Talk:List of architecture firms

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[edit] Listing individual architects

Should we really have people like Jean Nouvel and Santiago Calatrava listed here? Obviously, they have employ other people, and therefore have a firm behind them, but every architect working on projects larger than a loft conversion does. The only logical exception I think of is when we have separate articles for the firm as opposed to the individual, ie Office for Metropolitan Architecture to Rem Koolhaas, or Foster and Partners. Maccoinnich 13:51, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Well, no one objected, so I did it... Maccoinnich 23:47, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] P & T Architects (Parmer and Turner)

Palmer and Turner built most of the famous buildings on the Bund: the HSBC Building, the Peace Hotel, the Yokohama Specie Bank, the Bank of China Building, etc. Yet there isn't a page on them. Does anyone know anything about this firm and what became of them? --Sumple (Talk) 10:59, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I find myself

more and more wanting to make this a list of firms in wikipedia (blue) as opposed to a list of every firm in the universe (red). So towards that end I am psychologically and emotionally preparing myself to go in a DELETE all the red ink i see. Any thoughts on the subject? Carptrash 18:41, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree 100%. This (and every other such list of companies/firms) should be a list of notable companies and firms. If they are notable, they should have a Wikipedia article. If a firm doesn't have an article, write it first (an article that survives afd), then list it here. I'll go ahead and remove every redlink and weblink/spamlink now. Shanes 08:52, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

So, with the blue laws in effect, I am deleting the most recent entry. Carptrash 14:32, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Look, obviously, you are not an architect: Gensler and EHDD are both large firms who have produced many noteable projects. What is the use of an encyclopedia if there is now room for growth? Not everyone has time to write epic articles; this is why red links are usefull since they focus attention on articles that do not exist yet. I used to start such articles, but I am highly put off the the negativity and air of exclusivity that I find on wikipedia. Good luck with your project. 69.226.221.113 18:14, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
You obviously are an architect [well, perhaps a doctor] if you find an "air of exclusivity" in a place that will allow pretty much anyone in the world to edit it. So . ... since you are not registered, where/how would i begin to search for the articles that you've started? Clicking on your address [or whatever] shows quite a few edits, but very few, if any, new articles. Carptrash 19:29, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Redlinked entries

I have once again removed all the redlinked entries (except for those with citations) from the list and added a commented-out notice not to add red links to the list (similar to the notice on pages covering a single date, eg January 31). Please do not re-add any entry until its notability has been proven. Best, shoy 17:35, 31 January 2008 (UTC)