Following the 7.1 magnitude Puebla-Morelos earthquake on September 19th, 2017, SOM sent a team of engineers to Mexico City to contribute to post-disaster recovery efforts. The team documented building damage and provided technical support to local structural reconnaissance efforts. During their analysis of the research gathered from this trip, the team turned to machine learning … Continued
On Wednesday, April 24th, “Beyond the Structure” (“+ Allá de la Estructura”) opened in Madrid. Presented in collaboration with Fundación COAM, the exhibition spotlights the integration of SOM’s structural engineering practice with architectural design, and explores the idea that engineers and architects practice a spatial poetry of inquiry, experimentation, and ingenuity. Opening Night As part of … Continued
On Saturday, June 30th, the MAK Center for Art and Architecture in Los Angeles, in partnership with SOM, opened an exhibition that celebrates the interconnected qualities of architecture, engineering, and the visual arts. Through a number of projects by SOM engineers working in collaboration with artists, “Poetic Structure: Art + Engineering + Architecture” reveals the … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition, “SOM: Arte + Ingeniería + Arquitectura,” which will open March 9th at the historic Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso in Mexico City. Presented in partnership with MEXTRÓPOLI, a global festival of architecture and urbanism hosted by Arquine magazine, the exhibition is an in-depth survey of … Continued
The product of a multi-year creative collaboration between Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and University of Michigan Taubman College, led by professors Tsz Yan Ng and Wes McGee, the SPLAM [SPatial LAMinated timber] pavilion showcases the potential for prefabricated timber framing panels using robotic technology to advance more sustainable and efficient methods of design and … Continued
From Friday, September 6th through Tuesday, October 1st, “Reflections: The Anatomy of Form” will be on view at the Design Museum in London to celebrate London Design Festival 2019. It is the latest in a series of special exhibitions presented in collaboration with venues around the world. Showing for the first time in London, this … Continued
On September 19th, 2019, SOM will unveil the groundbreaking work of its interdisciplinary practice with Stereoform Slab, a concrete pavilion constructed in Chicago’s West Loop. Presented in partnership with the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial, this pavilion is a to-scale prototype of a future building system made using advanced robotic fabrication techniques; it is simultaneously an activation and an … Continued
A major new show titled Anatomy of Structure: The Future of Art + Architecture by global architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in collaboration with Princeton University, TU Delft, and Global Robots, takes over the 1300-square-meter Ambika P3 Gallery, presenting an action-packed live robotic construction and other innovations that transform the way we build now and in … Continued
When Nathaniel Owings, one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century, wrote these words in 1969, it was long before sustainability was a buzzword, and before the threat of climate change was widely understood. An environmental activist as well as a business leader, our firm’s co-founder spoke to the profound responsibility that architects … Continued
The global challenges we face today — climate change, population growth, and the degradation of the natural environment — threaten not only our way of life, but the survival of our planet. To address these interconnected issues, we should start by looking at cities. Today, the urban built environment accounts for about 70 percent of all greenhouse … Continued