In a feature on carbon-neutral campuses, Architectural Record highlights SOM’s planning work for UC Merced, which in 2020 became the first American public research university to achieve net zero operational carbon. After designing the university’s original master plan in 2002, SOM was selected to lead the 2020 Project—an ambitious public-private partnership to build facilities to … Continued
On November 23rd, SOM Sustainability Director Mina Hasman will speak at AJ Retrofit Live, the largest event in the UK focused on building reuse and retrofit. In a panel discussion titled “The Commercial Case for Retrofit,” Mina will discuss the benefits and opportunities for retrofit projects—not only in terms of carbon savings, but also as … Continued
SOM is joining the London Build 2022 Expo, the United Kingdom’s biggest construction show, to present and discuss the latest on sustainable design in architecture. Three of SOM’s London-based team members, Mina Hasman, Martin Liepmann, and Karl Micallef, will speak on a variety of topics related to sustainability and decarbonizing the built environment. On November … Continued
Expanding upon the research introduced at COP26, SOM has spent the past year refining Urban Sequoia—a radical reimagination of the architecture and construction of buildings and cities—to create a design that is buildable right now. Today at COP27, the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) presented Urban … Continued
The 2022 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is happening this week in San Francisco, and will be hosted at Moscone Center. In 2019, an SOM-led expansion of Moscone Center made it the nation’s first LEED Platinum certified convention venue. SOM’s strong presence at the conference also includes three project tours, and a session talk. See … Continued
On Thursday, November 11, 2022, in San Francisco, SOM Senior Digital Designer Stephanie Tabb will speak at The Future of Design Technology + Practice Symposium, among a diverse cohort of BIM consultants, robotics entrepreneurs, visualization managers, and computational designers. Hosted by the Center for Architecture and Design and the AIA San Francisco Design Technology Committee at the Autodesk Gallery, this … Continued
Envisioned as one of Asia’s most sustainable skyscrapers, the 63-story mixed-use downtown development takes cues from bamboo forests to create an indoor-outdoor vertical community with public spaces, offices, retail, a hotel, and luxury residences. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has revealed the design of 8 Shenton Way, a 63-story tower that will anchor the intersection … Continued
Design Partner Kent Jackson is a featured speaker at “The Future of Buildings,” an event organized by ULI Poland, taking place on October 20, 2022 in Warsaw. Responding to the event’s theme, “What does it take to build a net-zero building?” Kent will present SOM’s concept for Urban Sequoia: a systems approach that uses carbon-capture … Continued