SOM’s Tanjong Pagar Centre in Singapore has won a World Architecture News Mixed-Use Award. The project, slated for completion in 2016, was the singular winner in the Future Projects subcategory. The 160,000-square-meter project is located in Singapore’s historic Tanjong Pagar central business district. Comprising office, residential, retail and hospitality functions, the development will significantly contribute … Continued
SOM’s University Center at The New School has been awarded an AIA New York Chapter Merit Award for Architecture. The bold urban landmark, located at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan, broadcasts the experimental nature of the school and creates a dialogue between the campus community, the local neighborhood, and the … Continued
The SOM Foundation is currently accepting Intent to Apply forms for its 2015 SOM Prize and 2015 Travel Fellowship. Forms must be postmarked on or before April 20, 2015. Granted each year, these awards are emblematic of the SOM Foundation’s mission to nurture emerging talent as identified in students of architecture, design, and urban design. … Continued
Two SOM projects, Denver Union Station and the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, have earned 2015 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS2) awards. Given annually by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the IDEAS2 awards are the highest honors bestowed by the U.S. steel industry. According to the AISC, … Continued
The Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) has recognized three SOM projects as part of its Professional Project Award program, which acknowledges and showcases outstanding achievements in design and construction within the architectural engineering field. Terminal 2 at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport was recognized with two separate awards: an Award of Excellence in the Architectural Engineering Integration … Continued
Three SOM projects have won the 2015 Architizer A+ Awards, a program that recognizes outstanding architecture in more than 90 distinct categories. In the Commercial Office – High Rise Category, One World Trade Center has been chosen as the Popular Choice Award winner. In the same category, China Merchants Tower & Woods Park has been named … Continued
SOM’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2 has been awarded a Platinum A’ Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. Given annually, the A’ Design Awards recognize design excellence across a wide spectrum of categories—from fashion and furniture design to urban planning and parametric design. Mumbai Airport’s Platinum A’ Design Award is … Continued
SOM has won a social media award from the New York chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS-NY). The organization’s 2015 Marketing Communications Awards program has recognized the firm’s Instagram account, @skidmoreowingsmerrill, as the winner of the social media category. Award winners will be honored at private ceremony in New York City in … Continued
Today, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced University Center at The New School as a winner of an AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Award. The 10 recipients of this honor represent the year’s exemplary projects in sustainable design. A LEED® Gold building located in New York’s textured Greenwich Village neighborhood, … Continued
The Structural Engineers Association of Northern California has honored SOM with two 2015 SEAONC Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards. The program recognizes extraordinary structural engineering in both built and research projects. In turn, the SOM-designed Pearl River Tower has won an Award of Excellence in Sustainable Design, while SOM’s Timber Tower and Fargo Block 9 … Continued