The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University is one of the world’s largest buildings devoted exclusively to rare books. Completed in 1963, the building was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft of the firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Inside, a glass tower of books rises through the library’s center. The building will be closed … Continued
Poised to become an iconic landmark located along Millionaires Row and a two-minute walk from the globally-renowned and captivating Petronas Twin Tower, Tropicana – The Residences, though still under construction, is already the talk of the town.
The Windy City chapter of Habitat for Humanity recently recognized SOM with its Corporate Partner in Hope award. The Chicago office of SOM was recognized for its notable volunteer and financial support to the nonprofit organization, which seeks to build homes and enhance communities. Award recipients were recognized at the nonprofit’s annual Habitat Heroes event … Continued
At the Chicago World’s Fair of 1933, a pair of young architects, Nathaniel Owings and Louis Skidmore, realised a cable car of supersize proportions first proposed by engineer William L. Hamilton. As two thirds of the practice SOM, Owings and Skidmore later went on to realise a fair few of the tallest buildings in the … Continued
A+U, a monthly Japanese publication focused on architecture and urbanism, recently dedicated a full issue of its magazine to SOM. Released in February, the 169-page volume examines how SOM has continued its tradition of reinvention into the 21st century — not only in terms of its work, but also its organizational structure. As “One SOM,” the global … Continued
The AeroTrain is a step toward fixing Dulles’s many logistical problems so the terminal’s beauty can be appreciated anew. The design by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill looks to the future, with concrete beams framing peaked skylights and doors of cloudy glass that whoosh open onto the sleek underground trains.
Big data presents tremendous opportunities to inform urban design, but raw data provides little useful insight. Divvy, a bicycle sharing program used in Chicago, recently launched a Data Challenge in which it asked designers, developers, and scientists to visualize the more than 3.2 million Divvy bicycle trips taken in 2014. Matt Shaxted, computational designer in … Continued
On March 26, 2015, an annual birthday celebration was held in recognition of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. It took place at Crown Hall, located on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus in Chicago. For the event, the Mies van der Rohe Society invited … Continued
Anjanette Green, Materials Specialist in SOM’s San Francisco office, will participate in a panel at the Living Future unConference 2015, which takes place from April 1-3, 2015, in Seattle Hosted by the International Living Future Institute, the conference will explore the true sense of place and community through restorative design. There, Green will join others … Continued
Twelve structural steel building projects have earned national recognition in the 2015 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS²). The winning projects and their respective team members were recognized last week during the 2015 NASCC: The Steel Conference in Nashville.