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- Biophilic design helps this office building breathe Sat, 5 Feb 22, 6:30amThe Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank Headquarters in China is a living, breathing building by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The project is a 94,049-square-meter biophilic design made to respond to the area's tropical climate...
- Urban Sequoia is a blueprint for sustainable architecture Fri, 14 Jan 22, 7:30amThis past fall, COP26 opened the door for discussions about many environmental issues. However, few presentations addressed one elephant in the room — the fact that the construction industry contributes up to...
- Architect chosen to design sustainable 2026 Olympic Village Wed, 4 Aug 21, 1:30amSkidmore, Owings & Merrill, also known as SOM, will design the Olympic Village for the upcoming 2026 games in Milan-Cortina. The new village will be a part of the updated Porta Romana Railway Yard Master Plan.[...]
- A new LEED Gold civic center will reinvigorate downtown Long Beach Wed, 20 Jan 21, 3:30amAs part of Long Beach’s largest public-private partnership effort to date, international architecture firm SOM has helped inject new life into the downtown area with the Long Beach Civic Center Master Plan...
- Renowned landscape architects unveil designs to save the Tidal Basin Sat, 21 Nov 20, 3:30amThe National Mall Tidal Basin — also known as “America’s front yard” — is home to some of the nation’s most iconic landmarks such as the Jefferson Memorial, the Martin Luther King, Jr...
- SOM designs a low-carbon waterfront community for Chinas most livable city Thu, 15 Oct 20, 2:30amGlobal design firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has unveiled designs for Jiuzhou Bay, a new 5.6 million-square-foot mixed-use neighborhood in coastal Zhuhai, which was recently named China’s most livable city by...
- Office towers to boast first AI-driven facade powered by renewable energy Wed, 2 Sep 20, 3:30amSkidmore, Owings & Merrill and Australia-based architecture firm Fender Katsalidis Architects have placed first in an international competition to design Central Place Sydney, a new landmark development at Sydney’s...
- SOM unveils designs for first-ever human settlement on the moon Thu, 18 Apr 19, 1:30amJust a few months ahead of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) released designs for the first full-time human habitat on the lunar surface...
- SOM unveils images of new undulating mixed-use tower in China Tue, 10 Apr 18, 4:20amSOM recently just unveiled the first images of a spiraling mixed-use tower planned for China. The Hangzhou Wangchao Center features an undulating glass façade and eight mega-columns that slope outward at the corners. This...
- SOMs diagrid glass tower rises like a Chinese paper lantern in Beijing Mon, 19 Jun 17, 6:00pmA glittering glass lantern has risen in Beijing. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) designed the Poly International Plaza, a three-tower complex located midway between the Forbidden City and the Beijing Capital Airport....
- Thailands first LEED Platinum vertical village to rise in Bangkok Mon, 17 Apr 17, 8:08pmThailand’s wealthiest man, Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, has teamed up with architecture firm SOM to plan One Bangkok, a $3.5 billion project that will be first in Thailand to target LEED Platinum certification for Neighborhood...
- SOM designs pedestrian-friendly revamp for the heart of Philadelphia Tue, 26 Jul 16, 11:00pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTtsmrT7y6k SOM’s masterplan for Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station Precinct was selected by Amtrak and designed in collaboration with Parsons Brinckerhoff, OLIN, and HR&A Advisors. The...
- World's tallest Passive House tower rising in NYC Mon, 11 Jul 16, 9:00pmThe world's tallest Passive House building is steadily rising in New York City, and Inhabitat recently had a chance to check the revolutionary tower out for ourselves...
- VIDEO: World's tallest Passive House building rises in NYC Mon, 11 Jul 16, 9:00pmThe world's tallest Passive House building is steadily rising in New York City, and Inhabitat recently had a chance to check the revolutionary tower out for ourselves...
- VIDEO: On top of the world's tallest Passive House building Sat, 9 Jul 16, 12:30amThe world's tallest Passive House building has been rising steadily in New York City, and Inhabitat recently had a chance to check the revolutionary tower out for ourselves...