Side-by-side
HOK vs Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Two Terminal Design & Architecture suppliers compared on Aviation Souk. Stats, certifications, and supplier-declared strengths drawn from the indexed profiles. Both compete in Terminal Design & Architecture.
Procurement comparison
The spec-by-spec breakdown.
| Procurement dimension | HOK | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | US | US |
| Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Chicago, United States |
| Founded · years in Gulf | 1955 · 25 yrs in Gulf | 1936 · 45 yrs in Gulf |
| Categories overlap | Both: Terminal Design & Architecture Only HOK: Airport Architecture & Masterplanning | Both: Terminal Design & Architecture |
| GCC airport installations | 4 indexed GCC airports DXBAUHDOHKWI | 3 indexed GCC airports JEDRUHDXB |
| Certifications | Both hold: AIA Only here: LEED AP | Both hold: AIA Only here: NCARB, LEED, ISO 9001 |
| Flagship products | 5 flagship products Airport Master Planning & Capacity / Phasing Studies · Passenger Terminal Architecture (concept through construction administration) · Air Traffic Control Tower & Airside-Control Architecture · Airport Cargo Terminal & MRO Hangar Architecture | 4 flagship products Haj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International (Jeddah) · Mumbai T2 Terminal · Kempegowda International Terminal 2 (Bengaluru) · King Abdulaziz International master-plan studies |
| International airports | 0 indexed | 0 indexed |
| Tier on Aviation Souk | Indexed-only | Indexed-only |
| Decision fork | If your scope extends to Airport Architecture & Masterplanning, HOK brings that as well. | If you only need Terminal Design & Architecture, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is the more focused pick. |
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