Highly sustainable building will create a new civic symbol along the Tarpon River The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced that it has approved Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s (SOM) design concept for a new federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The building will rise ten stories on the southern bank of the Tarpon River in … Continued
Today, The American Institute of Architects announced the Atlanta University Center Framework Plan has been honored with the 2022 Regional & Urban Design Award. The award program honors projects that exemplify the “best in urban design, regional and city planning, and community development”. Just west of Atlanta’s thriving downtown sit Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, … Continued
Senior Associate Principal Mina Hasman will chair two events, on March 2 and 3, at London’s Futurebuild 2022 conference at the ExCel, London. On March 2, 11:15 – 12.00pm GMT, Mina will chair a session for LETI. A number of contributors to the LETI Client Guide for Net Zero Carbon Buildings will introduce its content … Continued
Sustainable Engineering Principal and Practice Leader Luke Leung has been elevated to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) College of Fellows, one of the highest distinctions for professionals who have made substantial contributions to HVAC&R and the built environment. Luke is also a recipient of ASHRAE’s Presidential Certificate of Honor due … Continued
Two Manhattan West, the final building in the mixed-use Manhattan West development to the west of Moynihan Train Hall, topped out Wednesday morning at a height of 935 feet. Developed by Brookfield Properties and designed and engineered by SOM, the tower caps a decades-long effort to transform the underutilized space above active rail lines into … Continued
Three SOM projects—Moynihan Train Hall, the Netsch Residence Renovation, and 35 Hudson Yards—have been nominated for ArchDaily’s Building of the Year Award. Finalists will be determined in a public voting period that ends on February 9 at 12:01 am EST, and a second voting period will run from February 9 until February 17 at 12:01 … Continued
Moynihan Train Hall has won a 2022 Honor Award for Architecture from the AIA New York Chapter. The project was recognized for its creativity and its broader impact on the built environment and New York City. Moynihan Train Hall is one of the most monumental civic projects undertaken in New York City in a generation. … Continued
Building on SOM’s tradition of innovative engineering, the design for a bank’s new headquarters incorporates a distinctive external diagrid that significantly reduces solar gain. Inside, responsive solar shading technology and natural airflow enhance staff wellbeing. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has completed a 158-meter-tall, 33-story tower, located on the edge of a public park at … Continued
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, scholar and critic Michael J. Lewis placed the SOM-designed Moynihan Train Hall atop a list of 2021’s best architecture. “To all of us who have suffered the indignities of New York’s Penn Station,” Lewis writes, “Moynihan Train Hall is easily the most gratifying building of the year.” As one … Continued