Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has revealed plans to transform a former industrial site in Chicago into a "new urban destination". More about SOM unveils plans for Chicago's Lincoln Yards neighbourhood
Visuals have been released of the SOM-designed Burj Jumeira, a 550-metre-tall split-volume skyscraper in Dubai that will rise from a lake shaped like the fingerprint of the emirate's ruler. More about Burj Jumeira supertall skyscraper will rise from fingerprint of Dubai's ruler
Construction has begun on Alárò City, which is being masterplanned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, as an extension to Lagos in southwest Nigeria. More about SOM breaks ground on Alárò City in Nigeria
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has converted buildings in a former industrial district into a public library in Chicago, where original brick walls and bow trusses are on full display. More about SOM transforms ageing brick buildings into Chicago's West Loop Branch library
Five teams of architects are in the running to redesign Chicago's O'Hare international airport, with Foster + Partners and Santiago Calatrava among the list of firms participating in the competition. More about Foster, Calatrava and SOM on shortlist for new Chicago O'Hare airport terminal
The controversy surrounding the site of Santiago Calatrava's ill-fated Chicago Spire continues, as the city stalls the pair of skyscrapers that SOM's David Childs has proposed for the vacant waterfront plot. More about SOM's "sister skyscrapers" for doomed Chicago Spire site halted
Global firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has designed and engineered a federal courthouse for a sloped site in Downtown Los Angeles, which appears as an elevated cube with folded glass facades. More about SOM wraps Downtown LA courthouse in pleats of glass
The 56-storey London skyscraper designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill will feature public viewing galleries at its topmost levels. More about SOM-designed Diamond tower gets approved for London
Two "sister skyscrapers" designed by architect David Childs have been unveiled for Chicago's waterfront, nearly 10 years after work on Santiago Calatrava's ill-fated Chicago Spire halted on the same plot. More about Pair of skyscrapers proposed for site of Calatrava's doomed Chicago Spire
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has paired blackened steel with warm-toned wood at a new headquarters for hat maker Optimo, created inside a historic firehouse in Chicago. More about SOM converts century-old Chicago firehouse into Optimo hat factory
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 about SOM unveils office tower with luxury amenities for Chicago
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 about Paris garden skyscraper by SOM will be "one of the most sustainable buildings in Europe”
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 about SOM's modernist Park Avenue skyscraper faces demolition
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 about SOM designs tapering skyscraper that would dwarf neighbouring Cheesegrater
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 about Latticed shell of SOM's Beijing tower is based on traditional Chinese paper lanterns
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 about SOM exhibits architecture models with stripped-away skins to reveal engineering beneath
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 about Bands of glass wrap FBI technology building in West Virginia by SOM
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 about SOM designs "new skyline" for port area of Sri Lanka's largest 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 about Metal cube by SOM houses emergency call centre for New York City
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 about SOM reveals designs for 16-hectare "vertical village" in central Bangkok