Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architecture Photos |
SOM partners Louis Skidmore (1897-1962), Nathaniel A. Owings (1903-1984) & John O. Merrill (1896-1975) built a firm which still erects major commercial buildings of note including the Sears Tower (1974) in Chicago, Lever House (1950-2) in New York, Hirshhorn Museum (1974) in Washington, DC. |
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| Bank of America Center (1969) (555 California St.) 52 floors between stepped Marriott, & Transamerica pyramid. San Francisco, CA. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons plus Pietro Belluschi. | 345 California Center (1986) or "Tweezer Towers" (345 California St.) 48 floors with glass bridges between towers. San Francisco, CA Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Blue glass One Bush Plaza (1959) was Frisco's first glass tower of 20 floors with Adam Grant (1908) & Tweezer towers (1986) behind. San Francisco, CA Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | 388 Market Street (1987) 24 floors in modern flatiron style behind 101 California St. San Francisco, CA. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. |
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| St. Regis San Francisco (2004) (685 Mission Street at Third St.) 42 floors. San Francisco, CA Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | New State Office Building (1985). San Francisco, CA. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | One Maritime Plaza (1964) (former Alcoa Building) with exterior X braces (350 Washington St.) 27 floors. San Francisco, CA Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | One Maritime Plaza & Transamerica Pyramid. San Francisco, CA |
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| Old Saint Mary's Church (1909) (660 California St. at Grant) & 650 California Street (1964) 34 floors. San Francisco, CA Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | 505 Montgomery Street (1988) 24 floors. San Francisco, CA Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Wells Fargo Tower (1983) (333 South Grand Avenue) 54 floors. Los Angeles, CA Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Gas Company Tower (1988-91) (555 West Fifth Street) 52 floors. Los Angeles, CA Style: Postmodern. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. |
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| Gas Company Tower summit with ship-shaped crown. Los Angeles, CA | Ernst & Young Plaza (1985) (725 South Figueroa Street) 42 floors. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | International Jewelry Center (1979-81) (550 South Hill Street) 16 floors. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Hyatt Regency San Diego (1992 & 2002) (One Market Place) 40 floors. San Diego, CA. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill then Martinez & Cutri. |
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| Hyatt Regency San Diego tapered crown. San Diego, CA | Knight Ridder Building aka Fairmont Plaza (1988) (50 West San Fernando) 17 floors plus Fairmont Hotel over San Jose Museum of Art. San Jose, CA. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Reflecting pool (1976) mirrors Capitol Hill & was built to cover underground freeway. Washington, DC. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Inter-American Development Bank (1985) (1300 New York Ave. NW). Washington, DC. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. |
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| Hirshhorn Museum (1967-74) round central patio. Washington, DC. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Demonet building (1880, 1901, 1984) where highrise complements Victorian tower (Connecticut Ave. at M St. NW). Washington, DC Architect: Totten & Rogers then Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | AUL (OneAmerica) Tower (1982) with flag above Central Canal. Indianapolis, IN. Style: Modern. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Lyndon B. Johnson Library & Museum (1971) (Univ. of Texas, 2313 Red River St.). Austin, TX. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. |
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| Lyndon B. Johnson Library corner detail. Austin, TX | Lyndon B. Johnson Library central staircase & files holding LBJ documents. Austin, TX | 1100 Louisiana (1980) 55 floors. Houston, TX Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill + 3D/International. | 1100 Louisiana. Houston, TX |
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| Wells Fargo Plaza & 1100 Louisiana over Public Library. Houston, TX | 1100 Louisiana & Wells Fargo Plaza. Houston, TX | Wells Fargo Plaza (1983) (1000 Louisiana St.) 71 floors. Houston, TX Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Wells Fargo Plaza reflected buildings. Houston, TX |
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| Base of Wells Fargo Plaza. Houston, TX | Base of Wells Fargo Plaza. Houston, TX | One Shell Plaza (1971) (910 Louisiana St.) 50 floors. Houston, TX Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill + Wilson, Morris, Crain & Anderson. | JP Morgan Chase Tower (1987) (2200 Ross Avenue) 55 floors. Dallas, TX Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. |
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| JP Morgan Chase Tower over trellises of Cancer Survivors Plaza. Dallas, TX | JP Morgan Chase Tower ground level details. Dallas, TX | Huntington Center (1984) (41 South High Street) 37 floors to right of LeVeque Tower. Columbus, OH Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Wachovia Financial Center (1984) (200 South Biscayne Blvd.) (55 floors). Miami, FL Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Spillis Candela & Partners. |
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| Facade of Wachovia Financial Center. Miami, FL | Terraced roofline of Wachovia Financial Center. Miami, FL | Miami Metromover people mover transport passes Wachovia Financial Center. Miami, FL | Outdoor atrium of Wachovia Financial Center. Miami, FL |
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