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Perkins and Will
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.

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.

Chase Tower (Chicago)

Chase Tower (Chicago)

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
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 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
Chicago Spire, Chicago
Antilia, Mumbai, India

^ ^a ^b History. Perkins and Will. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
^ Designers: Ralph Johnson. Perkins and Will. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
^ Perkins and Will (2007-01-26). Elegant New Music and Performing Arts Center Opens at Tufts University. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.

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