International Practice

International Practice

• Transforming Practice

  A sea change isn't coming. It's already here.

   

• Somshankar Bose, AIA

  As the lines between local and gloabl practices blur, one architect reports on India's viability in the 21st century.

   

• India: The Next Big Market

  This country is rebuilding itself, and it needs architects.

   

• Watch Your Back: Asia's Rising Design Firms

  U.S. architects continue to look east for new markets. But their next competitors are there as well.

   

• The Grass Isn't Always Greener: Hanoi Master Plan

  Perkins Eastman learns that working for a one-party state isn't as straightforward as it may seem.

   

• Enrique Norten Takes South Korean Mega-Firm to Court

  After a merger with Heerim Architects & Planners went south, the founder of TEN Arquitectos sued the company, accusing it of breach of contract and seeking $3 million in damages.

   

• Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Merges With Perkins Eastman

  Another marriage of big-name architecture firms occurred earlier this week, with two New York-based practices joining forces: Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn and Perkins Eastman.

   

• RTKL Acquires Beijing-Based AHS International

  International mergers continue to multiply, even in these bad economic times: RTKL has announced the acquisition of Beijing-based AHS International.

   

• Stantec to Acquire Anshen + Allen

  The consolidation of architecture firms continues with the announcement that Edmonton, Alberta–based Stantec will acquire San Francisco–based Anshen + Allen, a leading healthcare design firm with 200 employees in four locations in the U.S. and the U.K.

   

• DLR Group Acquires KKE Architects

  Omaha, Neb.-based DLR Group has acquired KKE Architects, a firm with offices in Minnesota, California, Nevada, and Arizona, in an effort to grow its U.S. business and to enhance its capabilities in China.