New York, NY: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), the renowned architecture, engineering, interiors and planning firm, has received three 2013 Design Awards in the Architecture category from the New York Chapter of the AIA, more than any other firm this year. The prestigious awards program recognizes outstanding architectural design and honor the architects, clients … Continued
San Francisco, CA: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), the renowned architecture, engineering, interiors and planning firm, has received eight Spark Awards. Spark is a community of designers and creative people, bound together by the idea that Design can make positive change in the world. The prestigious global competition included seven completely independent juries of … Continued
New York, NY: The partners of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), the architecture, engineering, interiors and planning firm, are proud to announce the release of SOM Journal 7 (Hatje Cantz, 2011). In a continuing series that highlights the conceptual undercurrents being developed at SOM, the Journal presents a selection of recent SOM projects chosen … Continued
SOM is participating in the 2012 World Architecture Festival, a global festival and live awards competition that shares architectural excellence from around the world. Two SOM-designed projects, Raffles American School and the Conference Center in the King Abdullah Financial District, have been shortlisted in the “Future – Education” and “Future – Mixed Use” categories, respectively. … Continued
New York, NY: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), the renowned architecture, engineering, interiors and planning firm, has designed a state-of-the-art commercial building that will be serve as an intelligent, intuitive and innovative work environment for India’s premier commercial precinct. The 19-story, multi-tenant office building, developed by Godrej Properties, the real estate arm of the … Continued
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Saif Bader Al Qubaisi, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Health Services (SEHA), has unveiled plans for the new three-million-square-foot, 838-bed Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. The new complex, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) in a joint venture with ICME and Tilke, will replace the existing Sheikh Khalifa Medical City and provide … Continued
New York, NY: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has designed a stunning dining environment for the annual DINING BY DESIGN fundraiser presented by DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). SOM’s installation is one of more than 36 tabletops on display by internationally celebrated designers including Calvin Klein Home, Barney’s New York, Knoll, Herman Miller, and Ralph … Continued
Beijing, China: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), along with China World Trade Center Co. Ltd., today celebrated the grand opening of the China World Trade Tower, an 81-story, mixed use building set in Beijing’s Central Business District. The tower, which was designed by SOM and contains office, meeting, restaurants, and the China World Summit … Continued
New York, NY: AEC-APPS (aec-apps.com) is the first Web-based library of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) applications built by and for digital tool users and toolmakers, who share a common interest in the evolution of innovative technologies. Conceived, designed, and maintained by SOM (www.som.com) and CASE (www.case-inc.com ) to lead the industry toward a model … Continued
New York, NY: The joint venture between Arup and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, known as ArupSOM, announced today the completion of its work expanding Terminal 4 for Delta Air Lines at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) inNew York City. The new $1.2 billion terminal complex consolidates Delta’s operations at JFK, allowing the airline … Continued