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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Founded: 1936 | Chicago, Illinois
Founders: Louis Skidmore, Nathaniel Owings, John O. Merrill
Awards: AIA Firm Award (1996, 1962)
Projects: Hancock Center, Willis Tower, One World Trade Center, Burgj Khalifia, Walt Disney Company Headquarters, Moynihan Train Hall

Illinois Institute of Technology Perlstein Hall (formerly Metallurgical & Chemical Engineering Building), Chicago, Illinois (1946-1947)

IIT Perlstein Hall by SOM © Joe Ravi CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Lever House, New York, New York (1950-1952)

Lever House by SOM © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Manufacturers Trust Company, New York, New York (1953-1954)

Manufacturers Trust by SOM © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Inland Steel, Chicago, Illinois (1956-1958)

Inland Steel by SOM © Teemu008 CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon (1959-1960)

Memorial Coliseum by SOM © Steve Morgan CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Albright-Knox Gallery Expansion, Buffalo, New York (1960-1962)

Albright Knox Gallery by SOM © Andre Carrotflower CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Banque Lambert (currently ING Belgium Office), Brussels, Belgium (1959-1963)

Banque Lambert by SOM © Sofietje123 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

875 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (1969)

John Hancock Center by SOM photo by TheFrog001 CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Republic Newspaper Office, Columbus, Indiana (1969-1971)

Republic Newspaper Office by SOM photo by Nyttend (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Willis Tower, Chicago, Illinois (1974)

Willis Tower by SOM © Daniel Schwen CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Demonet Building Expansion, Washington, D.C. (1984)

Demonet Building by SOM © APK CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Rowes Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts (1985-1987)

Rowes Wharf by SOM © Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

One Worldwide Plaza, New York, New York (1986-1989)

One Worldwide Plaza by SOM © Tony Hisgett CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Jin Mao Tower, Pudong, Shanghai, China (1994-1999)

Jin Mao Tower by SOM © Mätes II CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

7 World Trade Center, New York, New York (2002-2006)

7 World Trade Center by SOM © David Shankbone CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan (2004-2007)

Tokyo Midtown by SOM © Kakidai CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Cathedral Christ the Light, Oakland, California (2005-2008)

Cathedral Christ the Light by SOM © Skier Dude CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Museum of American History Renovation, Washington, D.C. (2008)

Museum of American Hisotry by SOM © Amanda CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

U.S. Embassy, Beijing, China (2004-2008)

US Embassy Beijing by SOM © N509FZ CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Zifeng Tower, Nanjing, China (2005-2010)

Zifeng Tower by SOM © Haha169 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Al Hamr Tower, Kuwait City (2005-2011)

Al Hamr Tower by SOM © Rob Faulkner CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou, China (2006-2013)

Pearl River Tower by SOM © Nord794ub CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

One World Trade Center, New York, New York (2014)

One World Trade Center by SOM © Praneeth Thalla CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium (2010-2016)

NATO Headquarters by SOM © Swadim CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Haeundae LCT The Sharp, Busan, South Korea (2013-2019)

Haeundae LCT The Sharp by SOM © Mobius6 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

United Nations Geneva Building H Expansion, Geneva, Switzerland (2018-2022)

United Nations Geneva by SOM © Vassil CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Belgrade Tower (Kula Belgrade), Belgrade, Serbia (2019-2024)

Belgrade Tower by SOM © kallerna CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

One Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand (2018-2024)

One Bangkok by SOM © Chainwit CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons