Selected stories and interviews for SOM, 2015 – present

What Should We Do With All Those Empty Offices?
Architects see office vacancies as an opportunity for creative transformation.

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


How Living Materials Could Shape the Future of Architecture
What if buildings absorbed carbon like trees?


How a Growing Campus Reached Carbon Neutrality in Record Time
In four years, UC Merced doubled in size and met its net-zero carbon goal ahead of schedule.


Accessible Design, 30 Years On
What we’ve learned from the Americans with Disabilities Act


A Vertical Community for London
In a fast-changing neighborhood, a fresh vantage point on high-rise living


Bricks, Mortar, an Robots: Solutions for Sustainable Construction
Engineers are bringing an ancient building method into the 21st century


Reinventing the Skyscraper
​​The world’s eighth-tallest structure is anything but conventional


Creative Construction: How Artists and Engineers Collaborate
Exploring the technical challenges behind five works of public art


Forging a Community Vision on Chicago’s South Side
With the Obama Presidential Center on the horizon, residents are creating a plan for the neighborhood’s future.


Poetic Structure: The Art of Engineering
An exhibition shines the spotlight on creative collaboration


Silicon Valley’s Watershed Moment
The region’s ambitious plan to recycle wastewater and restore the environment


The Making of New York’s Greenest School
An education in building a sustainable urban future