Urban Rivers and SOM Construct a Floating Urban Sanctuary in the Chicago River The buoyed gardens and wetlands provide opportunities for educational and community engagement Ilana Herzig August 8, 2022 2 Comments SOM's "Wild Mile" restores nature to an industrialized stretch of the Chicago River.Read More
SOM & 7 WTC Office by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill New York City Pilar Viladas May 1, 2022 No Comments SOM walks the talk in a new space for its New York studio at 7 World Trade Center.Read More
Snapshot: East End Gateway at Penn Station by SOM New York Ilana Herzig August 9, 2021 No Comments The new entrance to New York's Penn Station enriches the street connection.Read More
One Manhattan West by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill New York Joann Gonchar, FAIA May 1, 2021 One Comment An office building on Manhattan’s far West Side follows the firm’s long-standing approach for integrating form and structure.Read More
Controversial Design Unveiled for a New Supertall by SOM in New York Fred A. Bernstein February 8, 2021 4 Comments The 1,653-foot-high building will be part of a new Manhattan skyline that not everyone is happy about.Read More
Moynihan Train Hall Expands New York’s Penn Station Clifford A. Pearson January 15, 2021 5 Comments After 28 years, SOM's renovation of the former James A. Farley Post Office Building opened on January 1.Read More
Women Take Charge at SOM Suzanne Stephens May 1, 2020 One Comment The firm makes an historic move with three women at the top.Read More
Billie Jean King Main Library by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Long Beach, California Suzanne Stephens March 2, 2020 2 Comments A very old material is getting renewed architectural respect.Read More
Unknown Painting by Gordon Bunshaft Rediscovered Nicholas Adams February 27, 2020 4 Comments The author of a new book on Gordon Bunshaft and SOM recently came across the only extant painting by the architect. Nicholas Adams, professor emeritus at Vassar, tells the story.Read More
Seven New Aviation Projects Various Locations Kara Mavros July 1, 2019 No Comments Seven up-and-coming aviation projects, in various stages of planning and construction, will soon be ready for takeoff.Read More
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