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SOM, previously Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, is a Chicago-based architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings. In 1939, they were joined by engineer John O. Merrill.
SOM was founded as a true partnership, where decisions are made through dialogue and consensus. Since our founding in 1936, this collective model has shaped the culture of our firm, from our design process to our leadership structure.
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.
Feb 10, 2024 · Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architecture was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings in Chicago, Illinois. In 1939, they were joined by engineer John Merrill, who became a partner in the firm.
Aug 10, 2024 · In 1936 architects Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings, brothers-in-law who had worked together on the 1933–34 world’s fair, founded an architecture firm in Chicago and in 1937 opened a second office, in New York City. Two years later they were joined by engineer John Merrill.
Oct 1, 2019 · Louis Skidmore (a.k.a Skid), as a young man with a fascination in architecture, began his hand as an engineer, studying electrical engineering at Bradley Technical College in Peoria, Illinois. But World War I called the aspiring student to arms. After graduation, he joined the Air Corps in England.
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1939 became Skidmore, Owings and Merrill; branch offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Miami, London, and Hong Kong; the firm continues today under the same name.
