As the most significant single building project to occur in San Bernardino in decades, the Justice Center bridges the scales of downtown development to unify the urban fabric, creating a visible landmark for the city while engaging the public with vibrant open space. The new building improves the efficiency of the courts by consolidating functions … Continued
This innovative new building brings together two powerhouse entities — Rice University and the Texas Medical Center — and enables their researchers to collaborate under one roof. The facility is strategically located to bridge the adjoining campuses of the two institutions. At the building’s heart is a “collaborative hub,” a cylindrical volume that provides a … Continued
Reimagining the city’s largest venue The expansion of Moscone Center transforms San Francisco’s premier convention venue from a dark and disconnected complex of buildings into a series of light-filled spaces, seamlessly integrated with the public realm. Located in the downtown cultural district surrounding Yerba Buena Gardens, the Moscone Center spans almost 20 acres across two … Continued
Design that resonates with culture and place SOM reinterpreted the highly identifiable form of the Bedouin tent to create a marvel that became the world’s largest cable-stayed, fabric-roofed structure upon its completion in 1981. The terminal serves as a physically welcoming, culturally symbolic, and structurally innovative portal for more than one million pilgrims annually. Built … Continued
Surrounded by parkland and built on a former industrial site, the new JTI Headquarters is located in a Geneva district that is home to prestigious international organizations. The design, which ranks among the most sustainable buildings in Europe, consolidates four existing JTI premises within a single landmark building and demonstrates SOM’s commitment to integrated design, … Continued
An inside-out approach The 530-meter-tall skyscraper is a striking new landmark in the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA). The project supports the TEDA masterplan by anchoring the office, hotel, retail, and housing district with a supertall tower and retail structure, on the axis of the government center and local transit station. The 97-story skyscraper houses … Continued
The Desmond project involved the renovation and adaptive reuse of a vacant historic warehouse in the emerging South Park neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles. Originally designed in 1916 as an automobile showroom, the five-story brick building has been transformed to provide 88,000 gross square feet of modern, creative office space for Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), … Continued
Aiming high This aerodynamic 71-story tower in Guangzhou’s Tianhe District is the result of careful site research that incorporated the latest green technology and engineering advancements in order to harvest wind and solar energy. Awarded the project through a design competition, SOM’s team set out to create one of the world’s most energy-efficient skyscrapers. Powered … Continued
A campus for the city In collaboration with James Corner Field Operations, Cornell University, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, and the City of New York, SOM created the master plan and served as the master architect for Cornell Tech, a new applied sciences university on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Far more than an … Continued
Architecture for a new era of diplomacy The North Atlantic Council decided at the 1999 Washington Summit to replace NATO’s headquarters, which had been in use since 1967. Due to a significant rise in memberships over the years, the organization was relying partially on temporary structures to meet its needs for office space. An ensuing … Continued