We are pleased to introduce Perkins&Will as a committed partner in design, innovation, and project delivery. Our firm is driven by the belief that thoughtful architecture and integrated design contribute lasting value to both our clients and the communities they serve.
With a highly skilled team of over 2,800 professionals, we offer a breadth of interdisciplinary expertise. Our capacity to deliver is supported by robust resource management, custom resourcing tools, and flexible staffing models that allow us to respond proactively to project needs as they arise.
With every engagement, our goal is to listen deeply and co-create with you spaces that enrich everyone's experience through conceptual clarity and beauty. We designed the interiors for Tishman Speyer’s headquarters in New York, setting new benchmarks for flexibility, beauty, and functionality. Each project reflects our dedication to the unique identity of our clients and creating inspiring, high-performance environments.
We have a proven track record across a diverse range of project types, with particular strength in corporate interiors, life sciences, commercial developments, and adaptive reuse. This experience highlights our agility, design acumen, and ability to deliver thoughtful solutions for complex and varied assignments.
We are deeply committed to sustainability, innovation, and an inclusive process that creates environments people love and that endure. Recognition from Fast Company as a Most Innovative Company in Architecture highlights our dedication, commitment to excellence, and our pursuit of new standards for the industry.
Thank you for considering Perkins&Will as a prospective partner. We are eager to explore how our capabilities and values can support your goals and contribute to meaningful, impactful projects.
Sincerely,
Brandon Kent Managing Director, Principal
(415) 546-2956 | brandon.kent@perkinswill.com
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Global Presence
Perkins&Will is a relationship-based firm with 32 studios worldwide, allowing us to match your project needs with the right experts, wherever you are. Our network ensures you have direct access to regional knowledge and consistent service close to your major offices. With more than 2,800 professionals globally, we’re ready to collaborate efficiently and deliver reliable results.
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Our Vision
We’re a global collective of designers and changemakers. We aspire to create places where humanity thrives in harmony with nature. Our future depends on it.
Our work is driven by curiosity, powered by research and technology, and fueled by grit and ingenuity. We strive to make a positive difference every day. To do the right thing. To seek out ways to be even better.
With you—our clients, communities, partners, and peers—we aim to create a more beautiful, sustainable, equitable world. Together, we design for life.
We listen.
Empathy and compassion nourish our culture of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We live by these values every day, both in our studios and in the communities we serve.
We imagine.
Our process is rooted in the exploration of ideas and the rigorous testing of hypotheses. We uncover solutions to some of the world’s most pressing design challenges.
We create.
We design healthy, high-performance environments at every scale, thoughtfully bringing our clients’ visions to life and helping them realize their goals.
We uplift.
Design has the power to touch lives, make memories, and build community. Our work is purposeful, adding beauty and joy to the world.
We believe that design has the power to make the world a better, more beautiful place.
Our Design Expertise
Adaptive Transformation
Advisory Services
Aviation
Branded Environments
Corporate and Commercial
Cultural and Civic
Federal Health
Health Education
Higher Education
Hospitality
K-12 Education
Landscape Architecture Residential
Science and Technology
Sports, Recreation, and Entertainment
Transportation
Urban Design
Workplace
That’s why clients and communities on nearly every continent partner with us to design healthy, happy places in which to live, learn, work, play, and heal. We're passionate about designing for life—an approach we call Living Design—and committed to advancing equity, environmental health, and well-being. Interior Design named us a “Sustainability Giant” in 2025, Architizer named us the world’s “Best Sustainable Firm” in 2023, and Metropolis named us “Firm of the Year” in 2022 for our industry leadership in advancing climate action and social justice. Fast Company recognized us as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in Architecture three times and named us one of the first Brands That Matter.
With an international team of more than 2,800 professionals, we have over 30 studios worldwide, providing integrated services in architecture, interior design, branded environments, urban design, and landscape architecture. Our partners include Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, McLennan Design, Portland, Nelson\Nygaard, and Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR).
