Perkins and Will
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| Perkins and Will | |
| Practice Information | |
|---|---|
| Name | Perkins and Will |
| Key architects | Ralph Johnson |
| Principal office in | Chicago |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Work | |
| Significant Buildings | Boeing Headquarters Chase Tower (Chicago) |
| Awards and Prizes | AIA 1999 Firm of the Year |
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.[1] Perkins and Will gained national and international recognition for designing projects in education and health care.[1]
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.
[edit] 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[3]
- 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
