From the Metropolis Archives: The Senator of Design
Originally published in 2000, this article profiles Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan as he prepared to retire from the Senate and reviews his legacy as a champion of great American architecture.
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Keep Calm and Terra-cotta On
Prized for its tactile qualities and historical association with crafts, the material is enjoying a steady revival in New York City and beyond.
You Can't Spell SOM Without Gordon Bunshaft
Relatively little was known about the driving force behind many of SOM's most accomplished buildings. A new book fills in the gaps of Bunshaft's biography.
A Peek Inside How Architects Are Designing the New LaGuardia Aiport and Moynihan Station
The two projects, which are helmed by HOK and SOM, respectively, aim to become enduring civic spaces.
SOM Thinks Autonomous Vehicles Could Rapidly Change How Cities Grow and Develop
Existing streets could host new high-tech transportation services, though ensuring those new transit systems bring equitable growth is a challenge.
SOM Explains Exactly How a Raccoon Scaled Its St. Paul Skyscraper
Last week #MPRaccoon climbed a 25-story building in St. Paul, Minnesota and captivated the Internet—thanks to some '70s-style architecture.
As Technology Reshapes Cities' Economies and Daily Life, We Risk Widening Inequality
SOM is leading the redesign of the James A. Farley Post Office into the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall, a rail station that will anchor real estate development on Manhattan's Far West Side.© Empire State Development,…
How Collaborative Partnerships Bring About Lasting Change
Susan S. Szenasy talks with the Chicago office of SOM, research leaders from Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, and research collaborative UI Labs on the importance of interdisciplinary partnerships.
The Team Maintaining SOM's Legacy of Engineering Greatness
Led by Bill Baker, the engineering team at SOM Chicago is reshaping the form and function of buildings.
SOM and CASE Launch New Digital Tools Library
Creating a library of digital tools for users and makers
With New Zhengzhou Tower, SOM Looked to Early 20th-Century Solar Technology
The new tower by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill becomes the centerpiece of Zhengzhou, China.
SOM's Great Lakes Century Project Wins New Accolades
The first dramatic foray into the revival of the Great Lakes region wins AIA award.
Roundtable: Calatrava, Childs, and Libeskind on the World Trade Center
1 World Trade Center rendering Courtesy SOM/dbox studio Heroic. Contemplative. Grieving. Victorious. The rebirth of the former World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan has engendered significant public reaction and reflection. With implications as complex as they are profound, it…
