Craig W. Hartman’s work with SOM in the United States, Europe, and Asia—ranging from entire urban districts to singular works of commercial, civic, and cultural architecture—consistently adheres to a rigorous modern vocabulary that acknowledges issues of place involving climate, physical and cultural landscape, and historic precedent.

Hartman joined SOM’s Chicago office in 1973 and served as a design partner in the Houston and Washington, DC, offices before going to San Francisco, where he has established the West Coast architecture group as one of the region’s premier design practices. Just as SOM is a multifaceted practice encompassing architecture, planning, engineering, interiors, and graphic design, Hartman’s work demonstrates how, through interdisciplinary collaboration, projects can achieve innovation in design and building performance.