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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

About

Member Since: 1977

Member Offices: Chicago, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Washington D.C.

Website: http://www.som.com/

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is one of the leading architecture, interior design, engineering, and urban planning firms in the world. Since its founding more than 80 years ago, SOM has earned a reputation for design excellence with a portfolio that includes some of the most important architectural accomplishments of the 20th and 21st centuries, and has been a leader in the research and development of specialized technologies, new processes and innovative ideas, many of which have had a palpable and lasting impact on the design profession and the physical environment.

The firm’s longstanding leadership in design and building technology has been honored with nearly 2,000 awards for quality, innovation, and management. The American Institute of Architects has recognized SOM twice with its highest honor, the Architecture Firm Award—in 1962 and again in 1996.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Civil Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Interior Design; Landscape Architecture; Marketing / Sales; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Structural Engineering; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure; Urban Design

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Burj Khalifa
828 m / 2,717  ft
2 Burj Jumeira
550 m / 1,804  ft
3 One World Trade Center
541.3 m / 1,776  ft
4 Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
530 m / 1,739  ft
5 China International Silk Road Center
498 m / 1,634  ft
6 175 Park Avenue
481.5 m / 1,580  ft
7 China Overseas Suzhou Supertall Project
460 m / 1,509  ft
8 Suzhou CSC Fortune Center
460 m / 1,509  ft
9 Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower
450 m / 1,476  ft
10 Zifeng Tower
450 m / 1,476  ft

Awards

One World Trade Center

Winner: One World Trade Center

10 Year Award 2024

Ctbuh Leaders

Luke Leung

Luke Leung

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Chicago

Aaron Mazeika

Aaron Mazeika

CTBUH Skybridges Research Project Steering Committee, 2019 – Present

Chicago

Scott Duncan

Scott Duncan

CTBUH Board of Trustees, 2020 – Present

Chicago

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

23 May 2022

Two Public Buildings, California: Using Steel & Timber To Achieve Weight Savings

The lightweight benefits of steel timber-hybrids are explored in this presentation through two projects; Billie Jean King Library, Long Beach, reuses existing foundations on-site to...

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Research

16 October 2023

Livability in Cities and Tall Buildings: Global Case Studies

Marrying design and function in harmony helps deliver tall buildings that impress the visitor and gather the esteem and loyalty of occupants. Through these essential...

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Global News

08 October 2024

Original Architects Tapped to Lead Interior Redesign of Iconic Chicago Skyscraper

On 1 October, it was announced that  Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought on to lead the architectural redesign and redevelopment of the...

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Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 Houston Pinnacle

