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Established in 1936 in Chicago, Illinois. Designed the Air Force Academy Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

From the description of Architectural drawings, 1983. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 54443476

Lever House, one of the major landmarks of International Style architecture, was designed by Gordon Bunshaft, of the the New York office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Sited along Park Avenue between 53rd and 54th Streets in New York City, the building was completed in 1952. Weiskoff & Pickworth were the structural engineers and Jaros Baum & Bolles were the mechanical engineers.

From the description of Lever House architectural drawings, 1950-1953. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 299029578

At the time of these drawings, the S.O.M. office was located at 575 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y.

From the description of [Radio cabinet] [graphic] : [1/2 full size drawings] / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Architects [stamped] ; [Gordon Bunshaft, architect]. Aug. 22, 1953. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 81110015

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referencedIn Khan, Fazlur R. Fazlur A. Khan collection, 1944-1988. Aurora University, Phillips Library
referencedIn InFocusTech (Firm). Burj Dubai [model]. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
referencedIn Nathaniel Alexander Owings Papers, 1911-1983, (bulk 1960-1980) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Parsons, Kermit C. (Kermit Carlyle), 1927-. Kermit Carlyle Parsons papers, circa 1945-1999. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. [Radio cabinet] [graphic] : [1/2 full size drawings] / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Architects [stamped] ; [Gordon Bunshaft, architect]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Grinnell College. Libraries. Burling Library construction and renovation, 1956-1984. Grinnell College. Burling Library
creatorOf Bouterse, Perez and Fabregas (Firm). Architectural proposals for the Urban Library and Museum Complex, Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, 1976-1978. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Hammond, James Wright, 1918-1986. James Wright Hammond papers, 1951-ca. 1985. Aurora University, Phillips Library
referencedIn Haskell, Douglas Putnam, 1899-1979. Douglas Putnam Haskell papers, Series I: Pending correspondence, 1949-1964. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Greenberg, Allan. Connecticut Architectural collection, 1961, 1981. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Architectural drawings, 1983. Denver Public Library, Central Library
creatorOf John Hancock, Chicago [model]. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
referencedIn Molitor, Joseph W. Joseph W. Molitor architectural photographs, 1935-1985 (bulk 1946-1980). Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf McKinsey and Company. A study of the Union Legion Hall and the Kellogg Country Club / [for] the Bunker Hill Company : Typescript, [1956] University of Idaho Library
creatorOf American Institute of Architects. San Francisco Chapter. American Institute of Architects, San Francisco Chapter centennial collection [graphic], ca. 1930-1976. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Smith, Gordon M. Gordon M. Smith records, 1955-1972. Albright-Knox Art Gallery, G. Robert Strauss, Jr. Memorial Library
creatorOf Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Maison Trust Royal, Montréal, Québec : vertical file. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
creatorOf Sears Tower, Chicago [model]. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
referencedIn Proskauer, Henry G., 1915-. Research files on architecture, ca. 1940-1970. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Records, 1953-1974 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Sear's Tower Chicago [model]. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
referencedIn Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Engineering Dept. Maps and drawings, 1876-1976 (bulk, 1900-1950). Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill photographs, circa 1945-1969. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Leopold Arnaud papers and architectural drawings, 1914-1980, bulk 1914-1945 Columbia University. Avery Architecture and Fine Arts Library. Department of Drawings and Archives.
creatorOf Emery Roth & Sons. Emery Roth & Sons architectural records and papers, 1906-1996 (bulk 1951-1994). Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf John Hancock Center, Chicago [model]. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
creatorOf Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Sears Tower, home of Sears Bank and Trust Company [model]. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
referencedIn Ferriss, Hugh, 1889-1962. Lever House, #25 of "Power in buildings". [graphic] / Hugh Ferriss. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Concord (Mass.). Balanced Transportation Committee. Collection of materials relating to the environmental impact of the redesigning and reengineering of Route 2 on several Mass. towns, 1972-1976. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Lever House architectural drawings, 1950-1953. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Grinnell College. Treasurer's Office. Campus buildings, 1914-1975. Grinnell College. Burling Library
referencedIn Holmes, Jeffrey, architect. [Lever House] : recordings, 2005. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
creatorOf University Center Competition. University Center Competition Collection, 1987. Carnegie Mellon University, Hunt Library
referencedIn Holmes, Jeffrey, architect. Composer avec les années 60 : comment intervenir sur l'architecture des années 60 : [Lever House] = Dealing with the 60s : how to intervene in the architecture of the 60s : [Lever House] : recordings, 2005. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
creatorOf Sears Tower [model]. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
creatorOf Hedrich-Blessing (Firm). Hedrich-Blessing photograph collection, part 2 [graphic]. Chicago History Museum
creatorOf Denver Museum of Natural History. Architectural plans and drawings of the Denver Museum of Natural History 1908-present. Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Alfred M. Bailey Library
referencedIn Bunshaft, Gordon, 1909-1990. Gordon Bunshaft architectural drawings and papers, 1909-1990 (bulk 1950-1979). Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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referencedIn Oral history interview with Isamu Noguchi Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Lincoln, F. S. person
associatedWith Maffitt, Theodore S., Jr. person
associatedWith McKinsey and Company. corporateBody
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associatedWith Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Engineering Dept. corporateBody
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associatedWith Royall National Bank (Palestine, Tex.) corporateBody
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associatedWith Smith, Gordon M. person
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associatedWith Union Carbide Corporation building (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith University Center Competition. corporateBody
associatedWith Wausau Hospital (Wausau, Wis.) corporateBody
associatedWith Weiskoff & Pickworth. corporateBody
associatedWith Wurts Brothers (Photographers : New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
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