SOM to Participate in 2022 London Build Expo

SOM is joining the London Build 2022 Expo, the United Kingdom’s biggest construction show, to present and discuss the latest on sustainable design in architecture. Three of SOM’s London-based team members, Mina Hasman, Martin Liepmann, and Karl Micallef, will speak on a variety of topics related to sustainability and decarbonizing the built environment. On November … Continued

At COP27, SOM Presents “Urban Sequoia NOW,” a Carbon-Absorbing Building Design That Can be Constructed Today

Expanding upon the research introduced at COP26, SOM has spent the past year refining Urban Sequoia—a radical reimagination of the architecture and construction of buildings and cities—to create a design that is buildable right now. Today at COP27, the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) presented Urban … Continued

SOM Project Tours and Session Talk at 2022 Greenbuild International Conference

The 2022 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is happening this week in San Francisco, and will be hosted at Moscone Center. In 2019, an SOM-led expansion of Moscone Center made it the nation’s first LEED Platinum certified convention venue. SOM’s strong presence at the conference also includes three project tours, and a session talk. See … Continued

Stephanie Tabb to Speak at AIASF Design Technology Symposium

On Thursday, November 11, 2022, in San Francisco, SOM Senior Digital Designer Stephanie Tabb will speak at The Future of Design Technology + Practice Symposium, among a diverse cohort of BIM consultants, robotics entrepreneurs, visualization managers, and computational designers. Hosted by the Center for Architecture and Design and the AIA San Francisco Design Technology Committee at the Autodesk Gallery, this … Continued

Design Revealed for 8 Shenton Way, Poised to Redefine Singapore’s Skyline as the City’s Tallest Building

Envisioned as one of Asia’s most sustainable skyscrapers, the 63-story mixed-use downtown development takes cues from bamboo forests to create an indoor-outdoor vertical community with public spaces, offices, retail, a hotel, and luxury residences. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has revealed the design of 8 Shenton Way, a 63-story tower that will anchor the intersection … Continued

Sydney’s Tech Hub Gets the Green Light

At ULI Poland Event, Kent Jackson Presents Concept for Carbon-Negative Buildings

Design Partner Kent Jackson is a featured speaker at “The Future of Buildings,” an event organized by ULI Poland, taking place on October 20, 2022 in Warsaw.  Responding to the event’s theme, “What does it take to build a net-zero building?” Kent will present SOM’s concept for Urban Sequoia: a systems approach that uses carbon-capture … Continued

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Moynihan Train Hall Wins Municipal Art Society of New York MASterworks Award

Moynihan Train Hall has won its 50th award. The Municipal Art Society of New York has selected the transportation hub as the Best New Infrastructure winner in its 2022 MASterworks Award program, which honors projects that make a significant impact on New York City’s built environment. Debbie Millman, host of Design Matters and a 2022 … Continued

Billie Jean King Main Library Wins Metropolis Magazine Planet Positive Award

Metropolis Magazine’s Planet Positive Awards honor equitable projects which have addressed human and ecosystem health, and climate change. The Billie Jean King Main Library has been awarded the program’s 2022 Civic/Cultural Award.  The SOM-designed public library boasts a heavy timber structure, low energy needs, on-site renewables, low embodied carbon, low water needs, responsible on-site water … Continued