On Saturday, July 30th, SOM Design Partner Kent Jackson spoke at TEDxGoodenoughCollege about Urban Sequoia: a concept for envisioning “forests” of buildings that create a new carbon-removal economy and a resilient future for cities. This year marks the 11th TEDx event hosted by Goodenough College with the theme “Tomorrow’s Tomorrow,” which covers multidisciplinary topics in … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and Raafat Miller Consulting (RMC) have been appointed by OSL for Entertainment Projects, an Orascom Investment Holding Company (OIH), to reimagine and refine the visitor experience for the popular Sound & Light show at the historic UNESCO World Heritage site of the Pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza, Egypt. SOM … Continued
SOM’s specially commissioned installation examines ten themes central to designing permanent habitats in space, as part of the International Exhibition “Unknown Unknowns,” opening July 15. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is presenting one of four specially commissioned installations at the center of the 2022 Triennale Milano International Exhibition. “Unknown Unknowns: An Introduction to Mysteries,” which runs from … Continued
New York City officials broke ground on the new facility for the New York City Public Health Laboratory yesterday in Harlem. The New York City Economic Development Corporation is managing the construction of the new, SOM-designed building, and the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will move in when construction is completed in 2026. … Continued
SOM took home two awards during the AIA International 2021 Design Awards ceremony during the AIA 2022 Conference in Chicago on June 24, 2022. In its eighth year for the AIA International Design Awards, the program recognizes the ability of outstanding architecture to inspire our fellow practitioners, governments and the public throughout the AIA International … Continued
On June 28, the National Building Museum‘s Climate ABC series will focus on Urban Sequoia, a concept for envisioning “forests” of buildings that create a new carbon-removal economy and a resilient future for cities. The program will be moderated by SOM Partner Chris Cooper. Panelists Yasemin Kologlu, design director, SOM; Christopher Neidl, co-founder, The OpenAir Collective; … Continued
Dezeen spotlights our design with Burckhardt+Partner of a hybrid mass-timber and concrete office block in Geneva. The open-plan offices are flanked with floor-to-ceiling windows that provide natural light and views of Lake Geneva and the French Alps. Designed for a non-profit humanitarian organization, the project accommodates 1,500 staff and consists of a series of kinked … Continued