Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is a collective of architects, designers, engineers, and planners working together to build a better future.

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 …

By the 1980s, SOM was digitally rendering buildings and analyzing their configurations, structural systems, energy demands, and building materials. Today, our teams are optimizing parametric tools …

SOM provides an array of professional development for our staff, including licensure resources, in-house learning programs, and leadership training. We foster well-being with flexible hours and family …

Our teams around the world share a common goal: improving the built environment and enhancing people’s lives. At SOM, you’ll find the opportunity to contribute to some of the most significant …

A global network of design, engineering, and urban planning experts Our teams bring together renowned leaders in their respective fields. Through our holistic approach, we’re able to enhance every step of …

Dave Burk © SOM You’ll find many of our studios in buildings we designed—7 World Trade Center in New York, One Maritime Plaza in San Francisco, the Wells Fargo Center in Los Angeles, and the …

SOM is a laboratory for new ways of practicing design, an engine for innovation. Our research, exhibitions, and publications reveal stories about the future of design.

Breadth, with depth: Whatever you can imagine, our teams know how to build it. Innovation happens at the intersections of our expertise.

Because the nature of work is always changing, we design for flexibility: we seek to anticipate organizational growth and facilitate new ways of working. Each studio at SOM is engaged in …