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Human by Design is not just a tagline; each of us at Perkins Eastman works hard to continually define and redefine this mission through the ways we creatively and respectfully engage the built environment and one another. In our latest #Insights article, Emily Pierson-Brown, PEople Culture Manager at the firm, looks back on 2024, highlighting our first-ever #HumanbyDesign Exchange and celebrating our #PEople’s volunteer efforts, contributions to cultural gatherings, and project highlights. Learn more in “Living Out Our Humanity—By Design” here: https://lnkd.in/eMAGbStd   #PerkinsEastman #OurPerkinsEastman #YearinReview #Design #Architecture

As every line in a sketch contributes to the bigger picture, every act of #kindness builds a stronger, more connected community. This #holidayseason, Perkins Eastman and its affiliates and specialty studios sincerely wishes everyone a happy and peaceful holiday filled with kindness, generosity, and good health. #PerkinsEastman #HumanByDesign #OurPerkinsEastman #HappyHolidays

The Wuxi Symphony Hall Complex has landed the cover of Auditoria magazine’s 2025 Annual Showcase! Located outside of Shanghai in Wuxi, China, the stunning complex, which has taken the moon as a metaphor, will feature a vineyard-style 1,500-seat #symphonyhall and a four-story art exchange building that will house a 200-seat performance venue, as well as jazz and comedy clubs, street-level storefronts, dining terraces, and live/work studios for visiting artists. There will also be a riverwalk #amphitheater that will serve as both public park and performance space, with seating for several hundred, and a grand piazza that will knit it all together. Perkins Eastman Principal Alberto Cavallero shares his insights on the grand-scale project: “This cultural institution—not just the two buildings, but also all the public space within and around it—is a social and financial engine for a new district in the city,” he says. “Many Chinese cities are competing for people to move to these fabulous new places, so it’s important that it’s a cultural destination.” Read the story on pages 14 to 19 here: https://lnkd.in/epizfi-x, and learn more about the Wuxi Symphony Hall on our website: https://lnkd.in/eXpneBBR   Renderings Courtesy of Perkins Eastman   #PerkinsEastman #HumanByDesign #WuxiSymphonyHallComplex #CulturalArts #Cultural #Design #Architecture

Our team enjoyed meeting with Dev Bagga and his team at IHH Healthcare to discuss the latest innovations in #healthcaredesign. #PerkinsEastman #HumanByDesign #Healthcare #Design #Architecture

We loved hosting the Harvard Business School Club of New York’s event with Eric Fang and Griffin Smith in our New York studio. Check out photos from the event. #PerkinsEastman #HumanByDesign #ClimateChange #Resiliency

Community colleges are more attractive than ever—by design and reputation, as we share in our latest #Insights article. A true labor of love, our teams design and develop strategic plans, renovation, reuse, and new building projects that honor these institutions’ standing in their communities, strengthen their ties to area universities and employers, and welcome the broadly diverse population of their students. “We are saying with our actions that, like four-year universities, #communitycolleges also deserve architecture with a big ‘A,’ because the work they are doing is very impactful indeed,” says Omar Calderon, AIA, principal at Perkins Eastman. Learn more about our work in “The Power and Promise of Community Colleges” here: https://lnkd.in/ebfgXzGr Evergreen Valley College Photograph by Andrew Rugge | Copyright Perkins Eastman. #PerkinsEastman #HumanByDesign #HigherEducation #CommunityCollege #EducationDesign #Education #Design #Architecture

As the year draws to a close, we would love to hear from you about what matters most in your industry. By filling out a two-minute survey, your feedback will help to shape Perkins Eastman’s priorities for 2025 and ensure that we continue to meet your needs and expectations. Take the 2025 Forecast Survey here: https://lnkd.in/eHStb2vr, and thank you in advance for your participation. #PerkinsEastman #HumanByDesign #DesignStrategy #DesignResearch #2025ForecastSurvey #Survey #Insights #Design #Architecture

