KlingStubbins
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KlingStubbins is an architectural, engineering, interior, and planning firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. Kling's firm was founded in 1946 by Vincent Kling, FAIA
, and had grown to become the largest architecture firm in Philadelphia, and one of the largest in the world. The Stubbins Group was founded by Hugh A. Stubbins, FAIA, in 1949. In January 2007 Kling and Stubbins merged to form "KlingStubbins." Kling's expertise was in research labs and commercial space, but it had designed projects in a large variety of building types and uses. Stubbins had designed several notable and historic buildings, and worked with noted Philadelphia city planner Edmund Bacon.
, interior design
, landscape architecture
, and several branch offices in other cities. In 1969, the firm brought engineers into its office, and by 1986 had become a full-service A/E firm, then called The Kling-Lindquist Partnership, Inc. 1996 saw the opening of the firm's first satellite office in Washington, D.C., with later offices added in Raleigh, North Carolina and San Francisco. Kling became affiliated with the Boston based architecture firm Stubbins Associates in 2003. The two officially merged on January 1, 2007
One of the most recognizable buildings designed by Kling is the Bell Atlantic Tower
completed in 1991, which is among the tallest buildings in Philadelphia. The firm has won numerous awards at the regional level in recent years.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. Kling's firm was founded in 1946 by Vincent Kling, FAIA
FAIA
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is a postnomial, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects...
, and had grown to become the largest architecture firm in Philadelphia, and one of the largest in the world. The Stubbins Group was founded by Hugh A. Stubbins, FAIA, in 1949. In January 2007 Kling and Stubbins merged to form "KlingStubbins." Kling's expertise was in research labs and commercial space, but it had designed projects in a large variety of building types and uses. Stubbins had designed several notable and historic buildings, and worked with noted Philadelphia city planner Edmund Bacon.
Firm history
Originally established solely as an architecture firm, the company has grown over the years to include engineeringEngineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, interior design
Interior design
Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
, landscape architecture
Landscape architecture
Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions...
, and several branch offices in other cities. In 1969, the firm brought engineers into its office, and by 1986 had become a full-service A/E firm, then called The Kling-Lindquist Partnership, Inc. 1996 saw the opening of the firm's first satellite office in Washington, D.C., with later offices added in Raleigh, North Carolina and San Francisco. Kling became affiliated with the Boston based architecture firm Stubbins Associates in 2003. The two officially merged on January 1, 2007
One of the most recognizable buildings designed by Kling is the Bell Atlantic Tower
Bell Atlantic Tower
The Bell Atlantic Tower is a 53-story high-rise located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Height to structural top is 739 ft . The building encloses of office space...
completed in 1991, which is among the tallest buildings in Philadelphia. The firm has won numerous awards at the regional level in recent years.
Notable Kling buildings
- United States Postal ServiceUnited States Postal ServiceThe United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
Processing & Distribution Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 2006 - MerckMerck & Co.Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township...
Research Laboratories Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 2005 - University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Research Complex I, Aurora, Colorado, USA, 2005
- WyethWyethWyeth, formerly one of the companies owned by American Home Products Corporation , was a pharmaceutical company. The company was based in Madison, New Jersey, USA...
Headquarters Phase II, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA - Bell Atlantic TowerBell Atlantic TowerThe Bell Atlantic Tower is a 53-story high-rise located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Height to structural top is 739 ft . The building encloses of office space...
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1991 - Penn Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1950s
- GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKline plc is a global pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company headquartered in London, United Kingdom...
Pharmaceutical R&D Headquarters Complex, Research Triangle ParkResearch Triangle ParkThe Research Triangle Park is a research park in the United States. It is located near Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina...
, North Carolina - Dow Jones & CompanyDow Jones & CompanyDow Jones & Company is an American publishing and financial information firm.The company was founded in 1882 by three reporters: Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser. Like The New York Times and the Washington Post, the company was in recent years publicly traded but privately...
Corporate Office Facility, Princeton, New Jersey - SAP AGSAP AGSAP AG is a German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software...
America Corporate Headquarters, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania - International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
Headquarters (Phases I, 2 and 3), Washington, DC 1971-1999
Notable Stubbins buildings
- Congress Hall in Berlin, Germany
- Yokohama Landmark TowerYokohama Landmark TowerThe is the tallest building and 3rd tallest structure in Japan, standing high. It is located in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city, right next to Yokohama Museum of Art. Work on the building was finished in 1993. It has the highest observation deck in Japan.The building contains a...
, Yokohama, Japan - Lankenau HospitalLankenau HospitalLankenau Hospital is a 351-bed tertiary care, community based teaching hospital located in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. It is a founding member of Main Line Health, a community-based not-for-profit health system, comprising Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital, and Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital...
in the Philadelphia suburbs - Veterans StadiumVeterans StadiumPhiladelphia Veterans Stadium was a professional-sports, multi-purpose stadium, located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex...
in Philadelphia - Citigroup CenterCitigroup CenterThe Citigroup Center is one of the ten tallest skyscrapers in New York City, United States, located at 53rd Street between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue in midtown Manhattan...
in New York - Ronald Reagan Presidential LibraryRonald Reagan Presidential LibraryThe Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs is the presidential library and final resting place of Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. Designed by Hugh Stubbins and Associates, the library is located in Simi Valley, California, about northwest of...
in Simi Valley, California - One Cleveland CenterOne Cleveland CenterOne Cleveland Center is the fifth largest skyscraper located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, following Erieview Tower. The building has 31 stories, rises to a height of 450 ft , and is located at 1375 East 9th Street. It has about of office space. The Tower was built at cost of $52,100,000...
in Cleveland - Federal Reserve Bank of BostonFederal Reserve Bank of BostonThe Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, commonly known as the Boston Fed, is responsible for the First District of the Federal Reserve, which covers most of Connecticut , Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. It is headquartered in the Federal Reserve Bank Building in Boston,...
- PacWest CenterPacWest CenterPacWest Center is an office skyscraper in Portland, Oregon. At , it is the fourth-tallest building in Portland. The 29-story building was designed by Hugh Stubbins & Associates of Cambridge, Massachusetts and completed in 1984....
in Portland, Oregon - Chase Tower (Indianapolis)Chase Tower (Indianapolis)Opened in 1990 near Monument Circle in Indianapolis, the Chase Tower is the tallest building in Indianapolis. It surpassed the AUL Tower in Indianapolis for the distinction...
- Nashville City CenterNashville City CenterNashville City Center is a 27 story office tower that was designed by Hugh Stubbins, architect for the Citigroup Center in New York City. In August 2008, the tower was sold to Miami-based Parmenter Realty Partners for $84 million opening up the possibility the second phase of this project,...