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Charting the Path: Three Generations of Women on Their Careers in Architecture

In honor of Women’s History Month, current and former SOM partners gathered to discuss gender equity in the profession.

10 min readMar 22, 2024

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Charting the Path: Three Generations of Women on Their Careers in Architecture

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Projects to Watch in 2024

A preview of the year ahead in architecture, engineering, interiors, and urban design

11 min readJan 2, 2024

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What Should We Do With All Those Empty Offices?

SOM’s Frank Mahan and Atelier Ten’s Nico Kienzl see office vacancies as an opportunity to apply creativity and expertise.

12 min readApr 28, 2023

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What Should We Do With All Those Empty Offices?

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Projects to Watch in 2023

Our annual architecture, engineering, and urban design preview

11 min readDec 21, 2022

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Projects to Watch in 2023

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Finding Bruce Graham’s Hispanic Heritage in His Work

For Hispanic Heritage Month, we look back at the late architect’s connections to the Spanish-speaking world and how it influenced his love…

6 min readSep 28, 2022

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Finding Bruce Graham’s Hispanic Heritage in His Work

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Cracking the Code on Timber Construction

How a team of architects and engineers designed a California civic building to serve as a model for low-carbon architecture

12 min readSep 20, 2022

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Cracking the Code on Timber Construction

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Navigating a Better Museum Experience

Designer Lonny Israel on crafting new signage for a San Francisco institution

8 min readAug 2, 2022

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Navigating a Better Museum Experience

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Walter Netsch’s Message to Grads

In a 1979 commencement speech, the boundary-pushing architect shared insights from an unconventional life in design.

9 min readMay 5, 2022

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Walter Netsch’s Message to Grads

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How Living Materials Could Shape the Future of Architecture

What if buildings absorbed carbon like trees? This future may not be far away.

11 min readApr 20, 2022

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How Living Materials Could Shape the Future of Architecture

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On International Women’s Day, Celebrating Women in Design

We asked four women at SOM to tell us what inspires them.

7 min readMar 8, 2022

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On International Women’s Day, Celebrating Women in Design

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