Perkins and Will: Top Leading Architecture Firm in the Nation: By Sophia D’Agostino Imagine a world where you can create and build the most unique and innovative buildings for the public eye to see. Perkins and Will are a contribution to this by being one of the most highly ranked architecture firms in the nation according to the Building Design and Construction network. The History of Perkins and Will Perkins and Will is an architecture firm that was founded in 1935, and established by Lawrence Perkins (1907-1998) and Phillip Will (1906-1985). The two had met at Cornell University while studying architecture. The company was founded in Chicago and now has their headquarters located there. By 1986, the company was purchased by Dar Al-Hadassah, which was a Lebanese consulting firm. Their Mission At Perkins and Will, they believe that buildings should bring communities together and help design a happy healthy place. As stated from Perkins and Will, “We’re passionate about human-centered design, and how design can impact our lives through sustainability, resilience, well-being, diversity and inclusion, and mobility. And we’re committed to advancing design through research. ”Perkins and Will has a team of 2,500 professionals that offer worldwide services such as architecture, interior design, branded environments, urban design, landscape architecture, and much more. Their Most Featured Work One of their most honorable projects is the Albion Library in Toronto, Ontario. This project was a total of 29,000 square feet and was finished in 2017. They have earned many awards for this project such as Honorable Mention, Space, Places, and Cities, Innovation by Design from Fast Company in 2018, Committee on the Environment Top Ten Awards from American Institute of Architects in 2018, and more. Perkins and Will are a very talented and honorable architecture firm known worldwide. Most businesses in this field aspire to be as great and knowledgeable as them. “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works”- Steve Jobs Comments are closed.
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