Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has joined global architectural firm Perkins+Will in a strategic partnership that extends Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s international reach and reinforces Perkins+Will’s commitment to sustainability and design excellence.

In addition to a shared vision and purpose, we have symbiotic market strategies. Perkins+Will aims to diversify its global talent, expand its cultural and civic practice, and reinforce the caliber of its design portfolio. At the same time, we at Schmidt Hammer Lassen aim to expand into new geographic markets, grow our client base, and apply groundbreaking design research to practice. The union of Perkins+Will and Schmidt Hammer Lassen is supported in large part by both firms’ legacies of, and commitments to, design excellence. Additionally, both firms are known leaders in sustainability, and through our high-performing, environmentally-responsive designs, we will contribute significantly to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, and to the improvement of human and ecological health. The partnership is also a celebration of differences in culture, customs, language, and heritage—and of the design innovation that occurs when those differences interplay.

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects is unequivocally rooted in Scandinavian architectural traditions, which are based on values of democracy, welfare, sustainability, light, openness, and social responsibility. We see the coming together of design cultures, aesthetics, and sensibilities as a positive force that leads to better, more thoughtful and more inclusive architecture. Perkins+Will appreciates and celebrates our Danish design legacy, and we look forward to the many ways it will positively influence our collective body of work.