#2 Architecture Firm
Interior Design Top 100 Giants, 2026
#2 Architecture Firm
Architectural Record, 2025
#2 Architecture Firm
Building Design + Construction Giants, 2025
#2 Firm
Interior Design Sustainability Giants, 2025
― Life Science
Finding solutions for real world challenges
We design high-performance, technologically advanced research facilities where the nation's finest scientists make strides toward groundbreaking discovery.
Center for Novel Therapeutics
La Jolla, California
Client: Biomed Realty Trust, Inc.
Size: 150,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2019
Awards: San Diego Architecture Foundation (SDAF), Malone Grand Orchid, Orchids & Onions Awards 2020; ENR California, Award of Merit, Higher Education/Research Category, 2019; AIA San Diego, Honor Award, 2022; Concrete Awards ACI San Diego Chapter, Overall Winner, 2022.
The University of California, San Diego is one of the top 15 research universities in the world. Situated on the Western edge of the University's Science Research Park, the new Center for Novel Therapeutics seeks to support the successful formation, funding, and growth of private biotech companies, particularly start-ups.
― WHAT IT IS A new facility for
SoMa Site 3 Lab Building
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Client: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Investment Management Company
Size: 451,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2021
Sustainability: Targeting LEED Gold ®
Awards: The Plan Awards, Finalist, Mixed Use, 2023; AIA Chicago, Design Excellence Awards Citation of Merit, Large Project Category, 2022; AIA New England, Design Awards Citation, 2022.
The design aesthetic of the project follows the City of Cambridge's urban design guidelines and highlights the interaction with the public realm.
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WHAT IT IS
unique case study in designing a research community within a multi-tenant lab/office building
West End Labs
New York, New York
Client: Taconic Partners, Elevate Research Properties
Size: 400,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2023
Sustainability: LEED Gold ®
― Adaptive Reuse
Creating spaces that blend the old and new
We balance preservation with forward-looking design, reducing environmental impact and unlocking financial, operational, and cultural value for every project.
Innolabs 45-18 Court Square West
Long Island City, New York
Client: King Street Properties
Size: 235,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2021
Sustainability : LEED Gold ®
― WHAT IT IS A state of the art lab/ office space in the heart of Court Square, Long Island City.
Renovation of an historic building at Pier 70 into a combined market hall and office spaces.
Pakhus 47
Copenhagen, Denmark
Client: By & Havn
Size: 204,514 square feet
Completion Date: 2024
Sustainability: DGNB Gold
Awards: Årets Byggeri, Building of the Year, 2024
The original building structure, including its robust concrete construction and steel detailing, has been carefully preserved and integrated with modern features that introduce light, flexibility, and transparency.
― WHAT IT IS A historic warehouse transformed into a modern office, where industrial details meet the needs of the future.
― Corporate Office
Complementing a vision with design innovation
We see an office as more than a place to punch a timeclock. A corporation’s mission—and the daily lives of the people who work there—inspire our interdisciplinary team to create high-performance spaces that offer beauty, meaning, and purpose.
Awards: Office WAF Awards, Finalist, Completed Buildings, 2024; WAF Awards, Finalist, The Sustainability Prize, 2024; Mix Awards Finalist, Project of the Year, Workplace Interiors (15,000-30,000 square feet), 2024; BCO Awards ,Finalist, Corporate Workplace, Owneroccupier, 2024; AJ Architecture Awards, Finalist, Workplace, 2023; New London Architecture Awards, Finalist, Workplace, 2023; Building Awards, Finalist, Project of the Year, 2023
― WHAT IT IS
A shared company headquarters that encourages creative collaboration among distinct, yet related, brands.
