Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is one of the leading architecture, interior design and engineering firms in the world. The firm makes available services, such as graphics, digital/industrial/sustainable design, structural/civil engineering and urban planning. It carries out projects for civic/government, commercial/development, convention/exhibition, cultural, education, health/science, hospitality, infrastructure, sports and transportation. The firm operates through offices located in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Dubai and Brussels. The American Institute of Architects has awarded Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, the Architecture Firm Award in 1962 and again in 1996.