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Manhattan West, Hudson Yards, the Moynihan Train Hall, you name it—global architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, probably has a hand in designing it. The company is actively working on 34.7 million square feet of projects in New York City. …
“That necklace [of projects] across the middle of the island is pretty unique,” said T.J. Gottesdiener, the managing partner in charge of the firm’s nearly 400-employee New York office. “A lot of [SOM employees] are tried and true New Yorkers. We want more than anything to shape our city and make it better. We look at it as an opportunity to improve this urban fabric, and we take that responsibility very seriously.”