’s One World Trade Centre, to up the game for The Residences into another spectacular iconic landmark.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has honored SOM’s University Center at The New School with a 2015 Educational Facility Design Award. Organized by the AIA’s Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE), this year’s edition of the annual awards program recognized “projects imbued with flexible programs and collaborative teaching spaces.” The jury selected the … Continued