Knowledge gets crammed into the brain or vaporized in the cloud, but the institutions that feed on it need plenty of actual space. As NYU devours the Village, Columbia infiltrates Manhattanville, Fordham grows new towers, and Cornell annexes Roosevelt Island, it sometimes seems as if Manhattan is turning into a single giant campus. The track … Continued
Mumbai, the financial capital of India, is roaring into the 21st century at light speed. Ten years ago, its Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport welcomed six million passengers annually. Today, that number’s increased by five-fold. Thus the new terminal there, designed by SOM, and adding 4.4 million square feet and a capacity for 40 million travelers, … Continued
Julie Hiromoto, SOM Associate, will speak on August 29, 2013, at the “Spotlight on Roosevelt Island” forum put on by GreenHomeNYC. The forum will focus on new innovations in sustainable building, planning, and infrastructure on Roosevelt Island. GreenHomeNYC: Spotlight on Roosevelt Island August 29, 2013 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. REI Community Room 303 Lafayette Street … Continued
The Christ Hospital (TCH) in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a 555-bed acute care hospital, recognized as the leader in adult care in Greater Cincinnati, and ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the country. At 1.5 million square feet, the institution was outgrowing its Mt. Auburn campus. The team developed a master plan that identifies growth … Continued
GVK Power is all set to launch operations at the Terminal 2 of the Mumbai International Airport this Friday. The blueprint had been prepared by New York’s Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), designers of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa and Chicago’s Willis Tower, both the tallest buildings in the world at completion. In fact, the architecture … Continued
SOM Associate Neil Katz has been named a cluster champion for “bioresponsive building envelopes” at the Smart Geometry 2012 Conference. Other cluster champions include Anna Dyson, CASE/RPI, program director; Bess Kreitemeyer CASE/RPI, PhD candidate; and Satoshi Kiyono, Turner Construction. SmartGeometry 2012 March 19 – 22, 2012 Workshop March 23 – 24, 2012 Talkshop and Symposium … Continued
The Zone Green text amendment was approved on April 30, 2012. Back again after the popular Zone Green event in January, Howard Slatkin, Director of Sustainability, NYC Department of City Planning, will present the new laws in detail and discuss their implications with Nicholas Holt, Director at SOM and Urban Green Council Board Member. Before … Continued
SOM has been invited to create a pavilion for the Interni “Legacy Exhibition” as part of the FuoriSalone in conjunction with the 2012 Salone del Mobile in Milan. The pavilion is one of eight installations created by design leaders from around the world working together with Italian manufacturing giants. SOM, the only U.S.-based firm invited … Continued
Canstruction, Inc. is a registered 501©(3) nonprofit organization that holds annual design and build competitions to construct fantastic, giant-sized structures made entirely out of canned food. In each city, after the structures are built and the winners declared, the creations go on view to the general public as art exhibits. At the close of the … Continued
For two months this summer, the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., is hosting an indoor mini-golf course. SOM is one of several firms in the D.C. area to contribute to the course by designing and constructing a hole inspired by an actual building, landscape, or monument. SOM’s design for the mini-golf hole was inspired … Continued