Saturday, May 29, 2010

The Legacy of SOM

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM) was formed in Chicago in 1936 by American architects Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings, and later John O. Merrill who joined in 1939. In 1937, they opened their first branch in New York, the first step for anyone who becomes a large architectural firm in the world. They first became specialists in commercial buildings, building some of the tallest in the world.

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Terraza Plaza Hotel, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Terraza Plaza Hotel, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Great Lakes Naval Training Center - Hostess House, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Great Lakes Naval Training Center - Hostess House, USA

Most post-war designs have become icons of modern American architecture. Over time, many qualified professionals have an extensive selection of works, large-scale to qualified interior spaces. SOM shows that over time their projects continue to improve. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, from Chicago and New York, have offices in San Francisco, London, Washington DC, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Brussels, and their work appears in almost every corner of the world.

Inland Steel Building, Chicago, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Crown Zellerbach Headquarters, California, USA

Architect  Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Manufacturers Hanover Trust, New York, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Alameda County Coliseum, California, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

United States Air Force Academy - Cadet Chapel, Colorado, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Miami University Art Museum, Ohio, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

National Commercial Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Apollo Office Building, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Atlantico Pavilion, Lisbon, Portugal

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day:  SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Broadgate - Exchange House, London, United Kingdom

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Dulles International Airport - Main Terminal Expansion, Virginia, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

201 Bishopsgate and The Broadgate Tower, London, United Kingdom

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

444 North Michigan Avenue - Storefront and Lobby Renovation, Illinois, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Atlantic Health Jets Training Facility, New Jersey, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Birman 31, São Paulo, Brazil

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Broadgate Public Space Enhancements, London, United Kingdom

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Cathedral of Christ the Light Graphics, California, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Changi International Airport - Rail Terminal, Changi, Singapore

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Edificio Portico, Madrid, Spain

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Electronic Arts Headquarters - Phase 2, California, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore,  Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Harvard University - Northwest Science Building, Massachusetts, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM  - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center, New York, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Poly International Plaza, Guangzhou, China

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Rondo ONZ, Warsaw, Poland

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

San Francisco International Airport - International Terminal, California, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

St. Albans School - Marriott Hall, District of Columbia, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

U.S. Embassy - Beijing, China

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

General Motors Renaissance Center, Michigan, USA

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Lenovo / Raycom Infotech Park - Building C, Beijing, China

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architect Day: SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

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