SOM Journal 8

Description

Discussion of a series of selected construction projects by SOM
SOM journal 8 is the most recent issue in a continuing series presenting the work of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in the context of a critical discussion. The process of review by a jury is a daring enterprise unique to SOM. The jurors for this issue were Oliver Schulze, Einar Jarmund, and Robert Diemer. The jury was held on November 18 and 19, 2011, at the Abbaye Royaumont, Asnières sur Oise, France.

Essays included: Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, Collaborating with Industry: The Legacy of Eero Saarinen, Kevin Roche, and John Dinkeloo; Susan Szesany, Design in the Collaboration Era; Peter MacKeith, Innovations in Collaboration: Case Studies; Eric Mumford: Teamwork after CIAM: Team 10 at Abbaye Royaumont; Nicholas Adams: The Tools We Use: How Computer Technology Changed SOM.

Featured projects:
Poly-International Tower, Beijing, China
The Planning of Four Villages, Guangzhou, China
1 New Blackfriars, London, UK
King Abdullah Financial District Conference Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
DMC Seoul Light Tower, Seoul, Korea
US Air Force Academy Center for Character and Leadership Development, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Edited by Peter MacKeith, Texts by Nicholas Adams, Peter MacKeith, Eric Mumford, Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, Susan Szenasy

192 pages, 198 colour illustrations / 17 x 22 cm / English