General Info

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is responsible for the design and construction of America's tallest building, the 109-story Sears Tower in Chicago. Founded in 1936, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is an architecture, urban design, interior architecture and engineering firm. The company s work ranges from the design and engineering of buildings to the planning and design of entire communities. The firm has conceived, designed and built projects that include corporate offices, banking and financial institutions, government buildings, public and private institutions, health care facilities, religious buildings, airports, recreational and sports facilities, university buildings and residential developments. Other signature projects include the 100-story John Hancock Tower in Chicago and Bank of America World Headquarters in San Francisco. The company has completed more than 10,000 projects in 50 plus countries throughout the world. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill maintains offices in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong and Shanghai, China.