Industry Developments

A new supertall highrise will be rising above the skyline of Jakarta in 2020 and it will generate its own power.  SOM has been working with the energy company Pertamina to design a 99 story headquarters building that will incorporate multiple modes of power generation.  Between energy saving measures and the planned power generation, the goal […]

The question of the day is how to keep shoppers safe from the increasing number of mall attacks, without letting the shoppers know it….     (Read Article Here)

In a sign that anti-terrorism design is now part of the main-stream, a UK company that makes anti-ram bollards out of a patented material dubbed “spring steel” was named Britain’s most innovative company (click here to see article).    The firm – Safetyflex – makes a range of anti-ram bollards, fences, and street furniture that […]

This FastCompany article examines the feasibility of designing a structure to resist typhoon force winds.  Robust building components, alternate building design, and cost are a few of the items discussed.  One of the items discussed is a report written by the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council that speaks of the benefits of mitigation ($1 spent: $4 savings) […]

Resilience is one of the key catch-phrases of the world of building design and renovation.  Many of the solutions include more concrete and more steel….but here is a house design that uses bamboo to build resilience!   [click here for link]