The 14th International Architecture Exhibition at the 2014 Venice Biennale is now underway. The months-long event features dozens of pavilions in which countries display their design prowess. This year, the American Pavilion presents the OfficeUS exhibition, of which SOM is a benefactor. The show documents 1,000 global projects from U.S. architectural offices, including SOM, over … Continued
SOM’s newly constructed San Bernardino Justice Center won the 2014 Award of Merit from the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC). The San Bernarndino Justice Center was honored during an awards dinner on May 6, 2014, in San Francisco. The San Bernardino Justice Center (SBJC) opened this month and is one of the tallest base … Continued
Saigon South New City Center is exceptional among recent Southeast Asian developments. The 433-hectare New City Center is the core of Saigon South, a redevelopment zone located immediately south of Ho Chi Minh City’s historic center. Saigon South combines comprehensive planning for a sustainable and high quality of life with strategic public-private partnerships that leverage … Continued
Roche Diagnostics, a 109,000-square-foot training facility under construction at the Roche campus in Indianapolis, has been awarded first place in the new commercial buildings category of the 2014 ASHRAE Region VI Technology Awards. The building serves as a model of how smart sustainable design can help a corporate campus slash energy consumption despite increasing in … Continued
Jakarta, Indonesia: Plans were unveiled on Monday for Pertamina Energy Tower, a highly sustainable corporate headquarters in Jakarta, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), the renowned architecture, engineering, interiors and planning firm. Created for the state-owned energy company, Pertamina, the large-scale project will feature a performing arts and exhibition pavilion, a mosque, and … Continued
The Silicon Valley Chinese American Computer & Commerce Association (SVCACA) Clean Technology Conference & Expo is a one-day event designed to foster innovation and promote business partnerships between the United States and Asia Pacific countries. Patricia Yeh, SOM Senior Manager in the San Francisco office, will be one of the distinguished speakers, discussing SOM’s recent … Continued
New York, NY: Nicholas Holt, AIA, LEED® AP BD+C, Director at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), served as an expert on the New York City Building Resiliency Task Force, which unveiled its Summary Report outlining recommendations to strengthen New York’s building standards on June 13, 2013. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine … Continued
The Environmental Analysis Tool (EA Tool) is an application developed by SOM that estimates the equivalent carbon dioxide emissions for structures of various building types with consideration of initial construction, service life, repair after hazardous events, and deconstruction. Architects, engineers, developers, building owners, contractors, and students can utilize the EA Tool for research purposes. The … Continued
The WAN Urban Design Award probably throws up the biggest challenges for any jury, not least due to the variance in scale of each project. Often it is an urban regeneration scheme with an urgent social or environmental agenda. Sometimes it is a project that simply wishes to renew a city’s acquaintance with a post-industrial … Continued
The SOM-designed Nanhu New Country Village Master Plan has won a Merit Award from the American Planning Association (APA), California Chapter, Northern Section. The project was recognized in the “Innovation in Green Community Planning” category. Nanhu is a thoughtful response to China’s rapid urbanization and diminishing agricultural landscape. A first of its kind in … Continued