On Wednesday, November 4th, SOM Director Kim Van Holsbeke will speak as a panelist in “Reimagining Your Space” as part of the Commercial Property Executive Summit. The summit will feature conversations with experts in design and real estate about the economics of real estate and ways in which architecture can prepare for the future in … Continued
On Thursday, November 12th, Design Partner Paul Danna, Design Director José Luis Palacios, and Associate Director Steve Zimmerman will take AIAU participants on a virtual tour of the United States Courthouse in Downtown Los Angeles as part of AIA Los Angeles architecture tour series. The event will provide participants with an understanding of the GSA’s … Continued
On Wednesday, October 14th, Alessandro Beghini, Associate Director of Structural Engineering, will give a presentation titled “The Engineering of Art and Architecture” as part of the Melbourne School of Design’s MSD at Home lecture series. Beghini will discuss the structural innovations behind 100 Mount Street in North Sydney and SOM’s structural engineers’ collaborations with world-renowned … Continued
How can cities become more responsive and anticipatory in a rapidly changing world? On Tuesday, November 17th, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) will host “The Post-Crisis City: Rethinking Sustainable Vertical Urbanism,” a live-streamed, continuous conference across three cities—Singapore, London, and Chicago. As expectations for how we occupy public space and conduct … Continued
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has awarded Bill Baker, SOM Consulting Partner, with its 2020 Ernest E. Howard Award. The award organization acclaimed Baker for his notable and enduring contributions to the advancement of structural engineering through design, research, teaching, and professional activities. This award program was instituted and endowed in 1954 by … Continued
The Howard Hughes Corporation on Thursday unveiled its latest effort to redevelop the South Street Seaport neighborhood. The $1.4 billion proposal includes the construction of two 470-foot towers which would contain rentals, condos, and office space on a parking lot at 250 Water Street. . . Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the two towers would include 360 units, with … Continued
Two Princeton researchers, architect Stefana Parascho and engineer Sigrid Adriaenssens, dreamed of using robots to simplify construction, even when building complex forms. “We want to use robots to build beautiful architecture more sustainably,” said Adriaenssens, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and the director of the Form Finding Lab. So the professors partnered … Continued
Urbanism is defined as the way of life in a city, how it’s designed and developed. With COVID-19 changing the way people live and get around, some planners see the pandemic as an opportunity… Dawveed Scully, an urban designer with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, an architectural firm, notes this kind of “urbanism in cities is … Continued
On Friday, October 23rd, SOM Project Manager Danei Cesario will participate in a roundtable discussion as part of the 2020 New York City Architecture Biennial (NYCAB) Conference. The free, three-day virtual lecture series will feature conversations with architecture and urban design professionals, and will be available in Mandarin, Spanish, and English. In the roundtable, Cesario … Continued
On Saturday, October 24th, Consulting Partner Brian Lee will deliver a lecture hosted by AIA Japan. Lee will present several completed and proposed tall and supertall buildings designed to optimize program, structure, and enclosure while being sensitive to site and context. Additionally, Lee will discuss his work on three Chicago public libraries to examine how … Continued