One Steuart Lane Wins Engineering News Record California 2022 Regional Best Project Award

One Steuart Lane has won a 2022 Engineering News Record California 2022 Regional Best Project Award in the Residential/Hospitality category. Poised on the San Francisco waterfront, One Steuart Lane is a high-end residential tower integrating balconies and terraces to offer its residents a refined expression of indoor-outdoor California living. To facilitate the panoramic views and … Continued

Designed by SOM, Alibaba’s New Shanghai Campus is Said to Be Inspired By a Cloud

Mina Hasman Elected to RIBA Council

Senior Associate Principal and Sustainable Practice Director Mina Hasman has been elected to serve on The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Council for a 3-year term. As a widely recognized industry expert, Mina currently leads SOM’s sustainability practice and is co-leader of the firm’s Climate Action Group. In her role, she challenges existing best … Continued

Vote Now to See Urban Sequoia at SXSW 2023!

Vote now for Urban Sequoia! South by Southwest (SXSW) has just opened the voting period for its PanelPicker contest, which will determine who gets to present at the SXSW conference in March 2023. If “Urban Sequoia: Buildings That Can Absorb Carbon” is chosen, SOM Partner Chris Cooper and Principal Yasemin Kologlu will present the ideas … Continued

SPLAM + 800 Fulton Market Honored with SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards

The SPLAM Timber Pavilion and 800 Fulton Market have both received a 2022 Award of Merit from the Structural Engineering Association of Illinois (SEAOI). The Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Competition takes place each year to recognize creative achievement in structural engineering via innovative structural designs and individual contributions that advance the profession. SPLAM [SPatial LAMinated … Continued

Lonny Israel to Present at 2022 SEGD Wayfinding + Placemaking Symposium

Join Graphics + Brand Principal Lonny Israel at the 2022 SEGD Wayfinding + Placemaking Symposium for a deep dive into the philosophy, process and passion that guides the best creative minds working in the field of Wayfinding + Placemaking. The 2022 SEGD Wayfinding + Placemaking Symposium (August 3-4) promises to bring an intercontinental perspective to … Continued

Julia Skeete Speaks to Archiboo on Breaking the Glass Ceiling

SOM Selected to Revamp Visitor Experience for Egypt’s Pyramids at Giza

SOM Designs Dynamic, User-Controlled Headquarters for Alibaba’s Shanghai Campus

Located in one of Shanghai’s premiere arts and innovation districts, a healthy new workplace turns the typical headquarters building “inside out” to showcase the company’s talent, collaboration, and creativity. Today, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) unveiled designs for a new headquarters for leading global technology company Alibaba in Shanghai’s Xuhui District. Designed to evoke a … Continued

Taylor Street Apartments and Little Italy Branch Library Wins ULI Americas Award of Excellence

Taylor Street Apartments and Little Italy Branch Library has won an Urban Land Institute (ULI) Americas Award for Excellence. This year, 68 projects and programs from across the Americas region were submitted for the competition and 10 projects were awarded by the jury. The winners of the ULI Americas Awards for Excellence become finalists for … Continued