Meeting a city’s changing needs The Lincoln Yards development is a major component of the North Branch Framework Plan, which aims to connect two of the city’s most vibrant neighborhoods – Lincoln Park and Bucktown – through a 55 acre-site along the Chicago River’s North Branch. The development is led by developer Sterling Bay, with … Continued
Rapid urbanization in the Pearl River Delta, China’s most important ecosystem, has threatened the region with increased stormwater flooding, reduced water quality, and other environmental challenges. Seagull Island, located in the Pearl River off the coast of Guangzhou, is one of the few places in the Delta largely untouched by urban development. Still, the island’s … Continued
Introducing refined luxury Working with a team of local and international design firms, SOM led the design of THE ESSE Sukhumvit 36, a luxury residential tower that brings a distinct and powerful architectural vision to Bangkok. Located in Thong Lo, one of the city’s most desirable neighborhoods, the building comprises 338 residential units and a … Continued
Bandar Malaysia is a mixed-use, transit-oriented development (TOD) in Kuala Lumpur. The project is located at the terminus of a new high-speed rail line that, when completed, will connect Kuala Lumpur to Singapore in just 90 minutes. The arrival of high-speed rail represents a pivotal moment for the country. Bandar Malaysia will become a gateway … Continued
The Long Beach City Hall and Port Headquarters buildings are the defining elements of the Long Beach Civic Center Master Plan, along with the Billie Jean King Main Library. SOM designed the master plan to revitalize 22 acres of the city’s downtown area by creating a vibrant, mixed-use district and reactivating the historic Lincoln Park. … Continued
The Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit (EDICU) is the second phase of the SOM-designed master plan for the Cleveland Clinic campus in Weston, Florida. Following the 2014 completion of the Cleveland Clinic Florida Neurological and Cancer Institutes (NICI), also designed by SOM, the EDICU gathers two vital services into a single building to provide … Continued
Sunset La Cienega Residences, a design collaboration between SOM and Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA), is a transformative, mixed-use project at the heart of Los Angeles’ iconic Sunset Strip. The project leverages the site’s complexity—and the neighborhood’s world-renowned cultural legacy—to create a vibrant new hub of urban activity. The two-acre residential development is located on the … Continued
Greater capacity, more flexibility The International Arrivals Facility (IAF) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) replaces a fifty-year-old arrivals facility with a dynamic structure that is nearly five times larger, dramatically improves the passenger experience, and readies the airport to nimbly adapt to future demands. Flexibility is the defining principle of the design: the project involved … Continued
Reinventing the transit hub In collaboration with the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and the city’s Planning Department, SOM developed the conceptual framework for the Transbay Redevelopment Project. Nearly half a century in the making, this dramatic expansion of downtown San Francisco has transformed much of the 40 acres around the Transbay Center, the region’s future … Continued
Anchoring a neighborhood’s transformation The SOM-led renovation of the Strand Theater revitalizes a 100-year-old movie theater on San Francisco’s Market Street to provide a highly visible performance space for the city’s preeminent theater company, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.). The redefined theater incorporates educational facilities, a new 282-seat theater, a 120-seat black box theater and rehearsal … Continued