Side-by-side
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) vs VALIS Engineering
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 Engineering
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
Portuguese airside engineering house — jet blast deflectors, ground run-up enclosures and vertiport infrastructure, built around acoustic panels made in-house to the highest European ratings (class A4 absorption, B3 insulation) and designed to the site rather than sold from a catalogue.
Souk's data signal
Where the AI cites each one.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Rich · 80%
4 products · 1 certs · 4 named installations
VALIS Engineering
Rich · 100%
7 products · 7 certs · 11 named installations
Named installations
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Moynihan Train HallSan Francisco International AirportJohn F. Kennedy International AirportLondon Heathrow Airport
VALIS Engineering
SiteSiteSiteSiteSiteSiteSiteSite+3 more
Verified certifications & approvals
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
- ●USGBC — Moody Performance Hall
VALIS Engineering
- ●Cert
- ●Cert
- ●Cert
- ●Cert
- ●Cert
- ●Cert
Top products extracted
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Airport Terminal Architecture and DesignTetras lighting collectionNebula Venezia luminaireDyad marble mosaic tile collection
VALIS Engineering
LIS — Fixed Angled Jet Blast FenceLIS.V — Fixed Vertical Jet Blast FenceHEL — Engine Test DeflectorHEL.M — Military Engine Test DeflectorFAO — Apron Safety DeflectorGround Run-Up Enclosures (GRE)Modular Vertiport
Procurement comparison
The spec-by-spec breakdown.
| Procurement dimension | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) | VALIS Engineering |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | US | PT |
| Headquarters | Chicago, United States | Caldas da Rainha, Portugal |
| Founded · years in Gulf | 1936 · 45 yrs in Gulf | 1989 · Gulf tenure not declared |
| Categories overlap | Both: Terminal Design & Architecture | Both: Terminal Design & Architecture Only VALIS Engineering: Aircraft MRO / Line Maintenance · 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: ISO 9001 — certified 2020 (NP EN ISO 9001), EN 1090-1, EXC3 — factory production control certified 2016, Stated compliance with EUROCODE, ASTM, AICE, FAA and EASA standards, ECOvadis sustainability scorecard — participant |
| 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 | 13 flagship products LIS — Fixed Angled Jet Blast Fence · LIS.V — Fixed Vertical Jet Blast Fence · LIS.ACR — Fixed Angled, Transparent · LIS.V.ACR — Fixed Vertical, Transparent |
| International airports | 0 indexed | 11 indexed |
| Tier on Aviation Souk | Verified (data-rich) | Verified (data-rich) |
| Decision fork | If you only need Terminal Design & Architecture, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is the more focused pick. | If your scope extends to Aircraft MRO / Line Maintenance, VALIS Engineering brings that as well. |
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