To attract the best and brightest faculty and students, universities today are asking architects for buildings that not only serve their academic goals but also bring prestige to their campuses through innovative design. The Genome Sciences Building (GSB) at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Chapel Hill succeeds on both levels. Designed by the … Continued
Architects and engineers see wayfinding as a means of doing more than just getting people on the move to their destinations. It can give them something to remember — a sense of where they are. And if they are going to be in a building day after day, as New School students will be once … Continued
State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina kicked off on Monday the construction of its landmark office building, the Pertamina Energy Tower. The 99-story building is being built on a 5.7-hectare plot in Rasuna Epicentrum in Kuningan, South Jakarta, and is said to signify the company’s goal of becoming a world-class energy company. The tower, … Continued
SOM envisions sustainable Pertamina Energy Tower in Jakarta rising to over 500 meters. The tower will become the centerpiece of the energy company’s headquarters, forming a new landmark for the Jakarta skyline. The 99-story structure, designed by SOM, will embody the ideals of sustainable design, comprising a “wind funnel” at its peak, which will take … Continued
Pertamina — Indonesia’s state-owned oil and gas corporation — will have a new headquarters in Jakarta in 2020. One that looks like a smooth spaceship about to take off and generates electricity thanks to its design, created by American architects SOM. They claim that the skyscraper has been “precisely calibrated for Jakarta’s proximity to the … Continued
Designed by SOM, the Pertamina Energy Tower will become the largest building in Indonesia, surpassing the country’s Wisma 46 with twice the height. But what makes the Pertamina Energy Tower so impressively unique isn’t its 1,738-foot height or its glass facade, but the fact that it has a “wind funnel” at its top that’s capable … Continued
The ongoing race to design and construct the world’s tallest structures continued apace this year, with a number of different tower typologies proposed and built across the globe. Each of our selected projects offer a distinct and unique set of principles, seeking to establish themselves in the evermore compact and dense urban fabric we occupy … Continued
Renderings have been released of the latest scheme in Jakarta by SOM: the Pertamina Energy Tower and associated energy campus. The project was celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony this week as construction work began on the consolidated headquarters for state-owned energy company Pertamina. Construction is due to complete in 2020. Anchoring the project will be … Continued
Pertamina, Indonesia’s state-owned oil company has started construction of what will become the country’s largest building. Topping out at 99-stories, or 530 meters (1739ft) tall, the Pertamina Energy Tower has been designed by SOM and resides on a 5.7 hectares. Aside from its massive tower, the Pertamina development will also be home to a 5,000 … Continued
A 99-story skyscraper created for the Indonesian state-owned energy company, Pertamina, is scheduled for completion in 2020. This building, designed by SOM, will carry the distinction of becoming Jakarta’s tallest landmark, and will accommodate some 20,000 workers. However, “tall” is not the key distinguishing factor in the works; the renderings of the sky-piercing building have … Continued