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.

Terraza Plaza Hotel, USA

Terraza Plaza Hotel, USA

Great Lakes Naval Training Center - Hostess House, USA

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

Crown Zellerbach Headquarters, California, USA

Manufacturers Hanover Trust, New York, USA

Alameda County Coliseum, California, USA

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

Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, USA

Miami University Art Museum, Ohio, USA

National Commercial Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Apollo Office Building, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Atlantico Pavilion, Lisbon, Portugal

Broadgate - Exchange House, London, United Kingdom

Dulles International Airport - Main Terminal Expansion, Virginia, USA

201 Bishopsgate and The Broadgate Tower, London, United Kingdom

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

Atlantic Health Jets Training Facility, New Jersey, USA

Birman 31, São Paulo, Brazil

Broadgate Public Space Enhancements, London, United Kingdom

Cathedral of Christ the Light Graphics, California, USA

Changi International Airport - Rail Terminal, Changi, Singapore

Edificio Portico, Madrid, Spain

Electronic Arts Headquarters - Phase 2, California, USA

Harvard University - Northwest Science Building, Massachusetts, USA

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

Poly International Plaza, Guangzhou, China

Rondo ONZ, Warsaw, Poland

San Francisco International Airport - International Terminal, California, USA

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

U.S. Embassy - Beijing, China

Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia, USA

General Motors Renaissance Center, Michigan, USA

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