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Perkins+Will
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Profiles
Specify Hot List: Perkins&Will, D.C.
The firm’s Washington, D.C., team is the first of its U.S. studios set to eliminate embodied carbon in commercial interiors by 2030.
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Student Wellness Drives the Design of a New Community College
High-growth jobs and student wellbeing are the focus of the Perkins&Will–designed Collin College Technical Campus.
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A Revisioning of Los Angeles’s Crenshaw Boulevard Puts Community First
The residential communities that branch off Crenshaw Boulevard provided extensive input for a new public art corridor that dovetails with the expansion of the L.A. Metro.
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Perkins&Will, Building Transparency, and C Change Labs Announce Plans to Develop a Low-Carbon Specification Tool
Funded by a grant from the province of British Columbia, the project will create a plugin for BIM software to help designers specify sustainable products and materials.
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Adaptable Design Meets STEM Education at the Ransom Everglades School
The Perkins&Will-designed school uses Covid-19 adaption and STEM education to chart a new course in K–12 education design.
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Moving the Workplace Outdoors
The pandemic has led to a boom in outdoor spaces, which is a boon for all of us.
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Design of One Canadian Community College Addresses Its Cultural Mission
Perkins and Will incorporates graphics and symbols into a new campus hub to reflect the heritage of indigenous students and staff.
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“Authenticity”: Boon or Buzzword?
During a recent Think Tank discussion hosted at Perkins and Will Miami, a panel of hospitality experts weigh in on so-called authentic experiences.
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Phil Freelon: Architect for Social Equity
The renowned founder of his eponymous studio—which joined Perkins and Will in 2014—passed away July 9th, leaving a major legacy of built works, community engagement, and advocacy within architecture.
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GAME CHANGERS: Architect Zena Howard Is Using Design as Urban Healing
The head of Perkins+Will’s cultural practice in North Carolina, Howard is bringing change to historically African-American neighborhoods from Miami to Vancouver and Los Angeles.
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Viewpoints
In the Face of Climate Change, Architects Must Consider Local Ecology and Social Context
Energy efficiency has long been the holy grail of sustainable architecture, firms are shifting the discourse to the more multifaceted and preventive realm of resilience.
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Grappling with the Social Impact of Design
A recent Metropolis Think Tank panel, hosted at Perkins+Will's Atlanta office, fleshed out how architects might take better account of a project’s stakeholders, especially those who aren’t paying for it.
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Forest for the Trees: Perkins+Will Brings Biophilic Design to an Atlanta Office
The facade of flooring company Interface's new HQ doesn't just symbolize biophilia: It mimics the dappled light created by a forest canopy.
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Tackling Affordable Housing and Transit in the Bay Area
In January, a panel discussion hosted at the San Francisco office of Perkins+Will addressed the Bay Area's region-wide cautionary tale.
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How Architects Are Helping Communities in Puerto Rico Rebuild
Panelists at this Metropolis Think Tank event at Perkins+Will's D.C. office stressed the importance of remembering that there’s no one-size-fits-all fix.
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Viewpoints
In New York City, a Bold Urban Plan Seeks to Revitalize Miles of Shoreline
As part of our 2018 Design Cities issue, Metropolis looked at projects, firms, and places that are driving global design culture today.
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See Patricia Urquiola’s Colorful Refresh of Haworth’s Michigan Headquarters
Haworth’s refurbished headquarters by the Spanish designer is a truer reflection of the multi-brand company as it stands now, in its 70th year.
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The Pursuit of Wellness: Examining the Scales of Human Performance
A Q&A with Perkins+Will on wellness in architecture, and how designers are striving to make buildings healthier.
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Perkins+Will: Metropolis Article on Resiliency is “a Polemic and Counter to Collective Experience in Practice”
"Those of us working actively in this area are trying to avoid this type of unnecessary boundary-taking," says the firm's director of global resiliency.
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Designing the Metaverse: The Role of Architecture in Virtual Environments
Susan S. Szenasy talks with architects from Perkins+Will and designers of virtual worlds about the convergence of 3D-visualization technology with the design process.