SOM’s Zuellig Building, an elegant office tower located in Manila, Philippines, has been selected as a winner in this year’s Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence program. This annual award recognizes outstanding achievement in the entire development of a project. Judges consider planning, design, and construction excellence, as well as accomplishment in financing … Continued
MIPIM Asia, the world’s property market in Asia Pacific, announces the winners’ ranking for the 6th edition of its Awards competition which honours outstanding real estate projects in the Asia Pacific region. MIPIM Asia jury were called on to rank the 30 winning Awards projects, in the process giving the winners Gold, Silver or Bronze … Continued
SOM Associate Ame Engelhart will be a featured panelist at the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Women’s Leadership Initiative Luncheon on May 21 in Hong Kong. The discussion is titled “Global Leadership for Cities of Tomorrow.” The mission of the ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative is to raise the visibility and number of women leaders in ULI … Continued
London, U.K.: As the winning entry to an international design competition, Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) has announced that the construction of The JTI Building in Geneva will commence in Spring 2012. The local authorities granted the final construction permit on December 9, 2011. The headquarters are located in an area of Geneva characterized by … Continued
Chicago, IL: Waterline, a multimedia effort by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, will receive a 2013 Merit Award from the Illinois Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. The award recognizes the work of SOM’s City Design Practice and its partners — Friends of the Chicago River and Spirit of Space, a creative agency — … Continued
Former SOM Partner Robert Turner was honored by his alma mater, Virginia Tech, with the University Distinguished Achievement Award for 2014. The award was bestowed at University Commencement earlier this month. An influential force within SOM, Turner began his career in the firm’s Chicago office in 1974, rising to Partner before he moved to London … Continued
Given the complex forces connecting China and the United States, the new U.S. Embassy in Beijing, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s San Francisco office, had to negotiate difficult political, cultural, and architectural terrain. The design needed to take into account strict security concerns while accommodating the offices, spaces for visa processing, conferences, receptions, and … Continued
For the jury, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)’s new U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China, sends an important message: “The consulate building is representative of a quality that we want to continue to see in foreign projects, where our soft culture can be embraced,” juror Sheila Kennedy said. The 150,000-square-foot building’s unfussy massing and frank expression … Continued
With the U.S. Census Bureau having outgrown its aging 1942-vintage home in Suitland, Maryland, the General Services Administration commissioned Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) to design a new, 2.5-million-square-foot headquarters on an adjacent, 80-acre wooded site [record, March 2007, page 130]. A series of accessible green roofs and gardens unfold from the center of the … Continued
Two SOM projects have been named to this year’s Sustainia100 list, which celebrates outstanding and transformative sustainable innovations. The guide focuses on tangible solutions that introduce state-of-the-art practices having a positive impact on communities and industries around the world. The new, 381,000 square-foot Joint and Spine Center at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, … Continued