SOM unveils office tower with luxury amenities for Chicago
Architecture firm Skidmore Owings and Merrill has revealed an 18-storey office block planned for Chicago, including a terrace that overlooks the city's trendy West Loop neighbourhood. More
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Paris garden skyscraper by SOM will be "one of the most sustainable buildings in Europe”
Skidmore Owings and Merrill has proposed a 180-metre skyscraper in Paris that is designed to be zero-energy, and accessible via a garden bridge leading from the River Seine. More
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SOM's modernist Park Avenue skyscraper faces demolition
A 1960s Midtown Manhattan skyscraper by architecture firm SOM will become the largest building ever to be deliberately destroyed, when it is knocked down in favour of a new tower that will soar 150 metres taller. More
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SOM designs tapering skyscraper that would dwarf neighbouring Cheesegrater
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has revealed visuals for a 56-storey skyscraper in the City of London, featuring a slanting glass facade that resembles the Rogers Stirk Harbour-designed Cheesegrater next door. More
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Latticed shell of SOM's Beijing tower is based on traditional Chinese paper lanterns
The tallest of three office towers that Skidmore Owings & Merrill has completed in Beijing features a faceted exoskeleton, inspired by the patterns created by the folds on paper lanterns. More
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SOM exhibits architecture models with stripped-away skins to reveal engineering beneath
A row of intricately detailed architectural models take centre stage at this pop-up exhibition celebrating the beauty of engineering by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, which coincides with the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More
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Bands of glass wrap FBI technology building in West Virginia by SOM
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has created a biometric technology facility for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation that features open, light-filled workspaces and views of the hilly terrain. More
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SOM designs "new skyline" for port area of Sri Lanka's largest city
SOM has won a competition to design a new district for Sri Lankan city Colombo, with a design featuring numerous skyscrapers, a marina, canals and a park, influenced by the country's tropical climate. More
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Metal cube by SOM houses emergency call centre for New York City
Textured facades and a grassy berm help soften the boxy appearance of this high-security emergency facility in New York, designed by architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. More
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SOM reveals designs for 16-hectare "vertical village" in central Bangkok
Skidmore Owings & Merrill has unveiled its vision for One Bangkok: a new district in the centre of the Thai city made up of a family skyscrapers interspersed with green spaces. More
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SOM and Squire and Partners complete tallest tower in London's Islington
British firms Squire and Partners and SOM have completed a slender skyscraper just north of the City of London, which at 117 metres is the tallest tower in the borough of Islington. More
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Trio of towers unveiled for Downtown Los Angeles
Architecture firms Skidmore Owings and Merrill and P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S have designed three residential skyscrapers that will add to the growing Los Angeles skyline. More
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SOM creates Christmas tree alternative at Denmark's Utzon Center
Skidmore Owings & Merrill designed this latticed pavilion in lieu of a Christmas tree for the courtyard of a building designed by the late Jørn Utzon in Aalborg, Denmark. More
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SOM creates Minimalist home for New York's International Center of Photography
Global firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill used a restrained palette of concrete, steel and glass to create a new home for a photography museum in a once-derelict area of Manhattan (+ slideshow). More
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SOM unveils masterplan for Philadelphia's 30th Street Station district
Architecture firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill has unveiled its vision to transform the Beaux-Arts 30th Street Station and its surrounding area in Philadelphia (+ movie). More
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Trapezoidal glass panels create prismatic facades for SOM's Beijing skyscraper
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has completed a 55-storey tower in Beijing with exterior glass panels that function as prisms, capturing and refracting daylight (+ slideshow). More
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Oblique glass pyramid thrusts skyward from SOM's leadership centre at US military campus
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has completed a new building on the grounds of the US Air Force Academy in Colorado, featuring a glass skylight resembling the tail fin of a jet fighter that points towards the North Star (+ slideshow). More
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SOM builds new Geneva headquarters for Japan Tobacco International
Architecture firm SOM has completed a major new headquarters for Japan Tobacco International in Geneva, Switzerland, featuring an innovative facade of glass triangles and a huge central courtyard (+ slideshow). More
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SOM debuts "world's largest 3D-printed polymer building" designed for off-grid living
Architecture firm SOM has created a 3D-printed structure that generates its own power and shares energy with a companion vehicle, providing a model for off-grid living (+ slideshow). More
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SOM reveals new images of Manhattan West skyscrapers spanning rail yards in New York City
Architecture firm SOM has released new renderings of Manhattan West – a mixed-use development including a trio of towers that will be built next to New York's massive Hudson Yards (+ slideshow). More
