SOM Unveils “Zero-Carbon Bio-Blocks” Installation at the 2023 Chicago Architecture Biennial


© Dave Burk | Coutesy of SOM

© Dave Burk | Coutesy of SOM

For the opening of CAB 5, the 5th edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) presented an eco-friendly alternative to traditional concrete. Named the “Bio-Block Spiral,” the installation is at The Mews in Fulton Market in Chicago. The creation was developed with Prometheus Material, a materials company that provides sustainable building materials for a carbon-negative future.

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