On Tuesday, January 7th, SOM will host an event to celebrate the release of Gordon Bunshaft and SOM: Building Corporate Modernism. Author Nicholas Adams will discuss Bunshaft, his work, and his legacy with Mary McLeod, Professor of Architecture at Columbia University; Francesco Dal Co, Professor in the History of Architecture at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura … Continued
On Saturday, October 5th, Associate Director Vram Malek presented a lecture at the AIA Continental Europe Conference in Brussels. Malek discussed SOM’s NATO Headquarters project in relation to the impact of changing global forces on both the development of longterm architectural projects and the architectural profession. AIA Europe’s international conference series provides an in-depth look at the … Continued
On view at Somerset House through January 5th, 2020, The Gingerbread City features reinterpretations of famous London landmarks by SOM and other leading designers in the United Kingdom. An annual exhibition and fundraiser organized by the Museum of Architecture in London, the event aims to connect the public with architecture by providing a fresh, holiday-inspired … Continued
The AIA Monterey Bay chapter has presented the Monterey Conference Center with a Citation Award in the 2019 Excellence in Design Awards. Each year, the awards program recognizes projects around the world that have been designed by AIA Monterey Bay members. The extensive renovation of the Monterey Conference Center transformed a 40-year-old facility into a … Continued
The National Geographic series “Superstructures: Engineering Marvels” features an interview with SOM structural engineer and consulting partner William F. Baker, responsible for the engineering of Burj Khalifa. At 828 meters, the Dubai skyscraper stands as the world’s tallest building. Baker discusses how his team developed the “buttressed core” structural system, which helps the skyscraper withstand strong … Continued
On October 30th, 2019, in conjunction with the CTBUH 10th World Congress, CTBUH hosted a 50th Anniversary Dinner at Aqua Tower in Chicago. The evening was inspired by the Beaux-Arts Ball of 1931, in which architects arrived dressed as their building creations. In this modern reinterpretation, aptly timed around Halloween, SOM designers and partners joined … Continued
Glocal Design Magazine honored two SOM projects with 2019 Noldi Schreck Awards, a program that recognizes the best design projects in Mexico each year. The Kinematic Sculpture, a pavilion that was recently displayed as part of Mexico City’s Mextrópoli festival, won first place in the Ephemeral Architecture Category. Bio-Esfera, a creative office complex in Guadalajara, won … Continued
AIA Hong Kong and the Singapore Institute of Planners (SIP) have named the MRT Jakarta Transit-Oriented Development Master Plan as a winner in their respective annual award programs. The project—a collaboration with PDW architects to develop plans for seven station areas on the North-South MRT line in Central Jakarta—received a Merit Award in the Urban … Continued
SOM’s first project in Fargo, North Dakota, Block 9, has topped. The tallest building in Fargo, and the second tallest in the state, the mixed-use Block 9 will house commercial, hotel, and residential space. With a slender profile and a design inspired by the agriculture and architectural vernacular of the Great Plains, the 18-story tower … Continued
The Chicago chapter of CoreNet Global, an association for real estate professionals, named the West Loop Public Library Branch as a Project of the Year. The annual REAL Awards program honors projects that demonstrate innovation in design and real estate development. The library branch was selected as the winner among 15 finalists in the category … Continued