Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

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Founded, 1936
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An architectural, urban planning and engineering firm, founded in Chicago by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings. In 1939, they were joined by engineer John Merrill. 

The firm's notable current work includes the new headquarters for The Walt Disney Company, Moynihan Train Hall and the expanded Penn Station complex, 

SOM has also designed some of the world's tallest buildings: John Hancock Center (1969, second tallest in the world when built), Willis Tower (1973, tallest in the world for over twenty years), One World Trade Center (2014, currently the seventh tallest in the world), and Burj Khalifa (2010, currently the world's tallest building).

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IMAGE ALBUMS
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1 World Trade Center ALBUM
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Artistic rendition of the ground-floor lobby

New York

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Artistic rendition of the Financial District skyline

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The tower under construction

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Artistic rendition of the building's reception at the entrance

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Aerial view of the building

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7 World Trade Center ALBUM
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New York City, New York

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SITES
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7 World Trade Center
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7 World Trade Center

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Francesca Bettridge

Workplace

One Chase Manhattan Plaza
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One Chase Manhattan Plaza

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Time Warner Center
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Time Warner Center

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Workplace

Skyscraper Museum
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Skyscraper Museum

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Carol Willis, Roger Duffy

Museum

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Lever House
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Lever House

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Isamu Noguchi, Charles Luckman

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One Wilshire
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One Wilshire

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Workplace

Union Carbide Corporation Headquarters
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Union Carbide Corporation Headquarters

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

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85 Broad Street
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85 Broad Street

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, ESI Design

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John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Lisa Gould

Education

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1 Liberty Plaza
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1 Liberty Plaza

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Workplace

1 World Trade Center
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1 World Trade Center

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MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Building
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MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Building

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Education

Rowes Wharf
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Rowes Wharf

Peter Vanderwarker, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

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General Mills Corporate Headquarters Campus
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General Mills Corporate Headquarters Campus

O2 Design, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Landscape Project

Moynihan Train Hall
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Moynihan Train Hall

McKim, Mead & White, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Transportation

Arbor
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Arbor

Ralph Helmick, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Installation

Dream Catcher
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Dream Catcher

Janet Echelman, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Autodesk, Francis Krahe & Associates

Installation

1.26 Hong Kong
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1.26 Hong Kong

Janet Echelman, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, The Peninsula Hotels, Isolde Brielmaier, Bettina Prentice, Rogier van der Heide

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The Waldorf Astoria
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The Waldorf Astoria

Schultze & Weaver, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Hospitality

1.26 Jeddah
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1.26 Jeddah

Janet Echelman, Melissa Henry, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Swizz Beatz, Good Intentions, Umbereen Inayet, Guy Pavelo

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PLAYLISTS CURATED by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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