Side-by-side
Big Ass Fans 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.
Souk's data signal
Where the AI cites each one.
Big Ass Fans
Mid · 40%
5 products · 0 certs · 0 named installations
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Rich · 80%
4 products · 1 certs · 4 named installations
Named installations
Big Ass Fans
No named installations in supplier source.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Moynihan Train HallSan Francisco International AirportJohn F. Kennedy International AirportLondon Heathrow Airport
Verified certifications & approvals
Big Ass Fans
No verified certs surfaced from supplier source.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
- ●USGBC — Moody Performance Hall
Top products extracted
Big Ass Fans
HVLS ceiling fansIndustrial ceiling fansHaiku residential fansPowerfoil industrial fansCommercial fans for terminals and hangars
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Airport Terminal Architecture and DesignTetras lighting collectionNebula Venezia luminaireDyad marble mosaic tile collection
Procurement comparison
The spec-by-spec breakdown.
| Procurement dimension | Big Ass Fans | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | US | US |
| Headquarters | — | Chicago, United States |
| Founded · years in Gulf | — · Gulf tenure not declared | 1936 · 45 yrs in Gulf |
| Categories overlap | Both: Terminal Design & Architecture Only Big Ass Fans: HVAC & Climate Systems · Terminal Fit-Out & Architectural Finishes · Signage & Wayfinding | Both: Terminal Design & Architecture |
| GCC airport installations | 0 indexed GCC airports | 3 indexed GCC airports JEDRUHDXB |
| Certifications | None declared. | Only here: AIA, NCARB, LEED, ISO 9001 |
| Flagship products | 5 flagship products HVLS ceiling fans · Industrial ceiling fans · Haiku residential fans · Powerfoil industrial fans | 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 (mid) | Verified (data-rich) |
| Decision fork | If your scope extends to HVAC & Climate Systems, Big Ass Fans brings that as well. | If you only need Terminal Design & Architecture, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is the more focused pick. |
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