Architects – Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Continuing the exploration of Arch Daily’s list of the 25 tallest buildings today we visit Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM).
Founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings, with many major projects around the world Skitmore, Owings & Merrill is one of the most important architectural firms in the world. They have 5 contributions to the list of 25. They are: Willis Tower, Zifeng Tower, Tianjin CTF Finance Centre, One World Trade Center, Burj Khalifa
28 Liberty Street, Chase Manhattan Bank Building
1961, New York City
140 Broadway
1967, New York City
John Hancock Center
1970, Chicago
One Shell Plaza
1972, Houston, Texas
Willis Tower, Formerly Sears Tower
1974, Chicago
Altice Arena
1998, Lisbon, Portugal
Time Warner Centre, Deutsche Bank Centre
2004, New York
World Trade Centre
2005, New York
Cathedral of Christ the Light
2008, Oakland, California
Burg Khalifa
2010, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Al Hamra Tower
2011, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Pearl River Tower
2013, Guangzhou, China
University Centre, The New School
2013, New York City
One World Trade Centre
2014, New York City
Zifeng Tower
2017, Nanjing
Guoco Tower
2018, Singapore
The Stratford Manhattan Loft Gardens
2018, London, England
Tianjin CTF Finance Center
2019, Tianjin, China
Moynihan Train Hall
2020, New York
Taipei Twin Towers
2011, Taipei, Taiwan