Tuesday, December 7, 2010
FXFOWLE Architects
Founded over 30 years ago, FXFOWLE Architects is an architectural, interior design, planning, and urban design firm committed to design excellence, social responsibility, and sustainability. With offices in New York, Washington DC, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi, our projects have been recognized throughout the world with numerous design awards and press coverage each year. Our diverse portfolio of projects includes work of all types and scales across the globe, and is based on our core commitment to enriching the built environment by creating projects with social, environmental, and aesthetic integrity. FXFOWLE is structured around three design studios which allows us to focus on a variety of typologies including Office Buildings; Multi-family Residential; Mixed-Use; Retail; Cultural Facilities; K-12 and Higher Education Institutions; Corporate; Not-for Profits; International projects; Planning/Urban Design; and Infrastructure/Transportation. Partners direct each project and our teams collaborate to best meet our projects' diverse needs. FXFOWLE employs an interactive, collaborative design process by implementing effective leadership and open communication. This approach establishes a working environment of trust that enables clients to make fully informed decisions during the design process, reach consensus, and move forward to the successful completion of the project. The basis of the work is a collective, rigorous exploration of fit and form, driven by ideas about function, place, the form-making process, and the role of design in human settlement. Knowledge and understanding of larger community and environmental issues intensifies the meaningfulness of FXFOWLE's work. Members of the firm routinely provide leadership in civic, sociological, and sustainability initiatives. This commitment allows us to bring a unique perspective to every project that fosters innovation, relevance, and timelessness in the work. By embracing this broader view, our projects achieve harmony between client, user, site, and community.