Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP

Founded in 1936, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is one of the leading architecture, interior architecture, urban design and planning, and engineering firms in the United States. The firm’s sophistication in building technology applications and commitment to design quality has resulted in a portfolio that features some of the most important architectural accomplishments of this century.

SOM is responsible for the design and construction of one of the world’s tallest buildings, the 109-story Sears Tower in Chicago. SOM also designed Lever House, an office building in New York City which established a new vocabulary and set standards for office design around the world. Other signature projects include the U.S. Air Force Academy; the 100-story John Hancock Tower in Chicago; and the Bank of America World Headquarters in San Francisco.

Recent and current projects include One World Trade Center, the “Freedom Tower”; the Koch Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts; the redevelopment of New York’s Pennsylvania Station; the United States Census Bureau Headquarters in Maryland; and the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in Manhattan.

Since its founding, the firm has received more than 900 design awards including the first Firm of the Year Award, awarded in 1961 by the American Institute of Architects for design excellence. Honored again in 1996, SOM is the only firm to win this prestigious award twice.

SOM’s work ranges from the architectural design and engineering of individual buildings to the master planning and design of entire communities. The firm has conceived, designed, and built projects that include corporate offices, financial institutions; government buildings; health care facilities; religious buildings; airports and other transportation facilities; recreational and sports facilities; educational buildings; and residential developments.

SOM has always been dedicated to the professional and educational growth of its employees, and has a well-defined mentoring program for young architects. Continued professional development is a hallmark of SOM’s design studios and we strive to give employees, especially architects in formation, a varied experience, not only in design, but in client interaction, networking, and community involvement opportunities.

Currently, the firm maintains offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, DC, London, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.

For more information, please visit www.som.com.