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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Also known as: SOM

Active

Completed the Cotchett Law Center at UC Law San Francisco (2020) and the Marin Welcome Center for the SF-Marin Food Bank (2020) with in-house graphics and identity work by its Graphics and Brand Studio; active project portfolio and press presence as of this check. (verified 2026-07-18)

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is a global architecture, engineering, and urban design firm founded in Chicago in 1936, with offices across the US and internationally. In this index SOM is credited for architecture and, through its in-house Graphics and Brand Studio, environmental graphics, wayfinding, and exhibit design on institutional and civic projects, alongside its much larger general architecture practice, which is out of scope here.

HeadquartersChicago, IL
Other officesNew York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Washington, DC; Boston, MA; Denver, CO; London; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Shenzhen; Mumbai; Abu Dhabi
Founded1936
RolesArchitecture
Websitehttps://www.som.com

Projects (22)

ProjectVenueRoleYear
High Line – Moynihan Connector The High Line Architecture 2023
Mulva Cultural Center Mulva Cultural Center Architecture 2023
Skydeck Chicago Renovation Skydeck Chicago at Willis Tower Architecture 2022
Ticketed Waiting Room Moynihan Train Hall Architecture 2021
Long Beach Police and Fire Department Memorial Long Beach Civic Center Architecture 2020
National Museum of the United States Army Core Exhibits National Museum of the United States Army Architecture 2020
SF-Marin Food Bank, Marin Welcome Center San Francisco-Marin Food Bank (Marin Distribution Center & Welcome Center) Architecture, Exhibit Design 2020
Cotchett Law Center Visual Identity and Environmental Graphics UC Law San Francisco - Cotchett Law Center Architecture, Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2020
Billie Jean King Main Library Billie Jean King Main Library Architecture 2019
Milstein Center Architectural Graphics Barnard College Architecture 2018
Environmental Wayfinding and Signage Program San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2016
Chicago Public Library, Chinatown Branch Chicago Public Library, Chinatown Branch Architecture 2015
Dallas City Performance Hall Dallas City Performance Hall Architecture 2012
Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding Program Oakland Museum of California Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2010
Star-Spangled Banner Gallery National Museum of American History Architecture 2008
Sioux City Art Center Sioux City Art Center Architecture 1997
Fort Wayne Museum of Art Fort Wayne Museum of Art Architecture 1984
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Architecture 1974
Original Building Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum Architecture 1971
Original Building New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Architecture 1965
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Architecture 1963
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Architecture 1961

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