1,611 m / 5,285 ft

2 Burj Khalifa

828 m / 2,717 ft

3 Chow Tai Fook Centre

808 m / 2,651 ft

4 Chicago World Trade Center

701 m / 2,300 ft

5 Chicago World Trade Center

665 m / 2,182 ft

6 Tower of Russia

648 m / 2,126 ft

7 Seoul Light DMC Tower

640 m / 2,101 ft

8 Grand Rama 9 Tower

615 m / 2,018 ft

9 Diamond Mansion

600 m / 1,969 ft

10 Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center

600 m / 1,969 ft

11 Kowloon MTR Tower

574 m / 1,883 ft

12 Burj Jumeira

550 m / 1,804 ft

13 One World Trade Center

541 m / 1,776 ft

14 Wolf Point

532 m / 1,745 ft

15 Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

530 m / 1,739 ft

16 Pertamina Tower

523 m / 1,716 ft

17 Busan Lotte Town Tower

510 m / 1,674 ft

18 Songdo Daewoo Town

510 m / 1,673 ft

19 Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center

500 m / 1,640 ft

20 China International Silk Road Center

498 m / 1,634 ft

21 175 Park Avenue

482 m / 1,580 ft

22 7 South Dearborn

478 m / 1,567 ft

23 Columbus Circle Project

468 m / 1,535 ft

24 China Overseas Suzhou Supertall Project

460 m / 1,509 ft

24 Suzhou CSC Fortune Center

460 m / 1,509 ft

26 Kuningan Persada Tower

451 m / 1,480 ft

27 Samsung Tower

450 m / 1,476 ft

28 Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower

450 m / 1,476 ft

29 Zifeng Tower

450 m / 1,476 ft

30 Willis Tower

442 m / 1,451 ft

31 One Bangkok O4H4

436 m / 1,431 ft

32 Greenland Shandong International Financial Center

428 m / 1,404 ft

33 Trump International Hotel & Tower

423 m / 1,389 ft

34 Jin Mao Tower

421 m / 1,380 ft

35 International Finance Square

420 m / 1,378 ft

36 Transbay Transit Center and Tower

419 m / 1,375 ft

37 Hudson Yards West Site B

416 m / 1,366 ft

38 Al Hamra Tower

413 m / 1,354 ft

39 LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower

412 m / 1,350 ft

40 Ningbo Central Plaza Tower 1

409 m / 1,342 ft

41 Bank of Southwest Tower

404 m / 1,325 ft

42 103 Tower

400 m / 1,312 ft

43 Lulu Island Tower

400 m / 1,312 ft

44 COFCO Landmark Tower

390 m / 1,280 ft

45 Lucheng Square

389 m / 1,276 ft

46 Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1

388 m / 1,273 ft

47 Guohua Financial Center Tower 1

388 m / 1,273 ft

48 Saigon Centre 2

386 m / 1,266 ft

49 Plaza Rakyat Office Tower

382 m / 1,253 ft

50 Guiyang World Trade Center Landmark Tower

380 m / 1,247 ft

51 Platinum Tower

380 m / 1,247 ft

52 Guangdong Business Center

376 m / 1,232 ft

53 Transit Terminal Tower

366 m / 1,200 ft

54 Al Sharq Tower

365 m / 1,198 ft

55 Post and Telecommunications Building

364 m / 1,193 ft

56 Wynn Resort New York City

362 m / 1,189 ft

57 Taipei Twins D1

360 m / 1,181 ft

58 Greenland Group Suzhou Center

358 m / 1,175 ft

59 Naga 3 Tower A

358 m / 1,175 ft

60 Hudson Yards West Site A

357 m / 1,172 ft

61 Guohong Center

356 m / 1,168 ft

62 OKO - Residential Tower

354 m / 1,162 ft

63 Dearborn Center

346 m / 1,135 ft

64 875 North Michigan Avenue

344 m / 1,128 ft

65 Diagonal Tower

343 m / 1,127 ft

66 Nanjing Jinling Hotel Phase II

341 m / 1,119 ft

67 LCT The Sharp Residential Tower A

339 m / 1,113 ft

68 Tianjin Modern City Office Tower

338 m / 1,109 ft

69 Tianjin World Financial Center

337 m / 1,105 ft

70 400 North Lake Shore Drive South Tower

335 m / 1,100 ft

71 LCT The Sharp Residential Tower B

333 m / 1,093 ft

72 Tianjin Kerry Center

333 m / 1,093 ft

73 Shenzhen Foreign Trade Center

