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LOCATION
Main Office: Los Angeles, CA
Other Locations:
Auburn, CA
Bakersfield, CA
Culver City, CA
Pasadena, CA
Phoenix, AZ
Riverside, CA
Roseville, CA
Sacramento, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
San Diego, CA
Santa Ana, CA
Tucson, AZ
Valencia, CA
Walnut Creek, CA
SERVICES
- Civil Engineering
- Environmental Consulting
- Construction Management
- Survey & Geospatial
EMPLOYEES
600 +
PROJECTS
VA Sierra Nevada Medical Center
UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin and Guest Center
Elleven – Elleventh and Grand Condominiums
Solano County Government Center
Corgan Associates
LOCATION
Main Office: Dallas, Texas
401 North Houston Street
Other Offices: Miami, Beijing, New York, Houston, Phoenix
SERVICES
- Commercial Architecture
- Urban Planning
- Interior Design
- Sustainability
HISTORY
Corgan was founded by Jack M. Corgan in 1938. As an avid pilot, he first oversaw the design of movie theaters and drive-ins throughout the Southwest which were located within the range of his small plane. Corgan’s identity as a pilot is reflected in the firm’s involvement in many aviation industry projects. Including aviation, Corgan Associates focuses on education, corporate, interior design, healthcare and critical facilities where each field has a single design studio devoted to it.
SMF Central Terminal B – Sacramento, California
China Life – Shanghai, China
Dallas Holocaust Museum – Dallas, Texas
China Construction Bank – Wuhan, China
One & Two Arts Plaza – Dallas, Texas
PBK Architects
LOCATION
Main Office: 200 – 1985 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 4Y3
Other Offices Located Throughout Canada
SERVICES
- Programming, Planning and Feasibility Studies
- Architecture and Interior Design
- Contract Administration and Construction Related Services
- Building Evaluations and Condition Assessments
- Project Management
- Sustainable Design
- Specialist Consulting Services in Sports & Recreation Design
HISTORY
PBK Architects was originally founded as an affiliate to Phillips Barratt Engineers out of Vancouver, CA in the mid-1960’s. As an accomplished integrated engineering and architecture firm, the company has spread across Canada and recently has been developing projects in the United States.
Cedar Park Multi Purpose Event Center – Cedar Park, Texas
TRIUMF ISAC II Research Facility – University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
#1 Combat Engineering Regiment – Chilliwack, British Columbia
BC Biomedical Laboratories – Surrey, British Columbia
Brantford Charity Gaming Club – Brantford, Ontario
OMA Rem Koolhaas
Location
Main Office:
Rotterdam
Heer Bokelweg 149
3032 AD Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Additional Offices: New York, Hong Kong, Beijing
Also See: AMO
History:
OMA was founded in 1975 by Rem Koolhaas, Elia and Zoe Zenghelis and Madelon Vriesendorp as a collaborative office practicing architecture, urbanism, and cultural analysis. The firm’s trademark is designing a structure that has the capability of having many different applications using the same space.(1)
Two buildings that exemplify this idea of multi-use space are Maison a Bordeaux and the Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre. While Maison a Bordeaux is a residence and the theater is a commercial project, both use simple mechanical systems to raise and lower platforms, seating, ceilings, and other aspects of the structure to adapt to whatever is needed out of the building.
Engineering Spotlights:
Selected Projects:
Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre – Dallas, Texas
Maison à Bordeaux – Bordeaux, France
CCTV Headquarters-Beijing, China
De Rotterdam- Rotterdam, Netherlands
Coolsingel- Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sources: (1) www.oma.eu
Rem Koolhaas
Education
- Netherlands Film and Television Academy- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Architectural Association School of Architecture- London, UK
- Cornell University- Ithaca, New York
Backround:
Born November, 17 1944, Rem Koolhaas began his career as a film journalist and scriptwriter. After studying architecture in London and Ithaca, he founded OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) in 1975, which continues to grow and oversee projects all over the world. He is also a published author writing ‘Delirious New York’, ‘S,M,L,XL’, and ‘Project on the city’, all of which deal with the connections between architecture and urban areas. While being a Harvard professor of architecture, he also continues to have a hand in many projects through OMA.
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