Research Catalog

Title

Works by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, 2009-2019 / essays by Sam Lubell.

Author

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, architect.

Publication

New York, New York : Monacelli, [2021]

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Details

Additional Authors

Lubell, Sam

Description

244 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm

Summary

The legendary architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) was founded in founded in 1936 and is now one of the largest and most influential architecture firms in the world, with major offices around the globe. This volume is the latest update to volumes dedicated to every era of the firm's history, from the iconic modern works of the 1950s to its exceptional contemporary projects. Architecture writer and critic Sam Lubell focuses on areas of specific expertise within the firm, and how that knowledge is shared globally across offices. Continuously committed to innovation and research, SOM's latest endeavor is in creating machine learning software to be used with a variety of platforms and enhance the firm's existing technological practices. With the looming threat of climate change, the firm has dedicated high performance design experts in all offices to lead the way in reducing each project's carbon footprint, streamlining adaptive re-use practices, and developing leading energy performance technology to incorporate into each building. A timely update documenting the firm's immense activity, SOM: Architecture of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 2009-2019 demonstrates why it has come to occupy its unique station in American and international architecture.

Uniform Title

Works. Selections

Alternative Title

• Works.
• SOM : works by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 2009 to 2019

Subject

• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
• 2000-2099
• Architecture > United States > History > 21st century
• Architecture
• United States

Genre/Form

History.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: 2010 -- Burj Khalifa -- 2011 -- University of California, San Diego -- Medical Education and Telemedicine Building -- John Jay College of Criminal Justice -- Al Hamra Tower -- Tianjin Global Financial Center -- 2012 -- Moody Performance Hall -- 2013 -- University Center -- The New School -- China Merchants Tower & Woods Park -- Pearl River Tower -- 2014 -- Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport -- Terminal 2 -- Denver Union Station -- One World Trade Center -- 2015 -- Amie 1.0 -- The Strand, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) -- The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability at Sandy Ground -- UI Labs Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) -- JTI Headquarters -- 350 Mission Street -- Baccarat Hotel & Residences -- BBVA Bancomer Operations Center -- Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch -- 2016 -- Active Modular Phytoremediation Wall System (AMPS) -- United States Courthouse -- Los Angeles -- Public Safety Answering Center II -- Ningbo Bank of China Headquarters -- Superior Court of California -- San Diego -- U.S. Air Force Academy -- Center for Character and Leadership Development -- University of Connecticut -- Innovation Partnership Building -- 2017 -- Poly International Plaza -- Cornell Tech Campus Framework Plan -- Pen Factory -- NATO Headquarters -- Detroit East Riverfront Framework Plan -- 2018 -- Barnard College -- The Milstein Center -- Optimo Hat Company -- The Stratford -- Guoco Tower -- Roche Diagnostics Learning and Development Center -- Bio-Esfera -- Moscone Center Expansion -- 2019 -- Park Loggia at 15 West 61st Street -- Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank Headquarters -- Taylor Street Apartments and Little Italy Branch Library -- Billie Jean King Main Library -- Tianjin CTF Finance Centre -- Ongoing Projects.

Call Number

JQF 22-931

ISBN

• 1580935559
• 9781580935555

OCLC

1178636980

Author

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, architect.

Title

Works by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, 2009-2019 / essays by Sam Lubell.

Publisher

New York, New York : Monacelli, [2021]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Local Note

COLOR ILLUSTRATED.

Chronological Term

2000-2099

Added Author

Lubell, Sam, author.

Research Call Number

JQF 22-931