333 m / 1,093 ft

74 China World Tower

330 m / 1,083 ft

75 Qingdao Landmark Tower

327 m / 1,074 ft

76 Nanchang IFC

327 m / 1,073 ft

77 Crown Las Vegas

324 m / 1,063 ft

78 250 Water Street

321 m / 1,052 ft

79 Lopez Centre

320 m / 1,050 ft

79 Sinar Mas Center 1

320 m / 1,050 ft

81 Jiuzhou Bay Tower

319 m / 1,045 ft

82 Zhongtian Future Ark City Window Office Tower

314 m / 1,030 ft

83 Madison Square Garden Project Tower 1

312 m / 1,024 ft

84 CITIC Financial Center Tower 1

312 m / 1,024 ft

85 Poly Pazhou C2

311 m / 1,020 ft

86 New Port Tower

310 m / 1,017 ft

87 AVIC Plaza

310 m / 1,017 ft

88 Pearl River Tower

310 m / 1,016 ft

89 Chengdu Poly International Plaza

309 m / 1,014 ft

90 The Franklin - North Tower

307 m / 1,007 ft

91 Cayan Tower

306 m / 1,005 ft

92 35 Hudson Yards

305 m / 1,000 ft

93 Greenland Hangzhou Century Center South Tower

304 m / 996 ft

94 One Manhattan West

304 m / 996 ft

95 Greenland Hangzhou Century Center North Tower

303 m / 995 ft

96 Greenland Puli Center

303 m / 994 ft

97 Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel A

303 m / 994 ft

97 Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel B

303 m / 994 ft

99 1000 Louisiana

302 m / 992 ft

100 Wangjing City

300 m / 984 ft

101 Madison Square Garden Project Tower 2

300 m / 984 ft

102 8 Shenton Way Redevelopment

300 m / 983 ft

103 Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 2

299 m / 982 ft

104 China World Trade Center Phase 3B

296 m / 970 ft

105 Block 319 Tower

294 m / 965 ft

106 Union Station Tower

292 m / 958 ft

107 625 Fulton Street

287 m / 942 ft

108 Two Manhattan West

285 m / 935 ft

109 Guoco Tower

284 m / 931 ft

110 Zhengdong Hotel

280 m / 919 ft

111 Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza

280 m / 919 ft

112 One Century (Wangchao Center)

280 m / 919 ft

113 Taipei Twins C1

280 m / 919 ft

114 One City Centre

276 m / 905 ft

115 NYSE Tower

274 m / 899 ft

116 Renaissance Tower

270 m / 886 ft

117 Magic Tower

270 m / 886 ft

118 CIMC Global Headquarters

270 m / 886 ft

119 Four Seasons Hotel

270 m / 885 ft

120 Guohua Financial Center Tower 2

269 m / 883 ft

121 Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Zifeng Tower

268 m / 879 ft

122 First Canadian Centre Phase 2

265 m / 869 ft

123 The Address Residence Sky View Tower 1

264 m / 867 ft

124 Tower Palace Three, Tower G

264 m / 865 ft

125 4 Houston Center

262 m / 860 ft

126 Hytera Headquarters

262 m / 858 ft

127 Brookfield Place

261 m / 856 ft

128 Three California Plaza

260 m / 853 ft

129 Beijing Greenland Center

260 m / 853 ft

130 Guangzhou Star River Headquarters

260 m / 851 ft

131 462 East North Water Street

259 m / 851 ft

132 400 North Lake Shore Drive North Tower

259 m / 850 ft

133 Olympia Tower 1

259 m / 850 ft

134 Philippine Bank of Communications

259 m / 848 ft

135 Corporate Avenue 2

256 m / 839 ft

136 Shenzhen AVIC Plaza

254 m / 833 ft

137 1930 Broadway

252 m / 827 ft

138 One Bangkok C5

251 m / 824 ft

139 Corporate Avenue 10

250 m / 820 ft

140 Midtown Tower

248 m / 813 ft

141 28 Liberty

248 m / 813 ft

142 100 Leadenhall Street

247 m / 810 ft

142 One Bangkok C3B

247 m / 810 ft

144 Rolex Tower

247 m / 810 ft

145 Ningbo Bank of China Headquarters

246 m / 808 ft

146 Karlatornet

245 m / 804 ft

147 80 Red River Street

244 m / 802 ft

148 180 Allyn Street

244 m / 801 ft

149 One Bangkok Tower 4

