Perkins and Will

Perkins and Will

Infobox Architectural Practice


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name = Perkins and Will
architects = Ralph Johnson
city = Chicago
founded = 1935
dissolved =
awards = AIA 1999 Firm of the Year
significant_buildings=Boeing Headquarters Chase Tower (Chicago)
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Perkins and Will (historically written "Perkins & Will", and more recently "Perkins+Will") is an architectural firm established in Chicago in 1935 by Larry Perkins and Philip Will, Jr.cite web|url=http://www.perkinswill.com/about/history.aspx|title=History|publisher=Perkins and Will|accessdate=2007-11-20] Perkins and Will gained national and international recognition for designing projects in education and health care.

In recent years, the firm has grown through mergers and acquisitions. Today, Perkins and Will has about 1,200 employees in 20 offices and has completed projects in 49 states and 43 countries around the world. The firm has received a number of awards including the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1999 Firm of the Year award. It is highly regarded as a design firm, in part, led by the works of Ralph Johnson. [cite web|url=http://www.perkinswill.com/people/people.aspx?g=designers&p=johnsonr|title=Designers: Ralph Johnson|publisher=Perkins and Will|accessdate=2007-11-20] The firm has recently attained additional prominence with its promotion of sustainability in architecture and has more than 700 LEED accredited professionals.

Dar Al-Handasah owns a minority share of Perkins and Will.

Notable Buildings

* Boeing International Headquarters, Chicago, Illinois
* Chase Tower (Chicago), Chicago, Illinois
* The Clare at Water Tower, Chicago, Illinois
* Concordia International School Shanghai, Shanghai, China
* Crow Island School, Winnetka, Illinois
* Duke University Fuqua School of Business, Durham, North Carolina
* Florida Atlantic University, Schmidt Biomedical Science Center
* GlenOak High School, Plain Township, Ohio
* International School of Beijing, Beijing, China
* Los Angeles United States Court House, Los Angeles, California
* Klaus Advanced Computing Building, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia
* Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago, Illinois
* Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Chicago, Illinois
* Tulane University, Mayer Residences, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Tufts University, Granoff Music Center, Boston [cite pressrelease|url=http://www.perkinswill.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=168|title=Elegant New Music and Performing Arts Center Opens at Tufts University|publisher=Perkins and Will|date=2007-01-26|accessdate=2007-11-20]
* University of Agostinho Neto, New Campus Master Plan, Luanda, Angola
* University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, Champaign, Illinois
* University of Miami, School of Communication, Miami, Florida
* University of Pennsylvania, Biomedical Research Building II, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* University of Southern California, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Los Angeles, California
* Antilia, Mumbai, India

References

External links

* [http://www.perkinswill.com Perkins+Will website]
* [http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Architecture/6/1306/Perkins_and_Will/Architect.php List of Chicago skyscrapers designed by Perkins+Will]
* [http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Architecture/6/2390/Perkins_Will/Architect.php List of Perkins+Will buildings]
* [http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/perkins.html Oral History interview regarding history of firm]


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