SSOE Group is a privately held international architecture

International style (architecture)

The International style is a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modern architecture. The term originated from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, The International Style...

, engineering

Engineering

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, and construction management

Construction management

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 firm – ranked 14th nationally (Building Design+Construction, 2011)—that provides comprehensive services to diverse clients. SSOE has also been named one of the "Best AEC Firms to Work For" (Building Design + Construction) and as one of the fastest-growing firms by Inc. Magazine, 2011.

Founded in 1948 by the 31-year old Al Samborn, a structural engineer

Structural engineer

Structural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users or occupants...

 who returned home to Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio

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 after completing his military service to launch his own engineering firm.

He soon added a partner, Jack Steketee and expanded their services and their client roster to include Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

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. Years and many projects later, they took on two architects as partners to become Samborn, Steketee, Otis and Evans, Architects and Engineers, later to be shortened to SSOE.

In the decades that followed, the partners made strategic decisions that shaped the character of the firm. SSOE would provide both architecture and engineering and boldly diversify their services and the markets for them.

Services

• Architecture
• BIM and Machine Design
• Construction management
• Engineering
• Master Planning
• Procurement
• Program management
• Sustainable and renewable solutions

Industries

• Alternative energy
• Automotive
• Chemical
• Consumer products
• Education
• Food
• General Manufacturing
• Glass
• Government
• Healthcare
• Pharmaceutical
• Power
• Science and technology
• Telecommunications

General

• Ranked 14th nationally among Engineering/Architecture Firms (Building Design + Construction, 2011)
• Named “Best AEC Firm to Work For” (Building Design + Construction)
• Named One of the 25 fastest growing AEC Firms in the nation (ZweigWhite, 2009)

Sustainable and Green

• 1st nationally among Green Industrial and Manufacturing Design Firms (ENR, 2011)
• 10th nationally among Solar Generation Design Firms (ENR, 2011)
• 36th nationally among the Top 100 Green Design Firms (ENR, 2011)

Industrial

• 6th nationally among Chemical Plant Design Firms (ENR, 2011)
• 8th nationally among Industrial Process Design Firms (ENR, 2011)
• 11th nationally among Manufacturing Design Firms (ENR, 2011)

Commercial and Institutional

• Ranked among the Top healthcare design firms nationally (Modern Healthcare, 2011)

Offices Locations

• Alliance, OH 22831 State Route 62 Alliance, OH 44601 T. 330.821.7198 | F. 330.829.2147
• Cedar Rapids, IA 101 2nd Street SE, Ste. 504 Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 T. 319.364.2111 | F. 319.364.2533
• Chicago, IL 1430 Branding Avenue, Ste. 165 Downers Grove, IL 60515 T. 630.810.0350 | F. 630.810.0383
• Cincinnati, OH 110 Boggs Lane, Ste. 149 Cincinnati, OH 45246 T. 513.948.2123 | F. 513.948.0375
• Columbus, OH 545 Metro Place South, Ste. 100 Dublin, OH 43017 T. 614.766.3675 | F. 614.766.3605
• Irvine, CA 11801 Pierce Street, 2nd Floor Riverside, CA 92505 T. 949.241.1248 | F. 951.943.2476
• Kalamazoo, MI 5148 Lovers Lane, Ste. 100 Portage, MI 49002 T. 269.344.2855 | F. 269.344.3486
• Lima, OH 1600 Greely Chapel Road, Ste. B Lima, OH 45804 T. 419.222.7794 | F. 419.222.8402
• Midland, MI 2621 W. Wackerly Street, Ste. D Midland, MI 48640 T. 989.835.3950 | F. 989.835.3953
• Mumbai, India Level 9, Platina Building Block G, Plot C-59 Bandra-Kurla Complex Bandra (East) Mumbai-40051 INDIA T. 91.22.3953.0566 | F. 91.22.3953.0600
• Nashville, TN 320 Seven Springs Way, Ste. 350 Brentwood, TN 37027 T. 615.661.7585 | F. 615.661.7569
• Newark, OH 1031 Brice Street Newark, OH 43055 T. 740.522.2287 | F. 740.522.4929
• Omaha, NE 222 S. 15th Street Ste. 306 South Tower Omaha, NE 68102 T. 402.345.0506 | F. 402.345.0443
• Phoenix, AZ 7500 North Dreamy Draw, Ste. 238 Phoenix, AZ 85020 T. 602.997.2353 | F. 602.997.0864
• Raleigh-Durham, NC 2520 Meridian Parkway, Ste. 450 Durham, NC 27713 T. 919.361.9606 | F. 919.484.8627
• Seattle, WA 10900 N.E. 4th Street, Ste. 2300 Bellevue, WA 98004 T. 425.827.2950 | F. 425.827.8412
• St. Paul, MN 400 Robert Street N., Ste. 1050 St. Paul, MN 55101 T. 651.726.7660 | F. 651.726.7665
• Toledo, OH 1001 Madison Avenue Toledo, OH 43604 T. 419.255.3830 | F. 419.255.6101
• Troy, MI 1050 Wilshire Drive, Ste. 260 Troy, MI 48084 T. 248.643.6222 | F. 248.643.6225
• Washington D.C. One Freedom Square, 11951 Freedom Drive, 13th Floor Reston, VA 20190 T. 703.251.4814 | F. 703.251.4440
• Av. Paulista, 1079, 7th and 8th Floor, Sao Paulo -SP, Brazil CEP:01311-200 T. 55.11.2787.6444 | F. 55.11.2787.6471
• Beijing, China Suite 36, Level 24, Tower 3 China Central Place 77 Jianguo Road Chaoyang District Beijing, 100025, PRC T. 86.10.8588.0161 | F. 86.21.587 85575
• Shanghai, China 20 F Yongda International Tower 2277 Longyang Road Pudong New Area Shanghai 201204 China, PRC T. 86.21.587 85857 | F. 86.21.587 85575
• Tianjin, China Room 801 of Global Center No. 309 Nanjing Road Tianjin 300073 PRC T. 86.22.8787.7068 | F. 86.22.8787.7268

Projects

• Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant
  Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant
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• National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) National Security Campus in Kansas City, Missouri USA
• Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Cancer Center - Tallahassee, Florida USA
• Goodyear Dalian Production Campus - Dalian, China
• Pearl City FoodPort first-of-its-kind sector specific SEZ for food processing. 175 hectare investment friendly site port - Tamilnadu (near Tuticorin) India

External links

• SSOE Group Corporate website
• SSOE Group Sustainability Blog
• SSOE Group Facebook Page
• SSOE Group LinkedIn Corporate Page
• 2010 ENR Top 100 Firms Rankings
• SSOE Ranked by Inc. Magazine Among Fastest Growing Private Firms in the U.S.
• Ranked "Best AEC Firms to Work for" by Building Design & Construction