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Architecture and Planning

New York, New York 295,279 followers

We are a collective of architects, designers, engineers, and planners building a better future.

About us

A global collective of architects, designers, engineers, and planners building a better future. Named No. 1 on Architizer's 2024 list of "Best Architecture and Design Firms in the United States," an #Equality100 company by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index, and a Woman-forward Workplace finalist by Crain's New York Business in 2023.

Industry

Architecture and Planning

Company size

1,001-5,000 employees

Headquarters

New York, New York

Type

Partnership

Founded

1936

Specialties

Architecture, Interior Design, Civil/Structural Engineering, Sustainable Design, Mechanical Engineering, Seismic Engineering, Sustainable Engineering, Adaptive Reuse, Graphics + Brand, and Urban Design + Planning

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7 World Trade Center
New York, New York 10007, US
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224 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60604, US
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One Maritime Plaza
San Francisco, California 94111, US
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333 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles, California 90071, US
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1700 K St NW
1000
Washington, District of Columbia 20006, US
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20 Primrose Street
London, England, GB
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Two Chinachem Central, 26 Des Voeux Road
Central, Hong Kong 999077, HK
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No 288 South Shaanxi Road
Shanghai, Shanghai 200031, CN
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The Maze Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai, Dubai 000000, AE
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1301 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1325
Seattle, WA 98101, US
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207 San Jacinto Blvd
Austin, Texas 78701, US
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No. 26 Huaxia Road, Tianhe District
C08, 30th Floor, Agile Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510623, CN
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351-357 Elizabeth Street
Level 3, Atelier Exchange
Melbourne, Victoria 3000, AU
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Olaya Towers
Tower B, 29th Floor
Riyadh, 11523, SA
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In our New York studio this week, we were pleased to host a delegation representing Singapore’s built environment sector, aiming to broaden their understanding of sustainability practices and innovations in the U.S. The visit was part of the Singapore Green Building Council and Building and Construction Authority Business Mission, which coincides with the annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo. Global leaders from our Hong Kong, Chicago, New York, and London studios guided tours and presented, including Laura Ettelman, Chris Cooper FAIA, LEED AP, Vram Malek, Kim Vanholsbeke, Joseph Chase, Preetam Biswas, Nicolas Medrano, AIA, Marzia Sedino, Mina Hasman, Shilpa Patel AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Charles Harris, Stefano Tronci, Marti Gottsch, and Sigal Shemesh. Learn about the organizations below. Building and Construction Authority → bit.ly/4ewecKySingapore Green Building Council → bit.ly/3UOoRcb📷: Lucas Blair Simpson © SOM
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Beyond beautiful buildings, we pride ourselves in getting to know the communities in which we work. And in Washington, D.C., as part of our North Capitol Crossroads Vision Plan, we’ve taken it a step further, producing a podcast miniseries with the D.C. Office of Planning that shares the lives, ideas, and stories of the people representing D.C.’s communities. Through this podcast, we've broadened engagement with District residents, capturing elements of the area’s history and present-day life while offering a glimpse into its future. And for it, the “District Crossroads” podcast series won the Creative Community Outreach Award from Lambda Alpha International Land Economics Society's George Washington Chapter! The North Capitol Crossroads Vision Plan imagines a cohesive identity through planning, design, and development that will transform the North Capitol Crossroads and provide an interconnected neighborhood anchored by places to live, work, learn, and heal. Learn about our work and listen to the podcast below. MORE → bit.ly/3ChISSd📷: Courtesy of D.C. Office of Planning Consultants: Prologue DC and Interface Multimedia #DistrictCrossroads #DCOfficeOfPlanning #LAI #LambdaAlphaInternational #CommunityVoices #oralhistories
This fall, three SOM studios offered insider views of our projects and practices during a series of architecture tours, including Open House New York, Open House Chicago, and Open House Festival in London. The annual events offer rare opportunities for behind-the-scenes access to architecturally, historically, and culturally significant sites. In New York, our team led tours of Manhattan West and the High Line – Moynihan Connector, Lever House, and the “Adaptations 2.0” exhibit at Governors Island. In Chicago and London, we opened our studios, allowing visitors a peek into the design process—check it out below. 📷: Francisco Lopez de Arenosa, Tiffany Truong, and Aydan Gasimli Chicago Architecture Center #OHC2024 #OpenHouseChicago #OpenHouse2024 #ohnywknd