Shanghai Caohejing Phoenix Park
Shanghai, China
Client: Caohejing
Size: 452,084 square feet
Completion Date: 2024
By arraying the panels in a staggered pattern with 3 modules, the façade becomes the physical expression of CaoHeJing’s rational yet innovative character. Limiting window to wall ratio to 50% enables the building to perform optimally reducing operational carbon.
Awards: AIA San Diego, Honor Award, 2019; The Structural Engineers Association of California, Award of Merit, 2017; American Concrete Institute, Judges Award, 2016
― WHAT IT IS i3 is a new corporate campus in the University Towne Centre area of San Diego, developed around the client's 'work anywhere' culture.
― Workplace Interiors
Spaces for a workplace of the future
We stay at the leading edge of design through a visionary approach and a commitment to developing concepts that challenge norms and spark remarkable new ideas and creative solutions.
Macquarie Americas Headquarters
New York, New York
Client: Macquarie
Size: 250,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2024
Awards: Commercial Office Society of American Registered Architects New York Council, Design Award of Honor 2025; NYCxDESIGN, NYCxDESIGN Awards, Winner - Large Corporate Office, 2025; International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Greater New York City Chapter, Award of Excellence, Design & Construction of a New Facility, 2025; Interior Design, Best of Year Awards, Extra Large Corporate Office, 2025.
At the heart of the headquarters is The Avenue, a seven-story cascading staircase that anchors the workplace both spatially and culturally. Far more than circulation, its interlocking design both energizes and is energized by the tailored programming it connects: cafés, libraries, outdoor terraces, and wellness spaces—all vertically integrated path to support movement, encourage spontaneous encounters, and foster cross-disciplinary exchange.
Cognizant
London, England
Client: Cognizant
Size: 52,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2023
Sustainability: BREEAM Outstanding and WELL Platinum Awards: BCO Awards, Finalist, Fit-Out of Workplace, 2024
Franklin Templeton
New York, New York
Client: Franklin Templeton
Size: 360,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2025
Sustainability: Targeting LEED Gold ®
― Multifamily Residential & Mixed-Use
Design for living, working, and playing
We believe that well designed environments should recognize and build on context, history, culture, and values and embrace nature while incorporating advances in technology. We appreciate that buildings have a lasting impact on the fabric of cities. We place emphasis on lifestyle, culture and character deeply rooted in the personal experience to create vibrant and innovative spaces.
Awards: Chicago Building Congress Merit Awards, Winner, Residential/ Hospitality, 2024; Slag Cement Association, Project of the Year, 2022
― WHAT IT IS A 42-story residential tower with a focus on amenity spaces that integrates thoughfully with Chicago's urban landscape.
The Modern
Seattle, Washington
Size: 635,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2021
Client: Martin Selig Real Estate
― WHAT IT IS
A signature high-rise development with Class A office, retail and high-end residential units in Seattle's celebrated Belltown neighborhood.
The Galbraith
Dallas, Texas
Client: Matthews Southwest
Size: 367,145 square feet
Completion Date: 2021
Awards: AIA Dallas, Honor Award, 2024
The Galbraith is located along the DART Rail lineat the intersection of the Central Business District, Deep Ellum District, and the Arts District. The podium includes 300 parking spaces, retail space, a business center, and a child care center. The majority of the residential units comprise the vertical tower.
Featured Retail Projects
Clockwise from Top: Fisketorvet CPH Mall, Copenhagen, Denmark; NIO House Hefei, Huan Gang Dong Lu, Anhui, China; Beijing Vanke Times Center, Beijing, China
― Industrial
Sustainable Infrastructure for a Digital World
We unite industrial capability with regenerative principles to design facilities that are resilient, efficient, and environmentally responsible. Our approach helps clients meet operational demands while shaping a more sustainable future.
Project Silent Spring: Green Data Center Concept
Confidential Location
Client: Confidential
Size: Confidential
The water-positive designs, solar rooftops, and hybrid mass-timber structures set a new standard. This groundbreaking exploration shows that the greenest, most affordable, and operationally efficient data centers are not only possible but can lead the way in transforming the industry for a sustainable future.
