With its 80 years of experience in bringing together architecture and structural engineering Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) remains groundbreaking to this day, particularly in the construction of gigantic skyscrapers, the so-called “supertalls”. The exhibition and the accompanying DETAIL volume present the approaches, the roots and the theoretical background of the SOM Structural Group. One central question is how far architecture can go – in terms of height. Typical structural concepts and individual details from numerous projects across the world serve to illustrate processes of solution finding. The results illustrate the firm’s core values: simplicity, clarity, hierarchy, efficiency, economy and advancement. A number of iconic SOM buildings such as the John Hancock Center and the Sears Tower help to position the example projects – ranging from James Turrell’s Skyspace to Burj Khalifa – within the context of SOM’s complete work. The innovative structural solutions presented here indicate how SOM enables the creation of “next generation” buildings.
Germany
House M / Peter Ruge Architekten
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Architects: Peter Ruge Architekten
- Area: 324 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Ib blauth Ingenieurbüro, Peter Raschka Consultants
Residential and Office Building / blrm Architekt*innen
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Architects: blrm Architekt*innen
- Area: 2123 m²
- Year: 2015
Center for Free-Electron Laser Science CFEL / Hammeskrause Architects
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Architects: Hammeskrause Architects
- Area: 8400 m²
- Year: 2013
Student Residence in Kamp-Lintfort / bob-architecktur BDA
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Architects: bob-architecktur BDA
- Area: 876 m²
- Year: 2015
House W / Wolfertstetter Architektur
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Architects: Wolfertstetter Architektur
- Area: 151 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: VELUX Group, Kneer-Süd Fenster
New-Blauhaus / kadawittfeldarchitektur
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Architects: kadawittfeldarchitektur
- Area: 5800 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: A.Frauenrath BauConcept GmbH
Urbane Mitte am Gleisdreieck / Cobe
Collaborating with Man Made Land, Knippers Helbig and Mafeu Architektur Consulting, COBE Berlin has received 1st prize in an international competition to design Berlin’s “Urbane Mitte am Gleisdreieck,” a master plan located at the gateway to Gleisdreieck Park in Berlin, Germany.
Summer Apartment / Loft Szczecin
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Architects: Loft Szczecin
- Area: 160 m²
David Chipperfield Designs German Concert Hall
David Chipperfield Architects is preparing to break ground on a new concert hall in Künzelsau, Germany. Planned for a hillside site south of the city, the quaint "Carmen Würth Forum" will add a new event hall and a chamber music hall to the area by 2017. In the project's second phase, a conference center and museum for the Würth art collection will be added.
"The building is embedded in the landscape, characterized by expansive meadows and fields, which it integrates as an architectural theme," says Chipperfield.
David Chipperfield to Restore Berlin's Bötzow Brewery
David Chipperfield Architects has revealed plans to transform Berlin's former Bötzow Brewery into a new "public destination." Located near the city's Alexanderplatz, the 24,000-square-meter industrial site was first home to the Bötzow Brewery in 1885, before being severely damaged during World War II.
With the new masterplan, Chipperfield plans to restore the surviving 19th-century structures and added three new buildings - all centered around a public plaza - to provide space for a brewery, art gallery, restaurants, medical innovation center, boutique hotel and more. Construction is expected to complete in 2019.
Laupheim School Extension / Herrmann + Bosch Architekten
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Architects: Herrmann + Bosch Architekten
- Area: 5347 m²
- Year: 2012
Sports Centre in Leonberg / 4a Architekten
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Architects: 4a Architekten
- Area: 10490 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Glashütte Limburg, TULUX
Skaterhall / Herrmann + Bosch Architekten
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Architects: Herrmann + Bosch Architekten
- Area: 1460 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Garten-Friedhof und Forstamt
Family House Sankt Augustin / GRAFT
Martin Luther School at Rimbach / GMP
German Football Museum / HPP Architects
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Architects: HPP Architects
- Area: 7700 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: POHL, Kampmann, Q-railing, Sopro
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Professionals: club L94 Landschaftsarchitekten