In May, 2019, the SOM Foundation announced the results of the 2019 SOM Foundation China Prize. Three winners—Zhu Ziyuan, Jing Qi, and Shen Jie—will each receive a $5,000 fellowship created to support the students as they embark on travel research outside of China. Awarded annually, the traveling fellowship is open to students pursuing architecture or … Continued
The SOM Foundation is pleased to announce the second annual SOM Foundation Research Prize. The awards program, which comprises two $40,000 grants, is designed to cultivate new ideas and meaningful research that addresses the critical issues of our time. The SOM Foundation Research Prize is awarded to faculty-led interdisciplinary teams that address a topic identified by the … Continued
The SOM Foundation welcomes Iker Gil as its new Executive Director. As an architect, editor, and curator, Gil will help lead the SOM Foundation as it focuses efforts on collaborations between students and faculty through the SOM Foundation Research Prize. “It’s an honor to join the SOM Foundation, an organization that has been supporting graduates … Continued
. . . A number of innovators are working to clean up the world’s leading building material by pumping it full of CO2. One such process—from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia-based CarbonCure—has already caught on with project teams, and a California-based competitor is hot on its heels with a complementary approach. Combined with some more established lower-tech … Continued
Throughout history, disease outbreaks have forced new innovations in urban design: Fighting cholera epidemics in the 1800s, for example, necessitated the building of new plumbing and sewer systems and the devising of new zoning laws to prevent overcrowding. As the new coronavirus lays bare the need for broader changes across our economy, such as widespread … Continued
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named six SOM projects as 2020 Award of Excellence winners. Tianjin CTF Finance Centre, Pudong Financial Plaza, Poly Skyline Plaza, 100 Mount Street, 500 Folsom, and Burj Khalifa earned awards in this year’s program. Tianjin CTF Finance Centre, a new landmark in the Chinese city’s financial district, … Continued
Updated March 17th: Due to venue closures over the Coronavirus pandemic, this exhibition, and the Ambika P3 Gallery at the University of Westminster, are now closed. A major new show titled Anatomy of Structure: The Future of Art + Architecture by global architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in collaboration with Princeton University, TU Delft, and Global … Continued
Set at the base of Hollywood Hills, the Sunset La Cienega Hotel cuts an imposing figure. The massing of two angular towers forms a barrier between the residential hills above and the city grid below. And yet, the hotel’s strategically positioned courtyard serves as a crucial link between these contrasting urban conditions. Designed by the … Continued
Retired SOM Partner Gordon Lee Wildermuth, FAIA, passed away on Feburary 7, 2020, at the age of 82. During his career as a managing partner at SOM, Wildermuth produced a body of work that has received worldwide recognition for its exceptional quality and cultural impact. Gordon Wildermuth was born in Lima, Ohio, on November 13, … Continued
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has elevated SOM Design Director Javier Arizmendi to its prestigious College of Fellows—the highest recognition architects can receive for their contributions to the field. Throughout his nearly 30-year career, Arizmendi has developed a successful approach to design at a global scale, combining advanced technical expertise with deep knowledge and … Continued