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SOM Exhibits Architecture Models with Stripped-Away Skins to Reveal Engineering Beneath

A row of intricately detailed architectural models take centre stage at this pop-up exhibition celebrating the beauty of engineering by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, which coincides with the Chicago Architecture Biennial.

The 30 structural models presented at 1:500 scale are arranged in ascending height order across the breadth of the exhibition space at the Mana Contemporary Chicago art centre…

They form part of an exhibition by Chicago-based architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) titled Engineering x [Art + Architecture].