DALLAS—ForrestPerkins announced that it will combine practices with international design and architecture firm Perkins Eastman effective January 1, 2016. The combined practice will enhance the ability of both firms to expand their reach in luxury hospitality and residential projects worldwide while continuing to provide the high level of design and client service for which both firms are known. The combined international firm will total almost 1,000 employees.
In joining Perkins Eastman, ForrestPerkins will remain a distinct brand for luxury hospitality and high-end residential interior design.
“I am thrilled to join forces with Perkins Eastman, a firm for which I have enormous respect,” says Deborah Lloyd Forrest, who will remain President of ForrestPerkins and will lead the global luxury hospitality and residential interiors practice. “The opportunities our combined practice provides for my team and the ability to expand into new markets worldwide as well as retaining and building on the ForrestPerkins brand are all compelling reasons, most important of which is our shared philosophy and collaborative culture.”
Growth Opportunities Created
Shawn Basler AIA, an Executive Director and Principal of Perkins Eastman and leader of the firmwide hospitality practice area, says, “It is with great pleasure that Perkins Eastman welcomes ForrestPerkins. With the firm’s clear commitment to design excellence and collaborative nature internally and also with clients, we can think of no better partner with which to expand our hospitality and residential practices. We are excited to offer employees of both firms enhanced personal and professional growth opportunities through ForrestPerkins’ unique design vision combined with Perkins Eastman’s global reach and broader architectural platform.”
Both firms were founded with similar beliefs—that highest-quality architecture and interior design enhances peoples’ lives. Particular to hospitality work, both firms believe successful hotels surpass guest expectations to create unforgettable, inspiring experiences that resonate with authenticity and character.
Both Perkins Eastman and ForrestPerkins have built their reputations on nurturing relationships with their clients.
Following are some key facts:
• ForrestPerkins will retain its name and continue to focus on interior design and interior architecture for luxury hospitality and high-end multi-residential projects. It will launch a new practice area within the firm united under the leadership of ForrestPerkins’ President Deborah Lloyd Forrest FASID in collaboration with Perkins Eastman’s Hospitality Practice Leader Shawn Basler AIA.
• As of January 1, 2016, ForrestPerkins will open a New York office as an atelier within the Perkins Eastman office. ForrestPerkins is excited to build on its New York portfolio, which includes the iconic Marriott Marquis at Times Square, and in combination with Perkins Eastman, will now include the Quin, a luxury boutique hotel on West 57th Street.
• Early in 2016, ForrestPerkins will relocate to new offices in both Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. Perkins Eastman will open a 15th office, its first in Texas, joining ForrestPerkins in its Dallas office at 3131 Turtle Creek.
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