Bohlin Cywinski Jackson is a

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-based architectural practice that was founded in 1965 in

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by Peter Bohlin and Richard Powell. Bohlin's firm then merged with John F. Larkin and

Bernard Cywinski Bernard J. Cywinski FAIA (March 29, 1940 – March 2, 2011) was an American architect and teacher, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His works include the Liberty Bell Center at Independence National Historical Park and the G. Wayne Clough Unde ...

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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 Liberty Bell Center,Liberty Bell Center: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 2006 Apple Fifth Avenue in

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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 Peter Bohlin, Frank Grauman, William Loose, Cornelius Reid, Karl Backus, Gregory Mottola, Robert Miller, Steven Chaitow, David Murray, Raymond Calabro, Gabriel Hodge, 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

and that of Peter Bohlin, 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 .

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 Peter Bohlin, FAIA received the

AIA Gold Medal The AIA Gold Medal is awarded by the American Institute of Architects conferred "by the national AIA Board of Directors in recognition of a significant body of work of lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture." It is the Ins ...

, 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 Uniqlo 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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* Uniqlo 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: Carrousel du Louvre, 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 * The Episcopal Academy 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 * Adobe Systems: 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, Bard College at Simon's Rock * Sellinger School of Business and Management, 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 *New College House West, University of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *

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* Marcus Nanotechnology Building. Georgia Institute of Technology: Atlanta, Georgia

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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