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Today at #BalREc, Bulgaria’s annual investment and real estate market conference, Partner Thomas Behr unveiled SOM’s competition-winning design for a new mixed-use development in the capital city of Sofia. Sofia Square is a new 345,000-square-meter development that draws inspiration from Sofia’s surrounding natural landscape to create new vibrant public spaces, as well as retail and residential buildings. The project centers on the reinvention of a historic industrial building designed by Gustave Eiffel. SOM was chosen as the winner of an international competition organized by GK Bulgaria, aimed at envisioning a new future for a brownfield site in the west of the city. MORE → bit.ly/3YCSChx📷: © SOM
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How do you design space for research and innovation in the growing field of artificial intelligence? At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, our recently completed Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing not only serves as a dynamic hub for education and research in computer science and AI, but also symbolizes its outsized importance to the future of the Institute. In a recent piece in Architectural Record, Partners Colin Koop and Carrie Moore explain how the building’s transparent double-skin facade—a high-performance, closed-cavity design that contributes to the project’s LEED Platinum certification target—brings transparency while fostering innovation and collaboration. Conceived as elevated glass shingles connecting two interior pavilions, the building establishes a monumental and connective presence on MIT’s campus, transforming the pedestrian experience. Read the full article below. MORE → bit.ly/3AtyRRkPhotos: Dave Burk + Lucas Blair Simpson © SOM
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The U.S. Consulate General Dhahran received a Merit Award for Excellence in Architectural Design as part of the 2024 AIA International Design Awards. Located in a central district of Dhahran on Saudi Arabia’s east coast, the new consulate contributes to its urban setting by interpreting regional building methods in a contemporary way. The organization of elements on the flat, rectangular site takes cues from traditional Saudi Arabian settlements, which feature tight clusters of structures along narrow streets. Award winners were named during the AIA International Conference in Hong Kong, where Design Principal Nicolas Medrano, AIA also shared his insights on envisioning transit oriented developments for people, nature, and culture. Learn about the project below. MORE → bit.ly/40zmgH4 Dave Burk © SOMU.S. Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
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Recently featured as one of the “10 Architectural Wonders of Dubai” by LUXUO, today we look back at the 75-story Cayan Tower. While the skyscraper’s floor plates are all identical, each is slightly rotated against the story below it, producing a full 90-degree twist over the course of the tower’s 307-meter rise. Writes LUXUO, "Cayan Tower has become an emblem of modern architectural ingenuity in Dubai, showcasing the city’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of design and engineering." Learn about the project and see the full list in the link below. MORE → bit.ly/4fehCCH📷: © Tim Griffith
Three SOM projects were honored at the Los Angeles Business Council’s Annual Architectural Awards last week, awarded to “designs that preserve and advance the city’s legacy as a creative capital and foster vibrant, inclusive community life.” A Community Impact Award winner, Radford Studio Center is a historic 55-acre Hollywood film studio that is undergoing a comprehensive modernization, and Drollinger Family Stage at Loyola Marymount University was acknowledged for its sleek, inclined roof structure fully equipped for theatrical performances and community events. And in Pasadena, 10 West Walnut, a five-story, creative mixed-use building won a Workplace Design Award. Learn about the awards and projects below. MORE → bit.ly/4f69Tqa📷: 1. Courtesy of Hackman Capital Partners, LLC, 2-4. Dave Burk © SOM
For a new report on how London can face its infrastructure challenges, NLA invited SOM’s Adam Semel to discuss a transformative idea: turning tall buildings into batteries. In the story, Semel explains how Energy Vault’s gravity energy storage systems use surplus energy to lift heavy weights, which create potential energy that can later be converted into electricity when lowered. “We quickly came to understand the impact of this technology for energy security, but also we marveled at the possibilities for how skyscrapers as ‘batteries’ could contribute to a sustainable built environment,” he wrote. Read Semel’s perspective on how energy-storing skyscrapers can provide a missing link in the transition to a clean power grid. MORE → bit.ly/3AlNHcxImage: Pictury © Energy Vault Holdings, Inc.

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Architecture and Planning

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