The University of California, Merced has announced that all 11 buildings included in the university’s recently completed 2020 Project—an ambitious public-private partnership that nearly doubled the campus footprint—have been awarded LEED Platinum certification. This achievement is the latest in a series of sustainability successes for UC Merced. It is the first public research university in … Continued
Six SOM projects are nominated for ArchDaily’s 2021 Building of the Year Award. Over the next two weeks, readers can help decide the best architecture published in the past year across 15 different categories. Visit ArchDaily.com to learn more about the nominees and cast your votes for SOM by visiting the links below! Bio-Esfera Offices … Continued
The Regional Plan Association, a nonprofit civic organization focused on the New York metropolitan area, has named Moynihan Train Hall as the 2020 Project of the Year. The project was recognized for its impact on decongesting Pennsylvania Station and creating a new gateway into New York City. SOM had a leading role in the design … Continued
Brigitte Peterhans, a former SOM Associate Partner, passed away on January 15, 2021 in Stuttgart, Germany. Peterhans joined SOM’s Chicago office full-time in 1970, and became an Associate in 1973 and Associate Partner in 1979. As an architectural and interiors design leader at SOM, Peterhans contributed to some of the firm’s most notable projects from … Continued
On Tuesday, January 26th, Associate Director and Global K-12 Practice Leader Jon Cicconi will speak in a webinar titled “A smarter classroom: learning lessons from COVID-19,” hosted by Frame Magazine. Cicconi recently led the design of School/House, a ventilated, high-ceilinged, pop-up classroom for schools in need of temporary accommodation due to COVID-19. Prolonged COVID-19 school … Continued
On January 28th, SOM Associate Director Martin Liepmann will speak at Europe’s major aviation event, the 2021 Passenger Terminal Conference. How can the pandemic provide an impetus to reimagine the travel experience? In an interdisciplinary panel talk titled “Airports, Entry and Exit Points of Our Cities and Communities,” Liepmann and other industry experts will outline … Continued
Join SOM’s Tiara Hughes alongside Brininstool + Lynch’s Jennifer Park, Khaler Slater’s Trina Sanschafer, and Goettsch Partners’ David Lillie for an upcoming panel on unconscious bias and promoting equity in the AEC industry. The panel will be hosted by Goettsch Partners’ Women’s Group and moderated by Julie Koerber as part of a series highlighting female … Continued
Architizer has recognized SOM as one of the world’s top architecture firms in the 2021 A+ Firm Awards. From among 400 submissions, SOM was selected as the winner of the public projects category, and was among the finalists in the sustainability category. The public projects category honors firms that have demonstrated excellence in the public … Continued
Having joined our L.A. office first as a summer intern and then as a full-time designer, Jad Ismail is now part of the team working on LACMA, the largest museum in the city he now calls home. For this edition of “Spotlight,” a series on personal and professional journeys at SOM, Jad shares his thoughts on how … Continued
Join Jennifer Skowlund, Urban Design and Campus Planning Associate Director, on January 25th at Midwest Build Week, the region’s largest construction-focused event series. She will be discussing the future of construction, sustainability, and planning for “Built to Last: Unlock Your Potential in Future Construction Projects.” Skowlund joins the panel alongside Patty Lloyd, Director of Sustainability … Continued