SOM is a finalist for two prestigious awards in the Middle East. As part of the Big 5 Global Impact Awards, we have been shortlisted for the Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and through Construction Week Awards Middle East, we are in the running for Architecture Firm of the Year. The Big 5 Global … Continued
SOM’s Los Angeles Bus Shelter Program has been recognized with a 2025 AIA Los Angeles Design Award, celebrating its innovative, climate-responsive approach to public infrastructure. Designed to bring comfort, shade and dignity to transit riders across the city, the project exemplifies how thoughtful design can advance equity and resilience in Los Angeles’s public realm. The … Continued
At the 2025 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) International Conference in Toronto, themed “From the Ground Up: Tall Buildings and City-Making,” SOM continued its longstanding engagement with the Council and its leadership in advancing dialogue, research, and innovation in sustainable urbanism. Throughout the week, SOM joined experts in sharing ideas and insights … Continued
The October issue of Connecticut Cottages and Gardens (CTC&G) magazine highlights our latest product collaboration. Our new Dyad collection—a line of marble mosaic tile for AKDO—is a thoughtful reinterpretation of traditional Eastern motifs that distills centuries of design heritage into clean lines and refined symmetry. Learn more about our tile collection in the CTC&G’s “Surface … Continued
Burj Khalifa in Dubai and Guoco Tower in Singapore are featured in the Fall/Winter issue of Christie’s International Real Estate magazine. The biannual publication, which reaches more than 500,000 readers worldwide, showcases exceptional properties that define modern luxury. In the feature titled “Homes Above the Horizon,” the magazine explores premier high-rise residences around the world, … Continued
National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated annually from September 15 to October 15, is an opportunity to explore and honor the rich cultures and significant contributions of individuals of Hispanic and Latinx origin. At SOM, our Hispanic and Latinx employee resource group, Arquitectos, supports our colleagues through career development, mentorship, and community connection, while also serving … Continued
Andrew Leung, Associate Principal in our City Design Practice, was recently featured in Urban Design Forum’s Member Spotlight series, where he discusses his work designing for climate resilience at multiple scales. “We work across many scales—from site-specific projects to district master plans to regional city strategies for energy, mobility, and resilience,” said Andrew Leung. “The … Continued
Last year, SOM achieved CO2 targets validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)—a globally recognized organization that drives ambitious climate action across the private sector. This milestone underscores SOM’s leadership and accountability in aligning our climate commitments with the latest scientific consensus on limiting global temperature rise in line with the Paris Agreement. As … Continued
Benton Johnson, Structural Engineer and Principal at SOM, joined leading architects, researchers, and writers at the University of Illinois Chicago’s School of Architecture for Concrete Culture—a symposium examining the cultural and technical future of one of the world’s most enduring materials. The closing panel of the two-day event, “What We Might Do,” explored the future … Continued
SOM Sustainability Director Mina Hasman was recently featured on the Solving for Climate podcast, a series that spotlights leading voices in innovation, design, and entrepreneurship addressing the global climate crisis. In the episode, Hasman discusses SOM’s collaboration with Prometheus Materials on bio-concrete, an algae-based, carbon-sequestering alternative to concrete, and shares insights on Urban Sequoia, a … Continued