GoKawiilSOM's Grimes Engineering Center at UC Berkeley wins Fast Company design award for exposed seismic system
UC Berkeley's Grimes Engineering Center, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, has been named a winner in Fast Company's 2026 Innovation by Design Awards. The building sits near a major Bay Area fault line and features a new seismic-responsive structural system engineered to withstand strong earthquakes, with the bracing left visible rather than hidden behind walls.