A new landmark in the Hangzhou skyline The Greenland Hangzhou Century Center, now the tallest building in Hangzhou’s skyline, serves as a striking symbolic gateway to this Chinese city near Shanghai. Its twin towers, connected by a skybridge, form the letter “H” for Hangzhou. The flowing glass facade, designed to resemble a veil, drapes the … Continued
1245 Broadway is a 23-story boutique Class A office building at the center of the burgeoning NoMad district, one of the most active and quickly changing neighborhoods in Manhattan. Located at the corner of 31st Street and Broadway, the project comprises approximately 200,000 square feet of office space, with retail on the ground floor. In … Continued
SOM’s transformational design and fit out for Penske Media Corporation’s (PMC) new 38,000-square-foot headquarters celebrates the company’s 24 diverse brands while assisting in its transition to a unified and collaborative workspace. The project occupies four discontinuous floors in a Fifth Avenue building that faces the New York Public Library and Bryant Park. SOM’s design strategy … Continued
The Broadgate Tower and 201 Bishopsgate stand prominently within the renowned Broadgate business district in the City of London. SOM has been active in the district since it began to take shape in the 1980s, designing public space enhancements and many key buildings. At 33 stories, The Broadgate Tower ranks among London’s tallest structures. The … Continued
A center for community life Since 1989, the American Buddhist Cultural Society (ABCS) Temple, a modest, single-story facility on San Francisco’s Van Ness Avenue, has been a center of spiritual education, cultural exchange, charity and community life. The new six-story temple will support ABCS’s programming, and accommodate its growing role as a focal point for … Continued
A cultural destination for De Pere Situated on the scenic banks of the Fox River in De Pere, Wisconsin, the Mulva Cultural Center stands as a premier destination for the creative arts and cultural programming in the Midwest. Founded by philanthropists and De Pere natives James J. and Miriam B. Mulva, the Center is envisioned … Continued
Designing a center for Islamic culture In 1987, a group of representatives from Islamic member states of the United Nations (UN) commissioned SOM to design New York’s first ground-up mosque. The member states, led by Kuwait, sought to provide the city and UN delegates with a religious and cultural center that reflected its Manhattan location … Continued
The design of the new United States Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles is both modern in spirit and rooted in classic principles of federal architecture. It uses traditional architectural elements such as processional steps, grand public spaces, and enduring materials like limestone to achieve a strong civic identity. Envisioned as a “floating” cube, the building … Continued
Scaling up a sustainable campus The University of California, Merced is the youngest campus in the UC system and the first North American research university to be established in the 21st century. Its mission is to cultivate a community bound by learning, discovery, and engagement, while also celebrating the heritage of the San Joaquin Valley … Continued
New and reimagined spaces for learning The master plan for the Middle and Upper Division Campus sets the stage for new and varied approaches to education. To accommodate mobile learners who rely on new technology, the plan provides spaces that support independent and team-based discovery, along with informal study and meeting spaces. At the heart … Continued