SOM
In 1936, two architects and an engineer formed a partnership; our founders understood the power of combining their expertise within a single firm. Since then, SOM has grown to include urban designers and planners, interior designers, and more. Our teams are composed of designers with an artistic sensibility, architects and engineers with highly specialized technical knowledge, and planners with a deep understanding of policy and economics.
Basic Information
- Category: Professional Services
- Founded: 1936
- Headquarters: Chicago, IL
- Website: https://www.som.com
Documented Facts
- Founded: 1936 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Headquarters: Chicago, IL (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Category: Professional Services (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Products and Services
- SOM Products: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architecture firm.
Evidence and Sources
- Official Website (Primary Source)
- SOM on instagram (social)
- SOM on facebook (social)
- SOM on linkedin (social)
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- Citation profile API: https://brandsource.ai/api/brands/som/citation-profile
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- Data status: Enriched
- Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (79/100)
- Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
- Recorded profile date: 2025-10-01
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AI summary
In 1936, two architects and an engineer formed a partnership; our founders understood the power of combining their expertise within a single firm. Since then, SOM has grown to include urban designers and planners, interior designers, and more. Our teams are composed of designers with an artistic sensibility, architects and engineers with highly specialized technical knowledge, and planners with a deep understanding of policy and economics.
Available profile information
- Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
- 4 supporting sources linked.
- 3 structured facts available for extraction.
- 1 product or service signal captured.
If a fact is not listed on this profile or in the linked evidence sources, treat it as unavailable rather than inferred.