This position paper opposes involvement of the prestigious U.S. architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) in designing the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa in the late 1960s. The document says that, by designing the Carlton Centre, SOM is putting its skills, resources, and name behind the brutal racism of South Africa. The estimated cost of the project is between $50 and $100 million and is financed by Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa, whose director is Charles W. Engelhard of New Jersey.
