Skidmore, Owings Merrill Skidmore, Owings Merrill (SOM) is a collective of architects, designers, engineers, and planners working together to build a better future
About – SOM We are a collective of architects, designers, engineers, and planners working together to build a better future
Our Legacy – SOM Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings started their architecture firm on January 1, 1936 It was in an office—an attic, really—at 104 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago Friend and engineer John Merrill would officially join in 1939 More than a dozen offices past and present and over 10,000 commissions later, their experiment endures
Careers – SOM We nurture creative thinking and innovative ideas A career at SOM provides the opportunity to expand your thinking Emerging designers work alongside the world’s leading experts, architects partner with engineers, and all of us learn from each other For bold, inventive thinkers seeking to build a career in design, the sky’s the limit Our creative, interdisciplinary teams work like small
Studios – SOM Our studios spark creativity As architects and workplace strategists, it should come as no surprise that we’re serious about the design of our own offices Drawing inspiration from the cities where we work, we’ve designed each of our studios to create an unmistakable sense of place
Kansas City International Airport New Terminal – SOM Modernizing the airport The new terminal at Kansas City International Airport—designed, planned, and engineered by SOM with design-builder Clark | Weitz | Clarkson (CWC)—is a state-of-the-art travel hub that will transform the existing airport This 1 1-million-square-foot building replaces the original, overcrowded terminals, built in 1972, with a single 39-gate complex designed to expand
Publications – SOM Our latest book "SOM: Works by Skidmore, Owings Merrill, 2009 to 2019" is the sixth volume in a series covering every era of the firm's history
Manhattan West – SOM Unlocking the potential of a complex site Manhattan West is one of the largest and most complex developments in recent history in New York City The project, bound by Ninth and Tenth Avenues and West 31st and West 33rd Streets, is built almost entirely above railroad tracks leading to Moynihan Train Hall and Pennsylvania Station It’s become a key component of the larger revitalization of