Bohlin Cywinski Jackson is a

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–based architectural practice that was founded as Bohlin & Powell in 1965 in

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Peter Bohlin Peter Q. Bohlin (born 1937 in New York City, United States) is an American architect and the winner of the 2010 AIA Gold Medal, Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) and ...

and Richard Powell. Briefly known as Bohlin Powell Brown, with offices in Wilkes-Barre and Pittsburgh, the firm merged with John F. Larkin and Bernard Cywinski's

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-based architectural practice, Larkin Cywinski, in 1979. It is recognized for its distinguished portfolio of residential, university, commercial, cultural and government projects.

Design

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson is known for emphasizing a strong relationship between buildings and their physical surroundings. They were an early advocate of

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and subsequently received national awards from the

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Committee on the Environment. Their buildings include the

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,Liberty Bell Center: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 2006

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and the Discovery and Visitor Center at Grand Teton National Park.Grand Teton: A National Park Building, 2009

Architects

Current principal architects of the firm include

, William Loose, Gregory Mottola, Raymond Calabro, Daniel Lee, Kent Suhrbier and Thomas Kirk.

History

The modern firm was created in 1979 through the

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of the firm of Philadelphia-based architects John F. Larkin and Bernard Cywinski and that of

, whose architectural firm was based in

, at the time. According to ''

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'', Bohlin and Cywinski had been drawn together through a shared interest in sketching . Bernard Cywinski died in 2011, at the age of 70.

Awards

In 1994, the practice received the

Firm Award, which recognizes the design work of an entire firm. In 2010, founding partner

, FAIA received the

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, the highest honor given by the American Institute of Architects to an individual. In 2013, BCJ was the recipient of the

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Good Design is Good Business Lifetime Achievement Architecture Award. The firm has received numerous awards for the designs of libraries, visitor centers, housing, and sustainable design. In 2012 they won the EuroShop RetailDesign award for the

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flagship store in Shanghai based on the strength of its spectacular dynamic merchandising. The centre of the building contains the main attraction: a striking 20-metre high atrium with "flying mannequins" moving from top to bottom at a pace set by music.

Projects

* Copperhill Mountain Lodge: Åre, Sweden *

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Discovery and Visitors Center: Jackson, Wyoming *

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Flagship Store Shanghai * Apple Store: SoHo * Apple Store: Upper West Side * Apple Store: 14th Street * Apple Store: Boylston Street * Apple Store: Regent Street, London * Apple Store:

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, Paris * Apple Store: Sydney, Australia * Apple Store: Ginza, Japan * Apple Store: Shinsaibashi, Japan * Apple Store: San Francisco * Apple Store: Chestnut Street * Apple Store: Scottsdale, Arizona * Apple Store: North Michigan Avenue *

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Newtown Square, Pennsylvania *The William J. Nealon Federal Building and Courthouse: Scranton, Pennsylvania * The Pocono Environmental Education Center: Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania *

: Seattle, Washington (in joint venture with Bassetti Architects) *

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, Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business: Oakland, California *

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Headquarters: Emeryville, California *

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: San Francisco, California *

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Center: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * The Barn at

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, for the

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* Ballard Library & Neighborhood Service Center:

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* Bill Gates House, Medina, Washington *

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, North & South Academic Buildings: Williamstown, Massachusetts * Forest House: Connecticut * The Ledge House: Maryland * Creekside House: California * Umerani Residence: California * House at the Shawangunks: New York * Combs Point Residence: New York * Envelope House: Washington * Gosline House: Washington * Woodway Residence: Washington * Lily Lake Residence: Pennsylvania * House in the Blue Mountains: Pennsylvania * House in the Endless Mountains: Pennsylvania * Waverly: Pennsylvania * Point House: Montana * House on Lake Tahoe: Nevada * Farrar Residence: Utah *

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* Fisher Science and Academic Center,

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, Loyola University Maryland *

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, North Hills Campus: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *

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, Grand Central Creative Campus: Glendale, California * Newport Beach Civic Center and Park *Lauder College House,

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: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *Gutmann College House, University of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons,

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* Marcus Nanotechnology Building, Georgia Institute of Technology: Atlanta, Georgia * Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science,

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*Siebel Center for Design, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Publications

* Liberty Bell Center: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 2006 * Grand Teton: A National Park Building, 2009 * Details in architecture: creative detailing by some of the world's leading architects. 1999 * Arcadian Architecture: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson-12 Houses, Oscar Riera Ojeda, Thomas Fisher, 2005 * Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: The Nature of Circumstance: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 2010 * Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: Farrar: Ojeda, Fisher (Introduction), 2007 * Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: Listening: Rizzoli, 2015

References

External links

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American Institute of Architects Press release 2010 Gold Medal
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