The January opening of the new terminal two at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport increased the size of the airport by three million square metres, and increased passenger capacity to 40 million per year. It’s one of the more beautiful places to wait to board a plane, thanks to open air pavilions inspired by traditional Indian … Continued
With a high-speed rail network slowly making its way towards reality, cities are commissioning grand stations for the 21st century to accommodate this new mode of transit. Here are five stations on the horizon that are bringing the drama and glamour back to train travel, while positioning it for a high-tech, high-speed future.
Plans have been unveiled for a multimodal transport hub to be built in Miami, designed by global architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). The large scale infrastructure will transform Florida’s transportation landscape with additional passenger stations at Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach also set to be constructed by SOM. Local practice Zyscovich architects … Continued
Yesterday, SOM revealed its design for the Miami hub of All Aboard Florida’s passenger rail line. The terminal will be one of three that connects more than 235 miles of rail lines crossing the state of Florida. With the Sunshine State close to becoming the third biggest in the union in terms of population, these … Continued
Directed by artist and designer Luis Urculo, “Covers” presents iconic architecture constructed of everyday objects. Two landmark SOM buildings are featured in the video: John Hancock Center and Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower). Other buildings include Guggenheim Museum New York and Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright; National Congress of Brazil by Oscar Niemeyer; New Museum and … Continued
Local officials and railway executives unveiled plans on Wednesday for a sprawling 3 million-square-foot Miami train station complex including an 80-story skyscraper, to anchor the state’s first privately owned intercity railway and help redevelop the downtown area. Officials from All Aboard Florida, a subsidiary of Fortress Investment Group, liken the Miami station to such well-known … Continued
All Aboard Florida revealed plans Wednesday for the flagship station of its proposed cross-state passenger-train service, a shimmering, four-block-long labyrinth of shops, restaurant, offices and, oh yes, tracks, perched on a floating platform in downtown Miami. The 50-foot-tall platform is part of an 11.2-acre development that stretches from just east of Government Center to the … Continued
A group of employees from SOM’s Chicago office helped build homes for Habitat for Humanity as part of the recent “Raise Your Hand Chicagoland” event. Over four days, volunteers constructed frames for 12 homes in Pioneer Court, a public space backdropped by the SOM-designed Equitable Building. Mayor Rahm Emanuel helped kick off the event and … Continued
On June 3, SOM Senior Digital Design Manager Robert Yori will speak at the KA Connect 2014 Conference in San Francisco. The event brings together senior and emerging leaders from top Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) firms to discuss strategies and tactics for building highly connected practices. Yori’s talk, “AEC-APPS: Community as a Competitive Advantage,” … Continued
Chicago: City of Big Data, a new exhibition presented by the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF), reveals the potential of digital information to shape the design of the urban environment and the urban experience as a whole. The influence of urban data on architecture and urban planning is becoming more apparent every day, making data one … Continued