The Politecnico di Milano honored Mark Sarkisian, SOM Structural and Seismic Engineering Partner, with an Honorary Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering on September 23, 2021. The Honorary Degree was conferred during a special ceremony that included a keynote lecture titled “Engineering as Art”, presented by Mark. Earlier this year, Mark was elected to the prestigious … Continued
On Thursday, October 14, Managing Partner T.J. Gottesdiener will give a lecture on his career in New York City at the Great Hall at the Cooper Union. The event, titled “SOM In New York: The Complex Role of the Architect in the Transformation of The City,” will be T.J.’s very first talk reflecting his four-decade … Continued
SOM engineers collaborated with artist Janet Echelman on her new art piece “Earthtime 1.26 Munich” at Odeonsplatz in Munich. The sculpture is part of the artist’s global “Earthtime” series and is composed entirely of hollow braid synthetic fiber ropes, with 1,380 feet of rope and 91 spliced connections anchored to the four supporting structures with … Continued
49 South Van Ness has been honored with the Leading Edge award as part of the 2021 AIA California Design Awards. The Leading Edge award recognizes design excellence as well as sustainability and resiliency. 49 South Van Ness is a mixed-use development that brings several San Francisco City Departments involved in the design and construction … Continued
SOM has two finalists and a Special Mention in the Urban Land Institute’s 2021 Global Awards for Excellence. Harrow Square received the Special Mention, and the Nihonbashi 2-Chome Development and Wuhan Tiandi Site A were recognized as finalists. The award recognizes exceptional urban development projects with positive land use and strong impacts on the local … Continued
Manhattan Loft Gardens has won a 2021 RIBA London Award. The tower, which combines a five-star hotel, The Stratford, with apartments, won in the East London category. For the 42-story tower, SOM’s designers envisioned a vertical community that cultivated community and inspire gathering. Manhattan Loft Gardens’ double-cantilevered form allows for the incorporation of three sky … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) will bring its vision for a Moon Village to the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia in an installation entitled Life Beyond Earth. Developed in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), the installation will showcase SOM and ESA’s proposal for a new type of space architecture … Continued