Works of SOM architectural design firm

Sommer's early works were deeply influenced by ludwig mies van der rohe. After the mid-1960s, the situation changed, but his works remained neat, concise and novel, with more diversified structural systems and changed external outlines. SOM's achievements in the design of high-rise and super-high-rise buildings have been recognized. The office building of new york Lihua Company (the first high-rise building with glass curtain wall built by 195l ~ 1952) designed by Bunshaft, a famous architect of SOM, was the representative of the new office building at that time. L Mountford, an architectural theorist, said: "It surpassed the traditional office building in two remarkable aspects, that is, the design was not based on the maximum occupancy rate, but to obtain the efficiency of rapid commercial development, and made full use of all the methods at that time to make the building comfortable, elegant and beautiful."

Most of the office buildings designed by SOM in 1960s are high-rise frames, such as 60-storey Chase Manhattan Bank in new york, 52-storey Shell Plaza Building in Houston and American Steel Company in new york. Later, the John Hancock Building (100) and the Sears Building (10/974) in Chicago were very chic super high-rise buildings. The John Hancock Tower is small on the top and large on the bottom, with exposed diagonal braces, and a two-story TV tower with a height of 106m is erected on the roof. The steel consumption per square meter is 145kg, which is equivalent to the steel consumption of a 40-50-story tower with traditional frame structure. SOM has many other famous works, such as Lambert Bank in Brussels, Belgium, Jeddah International Airport in Saudi Arabia, many university campuses in the United States and some factory laboratories.

SOM system includes a series of work such as project conception, planning, design and structural calculation. The project types range from urban comprehensive functions, commerce, hotels, houses, governments and institutions to culture, education, medical health and science, transportation, aviation and other fields. SOM is respected for designing and building many famous American skyscrapers. Since its establishment, SOM has completed more than 654.38 million projects in more than 50 countries and regions around the world. The company has won a wide international reputation for its outstanding achievements in the past 69 years. 196 1 year, the company award awarded by American Institute of Architects (AIA) is the first award in SOM history, which is the highest award awarded by AIA to design firms. And SOM is the only company that won two awards: 1996 won the award again. Over the years, SOM has won more than 800 design awards, far exceeding other American design companies.

SOM has always been committed to the development direction of globalization. The company has completed many projects in almost all regions of the world, including Asia, Europe, South America, Latin America and the Middle East. Recently, SOM~]MqNq has completed engineering projects in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, France, Italy, Britain, Netherlands, China, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan Province Province of China, Chinese mainland, South Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon and Egypt. At present, SOM has companies in Chicago, new york, San Francisco, Washington, Los Angeles, London, Hongkong and Shanghai.