In the Western world, humans spend 90% of their time indoors. The average American spends even more than that—93%—inside buildings or cars. For years scientists have sounded the alarm that our disconnect from the outdoors is linked to a host of chronic health problems, including allergies, asthma, depression, irritable bowel syndrome, and obesity. More recently, … Continued
We’re continuing our review of the year with the top 10 US architecture projects of 2020. They include David Adjaye’s pink-concrete store, SOM’s museum for the United States Army and MAD’s first project in America. … The National Museum of the United States Army is a monolithic building with a mirrored steel exterior reflecting its … Continued
Brightline has won a merit award in the AIANY + ASLANY Transportation and Infrastructure Design Excellence Awards. The program recognizes infrastructural projects that exemplify a commitment to sustainability, community engagement, and civic architecture. Brightline is the only project that won in the planning category. Characterized by AIANY as “an exceptional case study in fearlessly pushing … Continued
The SOM-designed pedestrian bridge at 707 Fifth in downtown Calgary has received a 2020 Excellence Award from the National Council of Structural Engineers Association. The pedestrian bridge serves as an important link in Calgary’s elevated network of pedestrian pathways, which connects dozens of buildings in the downtown core. The bridge adds a new connection from the … Continued
On the vehicular approach to the National Museum of the United States Army in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, a northward turn onto its entrance drive reveals the gleaming building perched like a citadel on a hilltop. As one winds clockwise toward the museum, its solid-looking metallic mass, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, dissolves into discrete … Continued
The home is pelted with micrometeorites as fast as bullets and jostled by quakes that last for hours. Temperatures can climb past 250 degrees during the day and plunge below -200 degrees at night. Looking out the window risks radiation exposure. A plumbing leak could spell doom. … The architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill … Continued
After escaping demolition and years of dashed hopes for redevelopment, old Cook County Hospital reopened as a hotel, food hall and home of Cook County medical offices. The West Side project, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and KOO architects, gave new life to a powerful symbol of compassionate care for the poor at the very … Continued
Sponsored by SOM’s Arquitectos, Asian Alliance, NOMA, Pride, and Women’s Initiative groups, this week-long program offers an immersive professional experience, mentorship, and guidance to students of all backgrounds. The program is open to applicants who are planning careers in architecture, engineering, urban planning, graphic design, or interior design, and who share a passion for advancing … Continued
Three SOM projects have been honored in The Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards, an annual program that celebrates innovative architecture, installations, and building elements designed across North America. Stereoform Slab won in the Digital Fabrication category, Billie Jean King Main Library won in the Institutional – Libraries category, and Brightline received an honorable mention … Continued
Architecture firm SOM has unveiled ‘stereoform slab,’ a concrete pavilion currently on view in chicago’s west loop. presented in partnership with the 2019 chicago architecture biennial, the structure is a to-scale prototype of a future building system made using advanced robotic fabrication techniques.