Biophilic design helps this office building breathe
The Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank Headquarters in China is a living, breathing building by Skidmore, Owings &...
Urban Sequoia is a blueprint for sustainable architecture
This past fall, COP26 opened the door for discussions about many environmental issues. However, few presentations...
Architect chosen to design sustainable 2026 Olympic Village
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, also known as SOM, will design the Olympic Village for the upcoming 2026 games...
SOM unveils designs for first-ever human settlement on the moon
Just a few months ahead of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)...
SOM’s diagrid glass tower rises like a Chinese paper lantern in Beijing
A giant glittering glass lantern has risen in Beijing. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) designed the Poly International...
SOM turns Christmas tradition upside down in Denmark
Starchitects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) have turned the traditional Christmas tree on its head this year....
Beautiful prismatic glass panels envelop SOM’s Beijing Greenland Center
The 260-meter tower is enveloped in curtain walls made of glass panels arranged in a prism-like manner. The high-performance...
SOM unveils impressive LEED-targeting medical campus for Egypt’s National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Egypt’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) has unveiled plans for their new medical campus outside Cairo, designed...
SOM’s Shimmering White Cube for the LA Federal Courthouse Wins Award
The new Los Angeles Federal Courthouse will be designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and it will feature...
Cornell Tech Releases New Renderings of Net-Zero Campus on Roosevelt Island
Cornell Tech will begin construction on their new Roosevelt campus starting in 2014 and expects to have Phase I...
SOM’s CBD Center for Beijing Wins AIA Regional and Urban Design Award
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill's plan for a new sustainable Central Business District in Beijing was met with much...
US Embassy in Beijing Showcases Energy Efficient Design
The US Embassy in Beijing, China, designed by Craig Hartman of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, is the State Department’s...
SOM Wins Competition to Create Beijing’s Sustainable City Center
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) was recently awarded the contract to create a stunning new Central Business...
SOM’s Stunning Cathedral of Christ the Light
Throughout time, cathedrals have signified some of the human race's most awe-inspiring architectural endeavors....
TALLEST SKYSCRAPER IN SAN FRANCISCO WILL BE GREEN?
Skidmore Owings Merrill's proposed new tower for San Francisco Think the words "Green Skyscraper" are an oxymoron?...
