Join Chicago Women in Architecture (CWA) for a discussion about women architects organizing in the Chicago area, as a precedent to CWA’s founding in the 1970s. Panelists will also discuss the importance of the history, and ongoing initiatives to uncover, properly credit and preserve this work. This panel will be moderated by Senior Urban Designer … Continued
City Tech Collaborative has partnered with SOM and Chicago’s Navy Pier to develop new capacity and visitor management solutions for shared urban spaces. Combining high-tech with existing systems and a data-driven approach, the team seeks to increase the accuracy of attendance counts, institute on-site wayfinding guidance, implement easy-to-navigate design changes, and share real-time capacity and … Continued
Join Design Partner Scott Duncan and Consulting Partners Brian Lee and Bill Baker for the Skyscraper Museum’s lecture series on the design, engineering and construction of supertalls around the world. On February 2, Duncan is presenting Guiyang WTC Landmark Tower: “Precious Sun,” A Story of Trade Routes and Supertalls. Guiyang World Trade Center will anchor … Continued
Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have all been witness to a dramatic increase in violent racist crimes targeting Asian people across the United States, directly affecting many of us, our families, our friends, and our communities. At SOM, we believe in the value of an inclusive culture, and we unequivocally condemn racism and … Continued
On Tuesday, March 23rd, Alessandro Beghini, Associate Director of Structural Engineering, will give a lecture titled “The Engineering of Art and Architecture” at Gonzaga University. The lecture is hosted by the School of Engineering and Applied Science and is part of the Renouard Lecture Series, which features several speakers each year from the architecture and … Continued
Modular, rapidly erectable, and deployable structures are critical for disaster relief, military operations, and the accelerated construction of bridges and buildings. Through various innovative means and methods, permanent or temporary structures can be rapidly constructed in challenging environments, such as rural and austere regions where access to construction equipment is difficult or in heavily congested … Continued
Architecture, engineering, and construction firms spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually on machines and technology that will be trailing edge within a few years. Everything from on-site inventory computers to $10,000 workstations are generally investments that depreciate upon purchase. The best way forward is to put our money to better use in cloud computing. … Continued
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has announced that it will colead the design of a community gathering place/small business incubator/”eco-food hub” in Englewood, a neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. TnS Studio, a self-described “Black-owned, Woman-powered” Chicago architecture firm headed by Taylor Staten and Courtney Harris, will spearhead the design of the space—dubbed Englewood Connect … … Continued
On Monday March 22nd, Mina Hasman, Associate Director and Sustainability Lead at SOM, will speak at a panel event at the 2021 Middle East and Africa Green Building Congress held on March 22nd and 23rd. During this virtual two-day business forum leading corporations, government agencies will share the latest green building trends and knowledge throughout … Continued
SOM Design Partner Colin Koop and Director Meredith Bostwick-Lorenzo Eiroa will present this Thursday at the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) 2021 North Atlantic Regional Conference. Together, they will moderate a panel discussion entitled “The Future Campus: A Dialogue with Three Institutions and a Learning Technologist.” The presentation will focus on the future … Continued