SOM (architectural firm)

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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (branded as SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings. In 1939, they were joined by engineer John O. Merrill. The firm opened its second office, in New York City, in 1937. It subsequently expanded, with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., London, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seattle, and Dubai. Notable for its role in the development of modernist architecture in the United States and for its work in skyscraper design and construction, SOM has designed numerous prominent architectural and urban projects, including several of the world's tallest buildings. Among these are the John Hancock Center (1969, second tallest in the world when built); the Willis Tower (1973, tallest in the world for almost twenty-five years); the One World Trade Center (2014, currently the seventh tallest in the world); and the Burj...

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