Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

American architectural and engineering firm
Organization architectural_firm Q459464
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Summary

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is an architectural firm[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of architectural_firm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,248 views/month, #3 of 310).[2]

Key Facts

  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill received the Architecture Firm Award[3].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill received the Architecture Firm Award[4].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is in the country of United States[5].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's instance of is recorded as architectural firm[6].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's founder is recorded as Louis Skidmore[7].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's founder is recorded as Nathaniel A. Owings[8].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's founder is recorded as John Merrill[9].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[10].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Commons category is recorded as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[11].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's industry is recorded as professional service[12].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's industry is recorded as architecture[13].
  • 1936 marks the founding of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[14].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's location of formation is recorded as Chicago[15].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's official website is recorded as http://www.som.com/[16].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[17].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/skidmore-owings-merrill-llp-history/[18].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's product or material produced is recorded as tower block[19].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's legal form is recorded as privately held company[20].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's has works in the collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[21].
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's has works in the collection is recorded as Art Institute of Chicago[22].

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Founding

Founders include Louis Skidmore[7], Nathaniel A. Owings[8], and John Merrill[9]. 1936 marks the founding of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as Chicago[15].

Operations

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[10].

Industry

Industries include professional service[12] and architecture[13].

Ownership

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's product or material produced is recorded as tower block[19].

Recognition

Awards received include Architecture Firm Award[3], an architecture award[23].

Why It Matters

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill ranks in the top 0.97% of architectural_firm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,248 views/month, #3 of 310).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

What awards did Skidmore, Owings & Merrill receive?

Honors received include Architecture Firm Award[3] and Architecture Firm Award[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Legal Entity Identifier. Retrieved . som.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . moma.org. Retrieved . moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Topic's main category → Category:Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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