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Louis Skidmore
April 8,1897 – September 27, 1962American architectLawrenceburg, IndianaFounder in 1936Bradley Polytechnic Institute, 1917
Nathaniel Alexander Owings
February 5, 1903 - June 13, 1984American architectIndianapolis, IndianaFounder in 1936Cornell University, 1927
John Ogden Merrill Sr.
1896—13 June 1975American architect & structural engineerLawrenceburg, IndianaJoined in 1939MIT, 1921
The Team
Gordon BunshaftNatalie de Blois Myron GoldsmithBruce GrahamGertrude KerbisWalter NetschPietro BelluschiAdrian SmithFerdinand
GottliebLarry OltmannsFazlur Rahman
Khan David Childs
Architects
Engineers• Fazlur Khan
• Bill Baker
Interior Designers• Davis Allen
OfficesChicago (head office)New yorkSan FranciscoLondonWashington DCHong kongShanghaiAbudhabiDubaiBrussels
Major ProjectsProject Location year
ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER
New York city, US Ongoing
BURJ KHALIFA Dubai, Saudi 2010
7 WORLD TRADE CENTER New York City, US 2006
JIN MAO BUILDING Shanghai, China 1998
GEORGIA-PACIFIC TOWER Atlanta, Georgia 1982
HAJ TERMINAL Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 1980
WILLIS TOWER Chicago, US 1973
LEVER HOUSE New York city 1952
AwardsSOM has been recognized with more than
1400 awards for quality and innovation. More than 580 of these awards have been
received since 1998. In 1996 and 1962, SOM received the
Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects,
which recognizes the design work of an entire firm.
SOM is the only firm to have received this honor twice.
ProjectLocation : 390 Park Avenue, New York, 10022 USAConstruction : 1951-1952Project Area : 289,500 ft2
Number of Stories : 24 Building Type : corporate, commercial
office towerStructure : steel frame, glass
curtain wallChief Architect : Gordon Bunshaft
Awards YEAR AWARDS
1982 • Landmarks Preservation Commission • Landmark Designation
1980 • AIA • National 25 Year Award
1958 • American Association of Nurserymen • National Plant America Award
1954 • Fifth Avenue Association • Best Building Award
1952 • Administrative Management Magazine • Office of the Year Award
1952 • AIA • First Honor Award
1952 • Architectural League of New York • Gold Medal
1951 • University of Miami • Oscar Dooley Award
DesignGlass box International style skyscraper Design principles of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It is the pioneer curtain wall skyscraper in New
York City.The building features an innovative courtyard
and public space. Most of the headquarters of the corporations on
and around Park Avenue adopted this style of building.
pushed SOM toward a new level of architectural recognition
Led to a series of similar developments by SOM for corporate offices.
Detailscomprises two counterposed rectangular
volumes, sheathed in a thin curtain wall of stainless steel and glass, floating on pilotis
The lower volume carrying a roof garden and enclosing a garden-atrium retreat.
The ProjectNamed after King Abdulaziz Al Saud Building Type : Airport TerminalLocation : jeddah, Saudi ArabiaConstruction : 1974-1980Site Area : 120 acresProject Area : 2,800,000 ft2
Building Height : 150 ftNumber of Stories : 3 Structure : Tensile Fabric roofs
Project Awards YEAR AWARDS
2010 • AIA • National 25 Year Award
1983 • AIA • National Honor Award for Architecture
1983 • World Architecture • Aga Khan Award for Architecture
1982 • AIA - New York City Chapter • Distinguished Architecture Award
1982 • Industrial Fabrics Association • International President's Award of Merit
1981 • Progressive Architecture • P/A Award: Architectural Design
HajjThe airport stands for one feature in particular:
the Hajj Terminal Built to handle foreign pilgrims destined for
Makkah to take part in the rituals associated with the annual Hajj.
The terminal handles the movement of over 10 millon passengers and 75,000 aircrafts every year.
Facilities of the Royal Saudi Air Force and housing for the airport staff
Plans are being made for the expansion of the project to meet the future needs
planningIt takes as many as 18 hours for the pilgrim to
conclude the necessary preparations for the Haj great care has been taken in the design of the
support area to make the pilgrim's time in the area as pleasant as possible
facilities are located for the pilgrim to rest, sleep and prepare food
Provision of shopping malls and well organised circulation of the huge passenger flow
Has a huge passenger flow for about 6 weeks during Haj
DetailsThe project is world famous for its fabric
roof structureThe engineer for the project was Fazlur
Rahman Khan, an Aga Kahn award winnerFor its Hajj Terminal design, SOM utilized
the highly identifiable form of the Bedouin tent to create the marvel
The world’s largest cable-stayed, fabric-roofed structure.
The Hajj Terminal serves as the culturally symbolic, and structurally innovative portal
ConstructionThe construction of the structure was
challenging in many aspects like the availability of skilled labour, materials etc.
The structure represents the culture of the locality by the use of Bedouin tents, which also suit the climate
A single module contains 21 semi-conical fabric roof units stretched and formed by 32 radial cables. The modules are supported by 45-meter-high steel pylons located on a square 45-meter grid.
DesignThis project exemplifies the power of a
clear idea.A very simple bay repeated quite
beautifully, Representing the style of SOM A highly sustainable project well before the
knowledge of green movementSOM created a series of tent-like structures
beneath which up to 80,000 pilgrims can rest at a time
The terminal consists of two identical roofed halves separated by a landscape.
InferencesUse of simple geometric shapes and symmetryForm consists of repetition of a small blocksImportance given to the utility in derivation of form.Massive structures requiring high quality structural
workElements are used such that they stand as a
landmark of the immediate localityDesigns criticized to be consuming more energy than
the conventional buildings of the same typeAll the modern buildings and cities designed by them
after the late 1990’s were environmental friendly and economical to some extent wherever possible