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SOM unveils plans for 1950s Lever House renovation in New York

Architecture firm SOM is renovating the 1950s Lever House skyscraper that it designed in New York in an effort to preserve the modernist office building's "very important legacy". More

SOM unveils "breathing" Shenzhen bank tower enclosed in diagrid

Architecture firm SOM has completed its headquarters for Shenzhen's Rural Commercial Bank, a naturally ventilated steel-wrapped office building with an exterior that resembles an exoskeleton. More

SOM weaves small wood pieces into SPLAM pavilion at Chicago Architecture Biennial

SOM has worked with the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning to explore a low-carbon alternative to conventional timber framing called SLT and build a pavilion to demonstrate its capabilities. More

SOM's inflatable habitats could allow people to "thrive over the long term" on the Moon

Architecture studio SOM and the European Space Agency have created more visuals for Moon Village, a concept for a settlement on the moon made up of inflatable modules. More

SOM and Phillip K Smith III install light-up mirrored sculpture in Santa Monica

Global design firm Skidmore Owings and Merril collaborated with American artist Phillip K Smith III to create Santa Monica Linear, a mirrored glass installation that lights up at night. More

SOM "evokes the majesty of the original Penn Station" with Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall in New York

Architecture studio SOM has converted the Beaux-Arts James A Farley Post Office in New York into the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall as part of the renovation of Penn Station. More

SOM unveils modular School/House classrooms in response to coronavirus

American architecture studio SOM has created a design for a ventilated, high-ceilinged, modular classroom for schools that need temporary accommodation. More

SOM to create Disney headquarters in New York City clad in green terracotta panels

Skidmore Owings & Merrill has revealed plans to build a glass-and-ceramic office building for Disney's New York operations, called 4 Hudson Square. More

SOM uses robotic technology to construct concrete Stereoform Slab for 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial

Two concrete columns hold up a curving concrete roof of this pavilion that architecture firm SOM has built using a method it says could reduce the carbon footprint of high-rise concrete buildings. More

SOM reveals images of stainless steel US Army museum in Virginia

SOM has released exterior and interior photos of the National Museum of the United States Army, which is nearing completion in Virginia. More