Side-by-side
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) vs VALIS — COMPLAGE Acoustics
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.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Chicago, United States
Integrated architects and engineers for large-scale terminals.
VALIS — COMPLAGE Acoustics
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
VALIS’s own acoustic brand — A4/B3 panels already inside their GREs, unused as a standalone airport landside, perimeter and temporary-works line.
Souk's data signal
Where the AI cites each one.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Rich · 80%
4 products · 1 certs · 4 named installations
VALIS — COMPLAGE Acoustics
Thin · 0%
Not yet enriched
Named installations
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Moynihan Train HallSan Francisco International AirportJohn F. Kennedy International AirportLondon Heathrow Airport
VALIS — COMPLAGE Acoustics
No named installations in supplier source.
Verified certifications & approvals
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
- ●USGBC — Moody Performance Hall
VALIS — COMPLAGE Acoustics
No verified certs surfaced from supplier source.
Top products extracted
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Airport Terminal Architecture and DesignTetras lighting collectionNebula Venezia luminaireDyad marble mosaic tile collection
VALIS — COMPLAGE Acoustics
No products extracted.
Procurement comparison
The spec-by-spec breakdown.
| Procurement dimension | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) | VALIS — COMPLAGE Acoustics |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | US | PT |
| Headquarters | Chicago, United States | Caldas da Rainha, Portugal |
| Founded · years in Gulf | 1936 · 45 yrs in Gulf | 1994 · Gulf tenure not declared |
| Categories overlap | Both: Terminal Design & Architecture | Both: Terminal Design & Architecture Only VALIS — COMPLAGE Acoustics: Other aviation suppliers |
| GCC airport installations | 3 indexed GCC airports JEDRUHDXB | 0 indexed GCC airports |
| Certifications | Only here: AIA, NCARB, LEED, ISO 9001 | Only here: EN 1793-1 / EN 1793-2 — panel acoustic classes published per model, Standard / stainless / aluminium / perforated / nature: DLα 14 dB class A4, DLR 29 dB class B3, ISO 9001 + EN 1090-1 EXC3 on the VALIS factory that makes them |
| Flagship products | 4 flagship products Haj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International (Jeddah) · Mumbai T2 Terminal · Kempegowda International Terminal 2 (Bengaluru) · King Abdulaziz International master-plan studies | 7 flagship products Standard Acoustic Panel (A4/B3) · Stainless Steel Acoustic Panel (A4/B3) · Aluminium Acoustic Panel (A4/B3) · Double-Face Acoustic Panel (A3/B2) |
| International airports | 0 indexed | 2 indexed |
| Tier on Aviation Souk | Verified (data-rich) | Indexed-only |
| Decision fork | If you only need Terminal Design & Architecture, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is the more focused pick. | If your scope extends to Other aviation suppliers, VALIS — COMPLAGE Acoustics brings that as well. |
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