Our Sustainability team had a great time at Greenbuild International Conference & Expo 2024, the #1 green building event for sustainability professionals. Held in Philadelphia this year, the conference is specifically designed to keep participants at the forefront of the industry covering #sustainability, #resilience, #health, and #wellness in the spaces where we live, work, learn, and play. Ryan Dirks, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC presented on a panel titled “The Carbon, The Whole Carbon, and Nothing But the Carbon,” where he shared his insights on the relationship between #embodiedcarbon and #operationalcarbon over the lifespan of a building. Afterwards, our Philadelphia studio hosted a happy hour for conference attendees, where our PE Green Coordinators shared project showcases from their studios and PEople from our Philly studio showed off their designs for a sketch of the month competition. Several of our #PEople attended the conference this year, including Koray Aysin, Mwanzaa Brown, Ryan Dirks, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC, Anjali Gopalakrishnan,LEED Green Associate, Assoc. AIA, Juan Guarin, Varsha Iyengar, AIA, Heather Jauregui, Kyle Kernozek, Barry McIntyre, Ana Cristina Muñoz de la Torre, Widya A Ramadhani, PhD., EDAC, Anthony Stark, Xoey Teixeira, LEED Green Associate, Claire Turvill, Jordana Viuker Brennan, and Christine M. Vöhringer. Here’s to next year! #PerkinsEastman #HumanByDesign #Greenbuild #Greenbuild2024 #ThoughtLeadership #Philadelphia #ResilientDesign #SustainableDesign #Design #Architecture

As the week of #VeteransDay comes to a close, WGN-TV gives a nice shout-out to our Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy. Designed by Perkins Eastman for the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, the 251,000 sf, 210-unit long-term care environment in Quincy, IL, features a resident-focused design that promotes independence, wellbeing, and connection among the #veterans. “It’s statistically shown that veterans who live in a veterans home will live twice as long as they would in a typical nursing home because of the love, care, and support,” says Terry Prince, director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. Watch the full segment: https://lnkd.in/efiMRk2c, and learn more about our work with veterans homes: https://lnkd.in/eWxpZWXB #PerkinsEastman #HumanByDesign #Veterans #VeteransHomes #Military #SeniorLiving #IndependentLiving #Design #Architecture

The Fifth Avenue Hotel is a winner! At an awards ceremony at NYC’s Cipriani earlier this week, Boutique Design | BDNY announced the winners of its 44th Annual #GoldKeyAwards for Excellence in Hospitality Design, where they shared The Fifth Avenue Hotel had won first place in the “Hotel Luxury” category. Shawn Basler, AIA, co-CEO and executive director of Perkins Eastman, celebrated the news at the ceremony with Alexander Ohebshalom, Angela Lo, and David Ridoutt, as well as Andrew Deibel of MBDS and others. As hotel design architect, Perkins Eastman gave new life to a historic building by meticulously renovating and transforming a bank, originally designed by McKim, Mead & White, into a luxurious gem of a #hotel on 28th Street and Fifth Avenue. Martin Brudnizki Design Studio (MBDS) served as the interior designer, and we worked with PBDW Architects on the 24-story modern landmark tower that complements the hotel. A vaulted two-story space in the re-adapted bank includes a signature restaurant, Café Carmellini. “The Mansion,” as it is known, also features lounges, a ballroom, and hotel amenities, and spacious private suites overlooking Fifth Avenue. Guest rooms spread throughout both buildings provide a relaxing atmosphere in the hustle and bustle of the city. Thoughtfully designed with attention and care, The Fifth is a luxury #boutiquehotel in the heart of New York City like no other. Head to Hospitality Design to learn more about the award and check out the rest of the winners: https://lnkd.in/gchkejXg. Then, learn more about The Fifth: https://lnkd.in/e95TCeCw Exterior Photograph by Andrew Rugge | Copyright Perkins Eastman. Gold Key Award Ceremony Photograph Courtesy of Alex Ohebshalom. Café Carmellini and Guest Room Photographs Copyright William Abranowicz | Courtesy Perkins Eastman. #PerkinsEastman #HumanByDesign #Hospitality #HospitalityDesign #HotelDesign #LuxuryHotel #NYCDesign #NYC #DesignAward #GoldKeyAward #Design #Architecture