Perkins&Will designed and executed the State Library Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, a five-year redevelopment that transformed a historic building into a community hub with open spaces for reading, research, exhibitions, events, learning, and gathering.
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“Designed by SHL - Schmidt Hammer Lassen in association with Architectus, a five-year redevelopment transformed the historic building to expand its community outreach and enhance the visitor experience.”
— Perkins&Will team
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Perkins&Will
We aspire to create places where humanity thrives in harmony with nature.
- Industry
- Architecture and Planning
- Location
- Chicago, US
- Company size
- 3,119 employees
Since 1935, we’ve believed that design has the power to make the world a better, more beautiful place. That’s why clients and community members on nearly every continent partner with us to design healthy, happy places in which to live, learn, work, play, and heal. We’re passionate about Living Design, a philosophy that guides our work and emphasizes poetics and beauty; conceptual clarity; research and innovation; technology and tectonics; community and inclusion; resilience and regeneration; and health and well-being. Our team of over 2,500 professionals in 30 studios worldwide provides interdisciplinary services in architecture, interior design, branded environments, urban design, landscape architecture, and more. Our partners include Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects; Portland; Nelson\Nygaard; and Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR). We’re also part of the Sidara Collaborative, a global network of leading designers, engineers, planners, and consultants.
Founded 1935