The Copper Development Association (CDA) has announced its selections for the 2015 North American Copper in Architecture Awards (NACIA), now in their eighth year. The awards celebrate stellar projects that incorporate copper in their designs. The 12 award-winning works span three categories and include educational, residential and healthcare buildings in addition to historic landmarks.
The plot concerns relationships in a digital world, and the arriving audience will be primed by a video about tech’s intrusions into our daily lives, on the LED screen in the lobby. There will be a live cam filming people in their seats and a live cam over the stage, the images mixed together on … Continued
For more than five decades the Downtown Denver Partnership has celebrated significant contributions to Denver through its annual awards program. On May 21, 2015, the SOM-led redevelopment of Denver Union Station was honored for strengthening the city center socially and economically. To accompany the event, the Downtown Denver Partnership created a new video that outlines … Continued
At an inaugural event in San Francisco, the SOM Women’s Initiative (SOMWI) announced the establishment of a West Coast chapter on May 13, 2015. The new group advocates equitable practice, and it provides women with mentorship opportunities and other resources that cultivate their professional growth and leadership. Following its launch, the West Coast chapter of … Continued
“We are especially looking forward to tapping into the research function in the DDx so that we can get a much better sense of how our projects are performing against comparable buildings in the marketplace, which provides a great benchmarking capability,” said Teresa Rainey, PE, Director of High Performance Design at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill … Continued
Baccarat Hotel & Residences New York is the first hotel and global flagship for the 250 year-old Baccarat crystal brand Paris-based interior design firm Gilles & Boissier led the creation of the hotel’s interiors, which combine Baccarat’s French classic aesthetics with a fanciful modern sensibility. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill served as architects for the 50-story … Continued
Architects and members of the public will be treated to an in-depth look at the Strand Theater on May 21, 2015, in anticipation of the first public performance at the American Conservatory Theater’s new venue on June 3. The walkthrough is organized by the Historic Resources Committee of the American Institute of Architects’ San Francisco … Continued
On Thursday, San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater ceremoniously opens The Strand, a new theater and education space on Market Street, and company artistic director Carey Perloff is giddy with excitement about the ribbon-cutting and the renovated building. “It’s welcoming and transparent and open,” said Perloff, wearing a hard hat during a recent tour of the … Continued
With a bright red facade that was painstakingly restored and given a lovely coat of red paint, there’s something like an invitation to the Strand’s marquee. Inside, a café is open to the public all day, and 126 panel LED screen lights up the space. You’ll notice that it currently mirrors and plays with the … Continued
On May 18, 2015, SOM Technical Director Nicholas Holt will give the keynote address “A Return to Performance” at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Envelope Stakeholder Workshop. The talk will focus on new developments in building-envelope technology, and propose that future high-performance buildings will integrate complex systems with responses to site and climate inspired by … Continued