243 m / 797 ft

150 One Bangkok Tower 3

243 m / 797 ft

151 International Commercial Trade Center

242 m / 794 ft

152 One Bangkok Tower 2

241 m / 791 ft

153 New World Center

238 m / 781 ft

154 555 California Street

237 m / 779 ft

155 1 Worldwide Plaza

237 m / 778 ft

156 The Address Residence Sky View Tower 2

236 m / 773 ft

157 WKL Hotel and Tropicana The Residences

235 m / 771 ft

158 Torre BBVA

235 m / 771 ft

159 70 West Madison

234 m / 767 ft

160 400 North Lake Shore Drive

233 m / 765 ft

161 Republic Bank Tower

233 m / 764 ft

162 848 Brickell Redevelopment

233 m / 764 ft

163 Southeast Financial Center

233 m / 764 ft

164 Kingtown International Center

231 m / 759 ft

165 Enterprise Plaza

230 m / 756 ft

166 383 Madison Avenue

230 m / 755 ft

167 Zhenru Zhonghai Center Tower 1

230 m / 755 ft

168 Philippine Stock Exchange

230 m / 753 ft

169 Time Warner Center North Tower

228 m / 749 ft

169 Time Warner Center South Tower

228 m / 749 ft

171 Gas Company Tower

228 m / 749 ft

172 Kingold Century

228 m / 748 ft

173 7 World Trade Center

227 m / 743 ft

174 One Liberty Plaza

226 m / 743 ft

175 Wells Fargo North Tower

226 m / 740 ft

176 Dallas Arts Tower

225 m / 738 ft

177 OKO - Office Tower

224 m / 736 ft

178 1540 Broadway

223 m / 733 ft

179 Olympia Centre

223 m / 731 ft

180 3 Manhattan West

223 m / 730 ft

181 Times Square Tower

221 m / 726 ft

182 Istanbul Tower 205

220 m / 722 ft

183 685 1st Avenue

219 m / 719 ft

184 Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Financial Building

218 m / 715 ft

185 252 East 57th Street

218 m / 715 ft

186 Republic Plaza

218 m / 714 ft

187 One Shell Plaza

218 m / 714 ft

188 One Bangkok Ritz Carlton / One89 Wireless

216 m / 710 ft

189 JPMorgan Chase Tower

216 m / 707 ft

190 Tianjin Kerry Center R1

215 m / 705 ft

190 Tianjin Kerry Center R2

215 m / 705 ft

190 Tianjin Kerry Center R3

215 m / 705 ft

193 Four Seasons Tower

214 m / 703 ft

194 Alinma Bank Tower

213 m / 699 ft

195 Georgia Pacific Tower

212 m / 697 ft

195 Hancock Whitney Center

212 m / 697 ft

197 345 California Center

212 m / 695 ft

198 Poly Cultural Plaza

212 m / 695 ft

199 China Merchants Tower

211 m / 692 ft

200 700 1st Avenue Tower 3

210 m / 689 ft

201 Maincourt Tower

210 m / 689 ft

202 Solow Building

210 m / 689 ft

203 Petron Megaplaza

210 m / 689 ft

204 140 Broadway

210 m / 688 ft

205 2001 Ross Avenue

209 m / 686 ft

206 Random House Tower

208 m / 684 ft

207 Shangri-La Hotel

208 m / 682 ft

208 Crowne Plaza Hotel

208 m / 682 ft

209 Bay-Wellington Tower

207 m / 679 ft

210 Ningbo Guohua Financial Tower

206 m / 677 ft

211 Tower Square

206 m / 677 ft

212 One Magnificent Mile

205 m / 673 ft

213 One Court Square

205 m / 673 ft

214 Al Rajhi Bank Tower

205 m / 673 ft

215 10 West 57th Street

205 m / 672 ft

216 Palace Hotel Residential Tower

204 m / 669 ft

217 Sichuan Airlines Center

204 m / 669 ft

218 33 South 6th Street

204 m / 668 ft

219 708 1st Avenue

203 m / 666 ft

220 Carlton Centre

201 m / 660 ft

221 Ayala Triangle Gardens North

201 m / 658 ft

222 Zhenru Zhonghai Center Tower 2

200 m / 657 ft

223 Longgang Tianan Cyberpark Phase 4

200 m / 656 ft

223 Philamlife Tower

200 m / 656 ft

225 DPC Tower

200 m / 656 ft

226 Jumeirah Hangzhou Hotel

200 m / 656 ft

227 Otemachi One Tower

200 m / 656 ft

228 CITIC Financial Center Tower 2

200 m / 656 ft

228 Corporate Avenue 9