Otemachi One Garden Opens with Week-Long Celebration

The final piece of Otemachi One, a new, 6,000-square-meter garden that complements one of the largest mixed-use developments undertaken in Tokyo’s Otemachi district, opened to the public on Friday, December 16. Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., the developers of the project, are celebrating the opening in a series of events running … Continued

SOM Named Top Architecture Company at CTBUH 2022 International Conference

At this year’s Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) International Conference, SOM gathered with industry peers to share recent and upcoming work at conference programs in both Chicago and Shanghai. Our work received several awards and is featured in a new publication released at the conference, World’s 118 Tallest Buildings, which names SOM … Continued

Loyola Marymount University’s Latest SOM-Designed Buildings Provide Dynamic Spaces for Media Production and Performance

With a cutting-edge new facility for the School of Film and Television and an innovative outdoor performance stage, LMU continues its growth as a leading center for arts and media education. Two new structures designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill are now complete on Loyola Marymount University’s Westchester campus: the Howard B. Fitzpatrick Pavilion, which … Continued

SOM Releases Climate Action Report, Achieves Net Zero Emissions

Confronting the climate crisis is the most important goal that drives SOM’s work. As a leading global architecture and engineering firm, we want to work with our clients, peers, and collaborators to move our industry forward. That’s why we have made a twofold pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions: in our own business operations, … Continued

Roper St. Francis to Build Massive $1B Health Campus in North Charleston

The Charleston Regional Business Journal reports on Roper St. Francis Healthcare’s plans to build a new campus in North Charleston, which will include a new hospital and office building. The $1 billion medical campus will be one of the largest, most advanced health care construction projects on the East Coast. E4H Environments for Health Architecture … Continued

Carlos Madrid III Recommends Products for Greener Interior Designs in Architect Magazine

In an article titled “Designers Select: Sustainable Solutions” for the September 2022 issue of Architect Magazine, Carlos Madrid III, SOM Senior Associate Principal, recommends three products for more environmentally-sensitive interiors.

José Palacios Featured in the Los Angeles Times “LA Vanguardia”

The Los Angeles Times has recognized SOM Principal José Luis Palacios, along with other Latino leaders who are shaping the cultural landscape, in the article, “Meet LA Vanguardia: The Latino innovators, instigators and power players breaking through barriers.”  “Diversity is always richer than single authorship,” [Palacios] says. “That is a product of thinking of architecture … Continued

Gas Company Tower Receives AIA Los Angeles 25-Year Award

AIA Los Angeles honored Gas Company Tower with a prestigious 25-Year Award at the recent 2022 AIA LA Design Awards. The AIA’s 25-Year Awards recognize enduring projects which, over 25 years after completion, continue to be architecturally significant and demonstrate excellence by current design standards. Originally designed by SOM in 1991 as the headquarters for … Continued

SOM Seattle Studio Hosts “DEI: Advancing Collaboration in Design”

SOM, in association with KPFF, PAE and Graham Baba, hosted a forum with Seattle’s small design business community to discuss meaningful collaboration and inclusion on large aviation projects. On November 9th, 2022, team members from projects at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Kansas City International Airport, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport gathered to share their experiences with … Continued

SOM Contributes to Playbook to Improve UK Construction Industry Productivity

As a member of the Construction Productivity Taskforce, a cohort of leaders in the built environment sector, SOM has contributed to a landmark publication that aims to improve productivity in the UK construction industry. “Trust and Productivity: The Private Sector Construction Playbook” seeks to promote greater collaboration in a highly fragmented industry that can lack … Continued