In the heart of old Chicago stands Netsch House, the eccentric residence built in 1974 by the architect Walter Netsch – known for daring designs like that of the Cadet Chapel at the United States Air Force Academy – who lived there until his death in 2008. The Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) firm, in … Continued
SOM welcomes Peter Duncan to its Shanghai-based team as China Practice Leader. With more than 28 years of experience and an extensive portfolio of projects realized throughout China, Duncan will play a key role in driving SOM’s business in the country, and continuing its commitments to sustainability, design excellence, and client collaboration. Duncan will lead … Continued
Structural and Seismic Engineering Partner Mark Sarkisian has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering—one of the highest honors that can be granted to an engineer. Members of the Academy are chosen for having made outstanding and tangible contributions to the engineering profession. Mark was elected in recognition of his innovations in aesthetic and … Continued
The Moscone Center Expansion has received the 2021 Honor Award in Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Established in 1960, the OCEA award program recognizes engineering projects that meet complex challenges through skillful planning and innovative use of materials. Designed by SOM with Mark Cavagnero Associates, the Moscone … Continued
Retired SOM Partner Carolina Woo, FAIA, passed away on January 29th, 2021, at the age of 80. During her career at SOM, Woo developed a body of work that has been recognized for its impact and cultural resonance. Woo was respected by her colleagues and was a dedicated mentor to many at SOM. Carolina Woo … Continued
The SOM Foundation has announced the winners of the 2020 SOM Foundation Research Prize. Two teams—one from the University of Texas at Arlington and one from Tulane University—will each receive grants of $40,000 to conduct original research. The Research Prize was created by the SOM Foundation in 2018 to cultivate new ideas and meaningful research … Continued
On Tuesday, February 9th, Structural Engineering Partner Bill Baker and Managing Partner Ken Lewis will give a virtual presentation on Burj Khalifa and One World Trade Center for French science museum Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie. The presentation will run in conjunction with the museum’s exhibit XXHL: Giga Tours et Mega Ponts, which focuses … Continued
The Moscone Center Expansion project in San Francisco, designed by SOM with Mark Cavagnero Associates, has been honored with the 2020 Award of Excellence by the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC). The SEAONC Awards recognize models of excellence in structural engineering and the Northern Californian teams behind them. Completed in 2019, the project includes … Continued
The Moscone Center Expansion and Improvement project in San Francisco has been honored with the 2020 Award of Excellence by the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC). Each year, the SEAOC Awards bring together projects recognized by their local member organizations (SEAOCC, SEAONC, SEAOSC, and SEAOSD) to celebrate the “best of the best”—projects which represent … Continued
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