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Progress on Michael Reese Hospital redevelopment and Obama Presidential Center

There has been significant progress made this week on two transformative developments for the southern lakefront in Chicago: the approval of the $4 billion redevelopment…

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SOM, TnS Studio, McLaurin Development and Farpoint Development unveil Englewood Connect proposal

The City of Chicago has selected Englewood Connect, a project by designers Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill (SOM) and TnS Studio, lead developer McLaurin Development Partners, and Farpoint Development,…

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SOM’s Dawveed Scully selected as Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow

In July, Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) selected SOM associate Dawveed Scully as a 2021 LGC Fellow. Scully, an urban designer, is one of 46 Fellows…

SOM’s Scott Duncan joins CTBUH’s board of Trustees

Scott Duncan, partner in the Chicago office of SOM has joined the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) board of trustees, the organization’s…

Turning the modern office on its side

For 25 years, Chicago was home to the world's tallest building. Bigger is still better for today's office tenants—just not necessarily taller. Looking to offer…

Savills secures lease for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in Chicago

Savills completed a long-term lease restructuring and renewal for the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM). The global architecture firm will occupy…

Dawveed Scully appointed to Chicago mayoral transition team

SOM senior urban designer Dawveed Scully was appointed to City of Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot's transition team. Scully was appointed to the business, economy and…

Lincoln Yards’ first anchor tenant, C. H. Robinson, moves in

Third party logistics provider C.H. Robinson has moved its Chicago flagship operation into the new Lincoln Yards development in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago.…

SOM’s Dawveed Scully wins 2018 ULI Chicago Young Visionary Award

Dawveed Scully, senior urban designer at SOM, was awarded ULI Chicago’s Young Visionary Award at a ceremony on June 13, 2018 at the Theatre on…

Skender begins work on interior of new office in Chicago’s Lincoln Yards Development

Skender, serving as general contractor, recently launched interior construction of a new, 207,000-square-foot office for C.H. Robinson, a Fortune 500 third-party logistics and supply chain…