Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/NBBJ

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus to delete, so keep. This reference from Emporis says it's the 5th-largest architectural practice in the world, so clearly it's notable. Elkman (Elkspeak) 16:41, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

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Delete nn architecture firm sourced to its own website. No indication of significant coverage in reliable sources. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 21:09, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

  • I am also nominating its founders:
  • Carlossuarez46 (talk) 21:10, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
  • This is not my area of expertise by a long shot, but NBBJ is indeed a significant architectural firm (they have, for example, won a number of AIA Honor Awards). I edited the article a few days ago mostly to remove non-objective content I found offensive--but I will do a search for relevant citations over the weekend as well.Xine11 (talk) 03:36, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
    • I added a few more articles dealing with the firm as a whole from the numerous citations I found in architectural journals and such. (Many individual buildings have been published in these journals as well.) NBBJ clearly deserves a better article than has yet been written, but I hope adding these citations will at least help toward establishing its notability. Xine11 (talk) 21:33, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
    • I have expanded each of the founder biographies (which I added as stubs) to include reference sections and a few citations and, where I had verifiable information to provide, a little more about their careers. Note that Naramore, Bain, and Johanson were FAIA. Xine11 (talk) 22:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. —Ethicoaestheticist (talk) 21:20, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
  • I have just discovered that William J. Bain, Sr. has a more extensive existing page at William J. Bain--I'm not sure how I missed it when I went to add my stub. Perhaps in this particular case merging the two pages would be a better option? He should be listed as Sr. if he remains--his son, Jr., is also a prominent architect and FAIA. Xine11 (talk) 23:42, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. I think it probably goes without saying that this would be my vote. I did edit this article before it was added to the AfD, and add the four founder biography stubs, but I am not the original author (and am in no way associated with the firm). Xine11 (talk) 18:07, 5 March 2008 (UTC)


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