The gateway to a historic hospital campus San Francisco General Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have been in partnership since 1893, allowing physician-scientists to provide underserved communities with access to health care, conduct leading-edge research, and train generations of medical professionals. Pride Hall, an integrated academic and research building, celebrates this … Continued
A unifying headquarters The Airport Police Facility at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) creates a new headquarters for the world’s largest police agency dedicated to airport safety and security. Previously dispersed across nine buildings, the nearly 1,100-person force finally comes together in its first purpose-built facility. The design of the headquarters takes advantage of the … Continued
History meets high-performance At 250,000 square feet, the new Ralph S. O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science is the largest research facility in Rice University’s historic core campus. Located on the site of the former Abercrombie Engineering Lab, the O’Connor Building provides users with technology-rich facilities that embody the University’s goal to stay at the … Continued
A front porch for the College of Engineering Engineering has been a core academic focus at the University of California, Berkeley, since the institution’s founding in 1868. Over the course of nearly 160 years, Berkeley engineers have helped build California’s infrastructure, established numerous disciplines, and launched world-class research institutes and programs. Today, the campus’s “Engineering … Continued
Prioritizing public space The block-long site of One City Centre—located between the Phloen Chit skytrain station and the U.S. Embassy and Consulate—presented an enormous opportunity. For a neighborhood with relatively little public space, the site became the perfect setting to create a new urban landscape. The project introduces terraced gardens, a reflecting pool, a waterfall, … Continued
Innovative development at the scale of a district Situated between the Chuanyang River and the Chengshan Road metro station, Xinlian Tech Office Park introduces a modern and dynamic workplace within a largely residential district of Shanghai. The project diverges from the typical approach to commercial development in China: rather than a monolithic tower, Xinlian Tech … Continued
Introducing a 24/7 neighborhood Austin, Texas, has endeavored to revitalize the North Austin neighborhood into a mixed-use district that boosts the city’s vitality. Situated within this emerging commercial and entertainment district and adjacent to a new CapMetro light rail station, Verde Square is an entirely new mixed-use development directly adjacent to Q2 Stadium—the city’s largest … Continued
Demonstrating civic leadership through design When San Mateo County leaders approached SOM to design a new county headquarters, they had ambitious sustainability goals. Climate leadership is needed now more than ever, and this county on the San Francisco Peninsula is particularly vulnerable to the perils of climate change, including wildfire, drought, and sea-level rise. County … Continued
Giving new purpose to a modernist gem In 1971, SOM, Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons, and consulting architect Pietro Belluschi collaborated to design 345 Montgomery, the flagship banking hall for Bank of America. Situated on a sloped site in San Francisco’s financial district, the building shares a plaza with 555 California Street, originally designed as the … Continued
From historic village to global business district The Zhenru Temple district has been an economic hub throughout the history of Shanghai. Also known as Hongqi Village, the area is crossed by canals, which spurred the development of fruit and seafood wholesale markets in the late 1990s. The new Zhenru China Overseas Center is emblematic of … Continued