Perkins and Will

The firm was established by Lawrence Perkins (1907-1998[1]) and Philip Will (1906-1985). Perkins and Will met while studying architecture at Cornell University. The company was founded in Chicago. The company attracted national attention in 1940 with the Crow Island School in Winnetka, Illinois, designed in association with Eliel Saarinen and Eero Saarinen. In 1986, Perkins+Will … Read more

SOM

Skidmore Owings Merril som.com Key People: Mustafa Kemal Abadan Architects with SOM background; Jo Palma Firas Hnoosh Rasna Grewal Teoman Necdet Ayas Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm. It was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined … Read more