
The World by Design
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Founded on July 4, 1976, Kohn Pedersen Fox quickly became a darling of the press with groundbreaking buildings such as the headquarters for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in New York, 333 Wacker Drive in Chicago, the Procter & Gamble headquarters in Cincinnati, and the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC.
By the early 1990s, when most firms in the U.S. were struggling to survive a major recession, KPF was busy with significant buildings in London, Germany, Canada, Japan, Korea, and Indonesia-pioneering a model of global practice that has influenced architecture, design, and creative-services firms ever since. Like any other business, though, KPF has stumbled along the way and wrestled with crises. But through it all, it has remained innovative in an ever-changing field that often favors the newest star on the horizon.
Now in its fifth decade, the firm has shaped skylines and cities around the world with iconic buildings such as the World Financial Center in Shanghai, the International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong, the DZ Bank Tower in Frankfurt, the Heron Tower in London, and Hudson Yards in New York.
Forthright and engaging, Kohn examines both award-winning achievements and missteps in his 50-year career in architecture. In the process, he shows how his firm, KPF, has helped change the buildings and cities where we live, work, learn, and play.
"A must-read for all of those who love cities and the buildings and skylines that define them." -Stephen M. Ross, chairman and founder of The Related Companies
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- Intro
- Half Title Page
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Perspective
- Chapter 2: Beginnings
- Chapter 3: Launching a Firm
- Chapter 4: Dancing with History
- Chapter 5: First Steps Abroad
- Chapter 6: Pacific Overtures
- Chapter 7: Millennium Approaches
- Chapter 8: London Fire
- Chapter 9: Vertical Urbanism
- Chapter 10: Greater than Ever
- Chapter 11: The Two Bills
- Chapter 12: Re-Generation
- Chapter 13: Future Perfect
- Acknowledgments
- KPF Principals and Employees
- KPF Key Projects, 1977-2024
- Index
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