The Structural Engineering Association of Northern California (SEAONC) awarded the 2023 Award of Excellence for New Construction to One Steuart Lane. One Steuart Lane, a 120-residence tower on San Francisco’s waterfront, accommodates an indoor-outdoor California lifestyle in an urban high-rise. In the evolving fabric of the city, the project’s waterfront site, previously occupied by a … Continued
How can we decarbonize the spaces where scientists conduct critical experimental research? Danielle McGuire, SOM sciences practice leader, advocates for an intelligent and inventive approach to sustainable laboratory design in “The Lasting Impact of Sustainable Lab Design” for Lab Design News. Bringing to bear insights cultivated while designing sustainable commercial, academic, and institutional research buildings, … Continued
Although often celebrated as a versatile, durable, and resilient material, concrete accounts for approximately 11 percent of global carbon emissions. In her Architectural Record article “Continuing Education: Decarbonizing Concrete—The Ubiquitous Material Gets a Climate Friendly Makeover,” Joann Gonchar, AIA, highlights various strategies for reducing concrete’s environmental impact. Among the industry professionals featured, Managing Partner Brant … Continued
On Friday, April 21, 2023, University of California, Berkeley celebrated breaking ground on the expansion and renovation of the UC Berkeley Grimes Engineering Center. This new home will become a nexus for student collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship at one of the top engineering schools in the country. The project will adapt the existing Bechtel Engineering … Continued
Gridshell and cable net structures are impressive-looking features in many prominent civic buildings, including NYC’s Moynihan Train Hall. Aside from their visual prominence, they also have many important structural properties, such as being lightweight as well as material and energy-efficient. To pursue new design applications for gridshell roofs and net structures, SOM is collaborating with … Continued
SOM has been selected as a finalist for three Architizer A+ Awards categories this year. As a firm, SOM has been selected as one of five finalists in the Best Sustainable Firm category. Through the firm’s built projects, research initiatives, and as an advocate in the industry and beyond, SOM is working to accelerate the … Continued
Planners, architects, and community leaders can play a critical role in reconnecting communities, and improving health and quality of life for vulnerable communities. The entrenched and unfair distribution of environmental, social, and economic burdens, stemming from 20th-century redlining, manifest in persistent environmental inequities, and lack of access to essential needs from employment to health care. … Continued
In partnership with Stony Brook University, the leading public research institute in New York, SOM will create a new, net-zero campus to address the climate crisis Today on Governors Island, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and The Trust for Governors Island announced that Stony Brook University will serve as the anchor institution for the … Continued
Among a cohort of noteworthy projects on campuses across the country, two SOM projects have been recognized by the Society of College and University Planning Excellence Awards. The Cornell Tech Campus Framework Plan, a 12.4-acre applied sciences university on Roosevelt Island in New York City, received an Honor Award in Landscape Architecture for Open Space … Continued
Janet Echelman’s latest work, “Noli Timere” is on show through April 23 for Milan Design Week. It is the latest in a series of net aerial sculptures that our engineering team has helped produce. A collaboration with Kohler, the installation is suspended above the courtyard of the Palazzo del Senato. Since 2014, we have been working … Continued