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

Gordon Bunshaft

Gordon Bunshaft born May 9, 1909 died August 6, 1990 Bunshaft was an American architect, a leading proponent of modern design in the mid-twentieth century. A partner in the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Bunshaft joined in 1937 and remained for more than 40 years. The long list of his notable buildings includes Lever House in New … Read more

Firas Hnoosh

founder of NOA-design noa-design.com Previously Perkins&Will, Dubai, Design Director Previous Experience: SOM, London BDP, Abu Dhabi Gensler, Abu Dhabi Education University of Pennsylvania, Masters of Architecture Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden Work The National Bank of Abu Dhabi Global HQ on Al Maryah Island, the Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal in Mina Zayed for the ADPC Manhattan … Read more

Mark Hayduk

Mark Hayduk, who studied at the AA under Peter Salter graduating in 1991, died in November 2012 at the age of 53 following a short battle with cancer. Mark was a much-loved tutor at the University of East London’s School of Architecture, where he co-ordinated the degree course and led the celebrated Diploma Unit 3. … Read more