Senior Associate Principal and Sustainable Practice Director Mina Hasman has been elected to serve on The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Council for a 3-year term. As a widely recognized industry expert, Mina currently leads SOM’s sustainability practice and is co-leader of the firm’s Climate Action Group. In her role, she challenges existing best … Continued
Vote now for Urban Sequoia! South by Southwest (SXSW) has just opened the voting period for its PanelPicker contest, which will determine who gets to present at the SXSW conference in March 2023. If “Urban Sequoia: Buildings That Can Absorb Carbon” is chosen, SOM Partner Chris Cooper and Principal Yasemin Kologlu will present the ideas … Continued
The SPLAM Timber Pavilion and 800 Fulton Market have both received a 2022 Award of Merit from the Structural Engineering Association of Illinois (SEAOI). The Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Competition takes place each year to recognize creative achievement in structural engineering via innovative structural designs and individual contributions that advance the profession. SPLAM [SPatial LAMinated … Continued
Join Graphics + Brand Principal Lonny Israel at the 2022 SEGD Wayfinding + Placemaking Symposium for a deep dive into the philosophy, process and passion that guides the best creative minds working in the field of Wayfinding + Placemaking. The 2022 SEGD Wayfinding + Placemaking Symposium (August 3-4) promises to bring an intercontinental perspective to … Continued
Located in one of Shanghai’s premiere arts and innovation districts, a healthy new workplace turns the typical headquarters building “inside out” to showcase the company’s talent, collaboration, and creativity. Today, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) unveiled designs for a new headquarters for leading global technology company Alibaba in Shanghai’s Xuhui District. Designed to evoke a … Continued
Taylor Street Apartments and Little Italy Branch Library has won an Urban Land Institute (ULI) Americas Award for Excellence. This year, 68 projects and programs from across the Americas region were submitted for the competition and 10 projects were awarded by the jury. The winners of the ULI Americas Awards for Excellence become finalists for … Continued
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