Main entry:

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

Title & Author:

Architecture of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1997-2008 / introduction by Kenneth Frampton.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

264 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Introduction -- List of partners -- Atlantico Pavilion, Lisbon, Portugal -- 101 Second Street, San Francisco, California -- San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, San Francisco, California -- Changi International Airport: Rail Terminal, Changi, Singapore -- Charles Schwab Investor Center Prototype, New York, New York -- John F. Kennedy International Airport: International Arrivals Building, Terminal 4, Queens, New York -- Lever House: Curtain Wall Replacement, New York, New York -- Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel -- Greenwich Academy Upper School, Greenwich, Connecticut -- Millennium Park Master Plan, Chicago, Illinois -- UBS AG Center, Stamford Connecticut -- Logan International Airport: International Gateway Project, Termainal E, Boston, Massachusetts -- Burr Street Elementary School, Fairfield, Connecticut -- Chongming Island Master Plan, Shanghai, China -- Lenova/Raycom Infotech park: Building C, Beijing, China -- Skyscraper Museum, New York, New York -- Time Warner Center, New York, New York -- Hyatt Global Headquarters, Chicago, Illinois -- Jianianhua Center, Chongqing, China -- University of California Merced: Central Plant Complex and Information-Technology Center, Merced, California -- 7 World Trade Center, New York, New York -- Al Rayyan Boulevard and Residential Development, Doha, Qatar -- Alexandria Waterfront Redevelopment Project, Alexandria, Egypt -- Condé Nast Cafeteria, New York, New York.
Poly International Plaza, Guangzhou, China -- Treasure Island, San Francisco, California -- New Beijing Poly Plaza, Beijing, China -- Changi International Airport: Terminal 3, Changi, Singapore -- Deerfield Academy: Koch Center for Science, Math & Technology, Deerfield, Massachusetts -- Harvard University: Northwest Science Building, Cambridge, Massachusetts -- Lester B. Pearson International Airport: New Terminal 1, Toronto, Canada -- Toyko Midtown, Tokyo, Japan -- U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters, Suitland, Maryland -- Central Trust Bank: Bank Branch Prototype, Lee's Summit, Missouri -- Beijing Finance Street, Beijing, China -- 201 Bishopsgate and Broadgate Tower, London, United Kingdom -- Memorial Sloan-Kettering: Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center, New York, New York -- U.S. Embassy, Beijing, China -- Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C. -- Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, California.

Summary:

"Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, founded in 1936, is one of the largest and most influential architecture firms in the world. SOM has long been known for innovation, experimentation, design excellence, and technical mastery, for an abiding interest in the contributions that buildings can make to the life of cities, and for a collaborative approach that extends to all aspects of the design and construction processes. This volume presents work from the late 1990s and 2000s." -- Publisher description.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9781580932240 (hardcover)
158093224X (hardcover)

Subject:

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP Chicago, Ill.; New York, NY
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Architecture United States History 21st century.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture
United States

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

SOM : architecture of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1997-2008

Holdings:

Location: Library main 264913
Call No.: BIB 196343
Status: Available