NBBJ
NBBJ is a global architecture, planning and design firm with offices in Beijing, Boston, Columbus, Dubai, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Shanghai.
NBBJ provides services in architecture, interiors, planning and urban design, branding, consulting, landscape design, and lighting. The firm is involved in multiple markets and building types including: civic, corporate, commercial, healthcare, higher education, science, sports, and transportation.
The firm accepted the Architecture 2030 Challenge, a global initiative stating that all new buildings and major renovations reduce their fossil-fuel GHG-emitting consumption by 50% by 2010, incrementally increasing the reduction for new buildings to carbon neutral by 2030.[1]
History
The firm was founded in 1943 by Seattle architects Floyd Naramore, William J. Bain, Clifton Brady, and Perry Johanson, and was initially called Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson.
Projects
- Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, 2013 (under construction)[2]
- UCLA Pauley Pavilion Renovation, Los Angeles, CA, 2012 (under construction)[3]
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters, Seattle, WA, 2011[4]
- The Sail @ Marina Bay, Singapore, Republic of Singapore, 2008
- Boeing Commercial Airplane Headquarters, Renton, WA, 2004
- Reebok World Headquarters, Canton, MA, 2002
- Telenor World Headquarters, Fornebo, Oslo, Norway, 2002
- Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, OH, 1999
Sports Venues in the United States
| Venue |
City |
Broke Ground |
Opened |
League(s) |
Sports |
Tenants |
| Paul Brown Stadium |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
1998 |
2000 |
NFL |
American Football |
Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) |
| Safeco Field |
Seattle, Washington |
March 8, 1997 |
July 15, 1999 |
MLB |
Baseball |
Seattle Mariners (MLB) |
| Staples Center |
Los Angeles, California |
March 31, 1998 |
October 17, 1999 |
NBA
NHL
WNBA
AFL
D-League |
Arena Football
Basketball
Ice hockey |
Los Angeles Avengers (AFL)
Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League)
Los Angeles Clippers (NBA)
Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) |
| Miller Park |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
November 9, 1996 |
April 6, 2001 |
MLB |
Baseball |
Milwaukee Brewers (MLB) |
| Lincoln Financial Field |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
May 7, 2001 |
August 3, 2003 |
NFL
NCAA |
American Football |
Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)
Temple Owls (NCAA Football) |
| Nationwide Arena |
Columbus, Ohio |
Unknown |
2000 |
NHL
AFL
USHL
*NLL |
Arena Football
Ice hockey
*Lacrosse |
Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
Columbus Destroyers (AFL)
Ohio Junior Blue Jackets (USHL)
*Columbus Landsharks (NLL) |
| Key Arena |
Seattle, Washington |
Unknown |
1962 |
WNBA
*NBA
*WHL
*CISL |
Basketball
*Ice hockey
*Soccer |
Seattle Storm (WNBA)
*Seattle Supersonics (NBA)
*Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
*Seattle SeaDogs(CISL) |
(*Denotes Former Tenant)
Recent Awards
- American Institute of Architects (AIA) Institute Honor Awards, Interiors, R.C. Hedreen Company, 2009
- BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Good Design is Good Business Awards, Alley24/223 Yale, 2008
- American Institute of Architects (AIA) Institute Honor Awards, Interiors, R.C. Hedreen Company, 2009
- BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Good Design is Good Business Awards, Alley24/223 Yale, 2008
References
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