― WHAT IT IS The world’s greenest data center.
Shenzhen Energy Ring
Shenzhen, China
Client: Shenzhen Energy Environmental Engineering Ltd
Size: 2,002,087 square feet
Completion Date: 2020
Awards: Vision Award IDEAT, 2019; International Architecture Awards The Chicago Athenaeum/The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, Winner - Energy Buildings, 2025; IDEAT, Best Public Architecture Award, 2024; Design Awards China Dezeen Winner - Civic Project of the Year, 2024; The Plan, Public Space Award Winner, 2024; Shenzhen Kunpeng Global Design Award, Merit Award - Urban Design, 2024; Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, Shanghai Design 100+ Award, 2024; DNA Paris, Shortlist - Sustainability and Resilience, 2025.
A complete waste-to-energy plant that incinerate 5,000 tons of waste per day, generating 550 million kWh every year.
Shyh Wang Hall
Berkeley, California
Client: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Size: 149,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2015
Sustainability: LEED Gold ®
― WHAT IT IS
This facility promotes computational science and engineering activities between the University of California, Berkeley campus and the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
― Cultural Landmarks
Beautiful Places, Thoughtfully Crafted
We create environments defined by beauty, intention, and a strong sense of place. Guided by human- centered design and an appreciation for each site’s natural and cultural character, our global team delivers spaces that are aesthetically elevated and experientially rich. With every project, we seek to craft places that resonate on a personal level where high design and meaningful connection meet.
Shanghai East Library
Shanghai, China
Client: Shanghai Library
Size: 123,7849 square feet
Completion Date: Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, Shanghai Design 100+ Award, 2022; Dezeen, Top 10 Chinese architecture projects of 2022, 2022; AIA International, Honor Award for Open International | Interior Architecture, 2023; AIA China Design Excellence Awards AIA Shanghai, Honor Award, Healthcare/Institutional/Civic, 2022; China Construction Body, Luban Prize, 2022; Shanghai Municipal Government, Shanghai Magnolia Award, 2022; IDEAT, Design for the Extraordinary Award 2023; China Engineering and Consulting Association, Winner - Architectural Design, 2025; The PLAN Awards, Finalist, Culture/Completed, 2023; ArchDaily Building of the Year 2023, Shortlist, 2023; WAN Global Awards World Architecture News (WAN), Finalist, Public Accessible Buildings (CIVIC), 2023; International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Finalist, IFLA Public Library of the Year, 2023; International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), Best Public Building, 2023
In its architecture, interior design, and programming, Shanghai Library East evokes a scholar’s rock in a Chinese garden.
― WHAT IT IS A new civic landmark and cultural destination in the world’s third most populous city.
York University School of Continuing Studies
Toronto, Canada
Client: York University
Size: 97,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2025
Sustainability: LEED Gold ®
Awards: Ontario Glass & Metal Association (OGMA) Awards for Excellence, Excellence in Design Winner, 2023; Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO), ARIDO Awards, Winner - LEARN, 2023; Shortlist, WAN Awards, Education, 2023; AIA Canada Society, Excellence in Interior Architecture 2023; WAN Awards, Merit Award, Architecture, 2024; Commercial Architecture and Interiors Awards Architect Magazine, Institutional, 2024; WIN Awards World Interiors News (WIN), Shortlist, Publicly Accessible Interiors - Education, 2024; Medium Higher Education Interior Design, Honoree, 2023.
― WHAT IT IS
The building consolidates the School of Continuing Studies into a highly flexible learning environments with a series of lofty, bright spaces that support the school's culture and identity.
River Beech Tower
Chicago, Illinois
Client: Partnership between University of Cambridge, Thornton Tomasetti, Perkins&Will
Size: 80,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2015
― WHAT IT IS
A unique structural diagrid & modular design with external cores push mass timber to new heights.
