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Felecia Davis
Ali Ghazvinian
Benay Gürsoy
Farzaneh Oghazian
John Pecchia
Andre West
2021 Research Prize
MycoKnit: Cultivating Mycelium-based Composites on Knitted Textiles for Large-Scale Biodegradable Architectural Structures
Knitted Base Model. © Felecia Davis.
2021 Research Prize
Soil Sisters: An Intersectoral Material Design Framework for Soil Health
Anna Dyson
Mae-ling Lokko
Grounds for Return. © Selma Gurbuz.
Summer Islam and Paloma Gormley. © Material Cultures.
Paloma Gormley
Summer Islam
2021 European Research Prize
Constructive Land
2022 Structural Engineering Fellowship
An Ontological Study of Structures and Their Materiality
Luis Berg
ArboSkin, Stuttgart, 2013. © ITKE University of Stuttgart.
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Research Prize November 7, 2022
European Research Prize November 7, 2022
Robert L. Wesley Award November 9, 2022
Featured Fellow
The San Francisco Columbarium
2015 UK Award Part 1
Douglas Miller
University College London
Bartlett School of Architecture
© Douglas Miller.
© Douglas Miller.
Upcoming
Creating New Architecture Through Research: On Materiality
The SOM Foundation is pleased to announce the second International Research and Design Forum. This year’s edition will take place on Friday, October 14, 2022, and will be organized in partnership with the Cluster of Excellence Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture (IntCDC) at the University of Stuttgart. The full-day event will include presentations by academics and industry leaders whose body of work, creativity, and expertise inspire the future of materiality in the built world. Read
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Society of Architectural Historians Honors SOM Foundation at the Charnley-Persky House 130th Anniversary Celebration
The Society of Architectural Historians is celebrating the stewardship of the Charnley-Persky House on Thursday, November 10 at the Arts Club of Chicago. The celebration marks 130 years since the building was completed and 50 years since it was designated as a Chicago Landmark. The SOM Foundation is among the honorees at the event, in recognition for the years the Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home served as its headquarters..
The Charnley House: From a Private Residence to Headquarters of the SOM Foundation
With 2022 marking the fiftieth anniversary of the designation of the Charnley House as a Chicago landmark, we look back at its transformation from a private residence to the headquarters of the SOM Foundation and Chicago Institute for Architecture and Urbanism.
SOM Foundation Announces Speakers for the Second International Research and Design Forum in Stuttgart
The SOM Foundation is pleased to announce the speakers for the second International Research and Design Forum in Stuttgart. This year’s edition will take place on Friday, October 14, 2022, and will be organized in partnership with the Cluster of Excellence Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture (IntCDC) at the University of Stuttgart.