Five SOM experts will participate in the inaugural GlassCon Global Conference, which will take place in Philadelphia from July 7-10, 2014. The conference will bring together architects, researchers, and industry representatives to drive innovation in glass technology. Joseph Chase, Sebastian Claussnitzer, Christopher Johnson, Brian Kaplan, and Christoph Timm, technical specialists in SOM’s New York office, … Continued
BDP and SOM have submitted plans for The Garden’ a new market which will be the largest new development in the Nine Elms area around Battersea Power Station in London. The £2 billion plans replace the existing New Covent Garden Market, the UKs largest fruit, vegetable and flower market, in addition to adding a mixed-use … Continued
Starting at Puxi’s North Bund … SOM is building White Magnolia Plaza, a 4.3 million-square-foot project on a 14-acre site behind the Shanghai International Cruise Terminal. Two towers dominate the mixed-use complex. One has already reached its full height of 563 feet and will be home to Shanghai’s first W Hotel, slated to open in … Continued
With academic projects less affected by shifts in the market as private, cultural, and commercial ventures seem to be, many university buildings begun during the recent Great Recession are newly completed, including several in our round-up of innovative higher education and research facilities. Among them are new buildings by SOM and Zaha Hadid, who both … Continued
After 60 years, SOM returns to one of its most significant projects – the Air Force Academy in Colorado – to add a “reason-based” icon to balance the chapel at the spiritual core of the institution. A cross between a pyramid and an aircraft tailfin, this 32-metre-tall skylight slants in alignment with the North Star, … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) has received seven Green GOOD DESIGN Awards, which recognize work that embodies and inspires progress toward a healthy and sustainable future. The awards program, now in its sixth year, stems from the preeminent GOOD DESIGN Awards, founded in 1950 by Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann, … Continued
SOM offices around the world turned off the lights on June 20 in observation of Daylight Hour, an initiative to promote energy conservation. Green Light New York, the event organizer, awarded SOM with the titles of Big Kahuna and Daylight Empire for greatest total area and distance between offices. From noon to 1:00 p.m, more … Continued
On June 7, 2014, Daniel Silva, an architect in SOM’s London office, rappelled down the 35-story Broadgate Tower for a charitable cause. The glass-clad, SOM-designed tower stands at a magnificent 585 feet and marks the edge of the City of London. SOM’s London office occupies the fourth floor of the building. “I work in this … Continued
As flashy, glass towers pull Downtown Miami ever skyward, SOM has unveiled plans for a transit hub that floats 50 feet above terre ferme. The 1,000-foot-long Miami Station sits atop reinforced concrete trusses and is set to become a cornerstone in Florida’s long-awaited, inter-city, express rail. The station—which has retail and restaurants—is just one third … Continued
The grid of columns and ceiling coffers at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2 in Mumbai, India, recalls the intricately carved stone mandapas, or pavilions, of ancient Hindu temples. But everything else about this 4.4-million-square-foot transportation hub, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) to serve 40 million travelers per year, is thoroughly modern.