Editing SOM (architectural firm) (section)

===Founders and notable architects===
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Gordon Bunshaft, who thrived as a design leader at SOM for more than 40 years, received the profession's highest honor, the Pritzker Architecture Prize, in 1988.
Notable architects who are associated with SOM include: [[T. J. Gottesdiener]], [[Edward Charles Bassett]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/bassett.html|title=Edward Charles Bassett (1921–1999)|publisher=The Art Institute of Chicago|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417145841/http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/bassett.html|archive-date=April 17, 2012}}</ref> [[Natalie de Blois]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.som.com/content.cfm/natalie_de_blois_interview|title=Natalie De Blois Interviewed by Detlef Mertins, June 17, 2004|work=SOM Journal 4|publisher=Hatje Cantz|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415043027/http://www.som.com/content.cfm/natalie_de_blois_interview|archive-date=April 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/deblois.html|title=Oral History of Natalie De Blois|publisher=The Art Institute of Chicago|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417145735/http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/deblois.html|archive-date=April 17, 2012}}</ref> [[Gordon Bunshaft]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/bunshaft.html|title=Oral History of Gordon Bunshaft (1909–1990)|publisher=The Art Institute of Chicago|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417145752/http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/bunshaft.html|archive-date=April 17, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.som.com/content.cfm/gordon_bunshaft_interview|title=Gordon Bunshaft Interviewed by Betty J. Blum, April 4–7, 1989|work=SOM Journal 3|publisher=Hatje Cantz|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106030830/http://www.som.com/content.cfm/gordon_bunshaft_interview|archive-date=January 6, 2011}}</ref> [[David Childs]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtc.com/media/videos/David%20Childs,%20SOM|title=David Childs, SOM Architect, Presents Final Design for the Freedom Tower – June 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228020133/http://www.wtc.com/media/videos/David%20Childs,%20SOM|archive-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metropolismag.com/uncategorized/ground-zeros-saving-grace/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511084717/http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20060417/ground-zeros-saving-grace|title=Ground Zero's Saving Grace|date=May 1, 2006|archive-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref> Robert Diamant,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.som.com/news/in_memory_robert_diamant_former_som_partner|title=In Memory: Robert Diamant, Former SOM Partner|website=SOM|language=en-US|access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> [[Philip Enquist]], [[Myron Goldsmith]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.som.com/content.cfm/myron_goldsmith|title=Myron Goldsmith: Keating Hall at IIT, By Nicholas Adams|work=SOM Journal 5|publisher=Hatje Cantz|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424144436/http://www.som.com/content.cfm/myron_goldsmith|archive-date=April 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/goldsmith.html|title=Oral History of Myron Goldsmith (1918–1996)|publisher=The Art Institute of Chicago|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417145935/http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/goldsmith.html|archive-date=April 17, 2012}}</ref> [[Bruce Graham]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.som.com/content.cfm/late_som_architect_bruce_graham_honored|title=Late SOM Architect Bruce Graham Honored: In Recognition of Graham's 40-Year Career in Chicago, The Tribute to the Mastermind of the Willis (Sears) Tower and John Hancock Center Included the Dedication of Honorary Bruce J. Graham Way|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806161550/http://www.som.com/content.cfm/late_som_architect_bruce_graham_honored|archive-date=August 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/graham.html|title=Oral History of Bruce Graham (1925–2010)|publisher=The Art Institute of Chicago|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516010755/http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/graham.html|archive-date=May 16, 2012}}</ref> [[Gary Haney]], [[Craig W. Hartman]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704250104575238963846447290|title=Hartman's Designs|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=May 12, 2010}}</ref> [[Gertrude Kerbis]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/kerbis/index.html|title=Oral History of Gertrude Kerbis (B. 1926)|publisher=The Art Institute of Chicago|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417145036/http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/kerbis/index.html|archive-date=April 17, 2012}}</ref> [[Fazlur Rahman Khan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fazlurrkhan.com/ |title=Fazlurrkhan.com |publisher=fazlurrkhan.com |access-date=June 14, 2013 |archive-date=January 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116231657/http://www.fazlurrkhan.com/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Lucien Lagrange]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.af-chicago.org/app/Calendar.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903094412/http://www.af-chicago.org/app/Calendar.asp?event=398&type=38|title=App: Calendar.asp|archive-date=September 3, 2011|website=Alliance Française de Chicago}}</ref> [[Walter Netsch]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/netsch.html|title=Oral History of Walter Netsch (1920–2008)|publisher=The Art Institute of Chicago|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418010301/http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/netsch.html|archive-date=April 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.som.com/content.cfm/walter_netsch_interview|title=Walter Netsch Interviewed by Detlef Mertins, May 21, 2001|work=SOM Journal 1|publisher=Hatje Cantz|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016003420/http://www.som.com/content.cfm/walter_netsch_interview|archive-date=October 16, 2009}}</ref> [[Larry Oltmanns]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arcplusonline.com/Awards_jury04.php |title=Architecture+ Awards &#124; 2004 Jury |publisher=Arcplusonline.com |access-date=June 14, 2013 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325044248/http://www.arcplusonline.com/Awards_jury04.php |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Eszter Pécsi]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pécsi Eszter 100 {{!}} Budapesti Műszaki ÉS Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem|url=https://www.bme.hu/pecsieszter100|website=www.bme.hu|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> [[Brigitte Peterhans]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/peterhans.html |title=Research &#124; The Art Institute of Chicago |publisher=Artic.edu |access-date=June 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805012218/http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/peterhans.html |archive-date=August 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/caohp&CISOPTR=23964&REC=2 |title=Oral History of Brigitte Peterhans / Interviewed by Betty J. Blum, Compiled Under the Auspices of the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries, The Art Institute of Chicago. :: Chicago Architects Oral History Project |publisher=Digital-libraries.saic.edu |access-date=June 14, 2013}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> [[Norma Merrick Sklarek]], [[Adrian Smith (architect)|Adrian Smith]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Keegan|first1=Edward|title=Adrian Smith Leaves SOM|url=http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/adrian-smith-leaves-som_o|access-date=October 11, 2015|work=Architect Magazine|date=October 27, 2006|location=Washington, DC}}</ref> and [[Marilyn Jordan Taylor]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Anna|title=Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, And Landscape Designers|url=https://archive.org/details/womenofsteelston0000lewi|url-access=registration|date=2014|publisher=Chicago Review Press|location=Chicago, Illinois|pages=[https://archive.org/details/womenofsteelston0000lewi/page/88 88]–94|isbn=978-1-61374-511-3}}</ref>