Beer Friday, May 13th, at Perkins+Will New York with guests from Nelson/Nygaard.
Global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will announced today that Nelson\Nygaard, an internationally acclaimed transportation planning consultancy, has joined the organization. The strategic partnership will enable both companies to expand and diversify their worldwide mobility service offerings, providing a comprehensive package that includes everything from strategic master planning for cities and sites to architectural, interior, urban, and landscape design.
“The future success of our cities will depend on how easily people move into, out of, and within urban cores, using a variety of modes of transit, and doing so in the most satisfying way possible,” says Perkins+Will President and CEO Phil Harrison. “Innovative transportation creates great places, and that’s why mobility must be an integral part of all of our design work. We can do this confidently with Nelson\Nygaard’s progressive approach and unparalleled expertise.”
Founded in 1987, Nelson\Nygaard is committed to achieving broader community goals of mobility, equity, economic development, and healthy living—a natural complement to Perkins+Will’s values. In fact, the two firms have had a collaborative relationship for many years, working together on such notable projects as the Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford) Airport Lands Redevelopment in Alberta, Canada; Innovate Albuquerque in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Better Market Street in San Francisco, California; and Plan Abu Dhabi 2030 in the United Arab Emirates.
While Nelson\Nygaard will retain its brand and operate as an independent entity, the union of the two firms will allow them to collaborate more frequently. Additionally, Harrison adds, Perkins+Will’s research and technology platform will enable Nelson\Nygaard to better capture data, analyze it, and derive design intelligence from it—a key factor in smart, effective city-making.
“The firms are a good match because of their shared values and purpose,” says Jeff Tumlin, director of strategy at Nelson\Nygaard. “Perkins+Will has pursued equitable, vibrant, and verdant cities through good design, and Nelson\Nygaard has done the same through thoughtful transportation investments that serve places’ larger goals. Together, they make the transportation-land use connection necessary for urban success.”
“The coming decade is going to be all about mobility and accessibility,” says Nelson\Nygaard CEO Paul Jewel. “By combining our expertise in multimodal street design, transit systems, paratransit, walking, bicycling, on-demand service, and parking management with Perkins+Will’s expertise in urban planning, design, and architecture, we will be more nimble and better equipped to handle the transportation and design demands of a rapidly changing world.”