Kling
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Kling is an architectural and engineering firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1946 by Vincent Kling, FAIA, it has grown to become the largest architecture firm in Philadelphia, and one of the largest in the world. The firm's expertise is in research labs and commercial space, but it has designed projects in a large variety of building types and uses.
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[edit] Firm history
Originally established solely as an architecture firm, the company has grown over the years to include engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, and several branch offices in other cities. In 1969, the firm brought engineers into its office, and by 1986 had become a full-service A/E firm, then called The Kling-Lindquist Partnership, Inc. 1996 saw the opening of the firm's first satellite office in Washington, D.C., with later offices added in Raleigh, North Carolina and San Francisco. Kling became affiliated with the Boston based architecture firm Stubbins Associates in 2003.
One of the most recognizable buildings designed by Kling is the Bell Atlantic Tower completed in 1991, which is among the tallest buildings in Philadelphia. The firm has won numerous awards at the regional level in recent years.
[edit] Notable Kling buildings
- United States Postal Service Processing & Distribution Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 2006
- Merck Research Laboratories Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 2005
- University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Research Complex I, Aurora, Colorado, USA, 2005
- Wyeth Headquarters Phase II, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Bell Atlantic Tower, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1991
- Penn Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1950s
- GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical R&D Headquarters Complex, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
- Dow Jones & Company Corporate Office Facility, Princeton, New Jersey
- SAP AG America Corporate Headquarters, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
[edit] External links
- Kling corporate website
- Stubbins Associates corporate website
- Design Intelligence article on Kling-Stubbins affiliation
- AIA Philadelphia chapter "find an architect"
- Emporis page on Penn Center
- Emporis page on Bell Atlantic Tower
- Emporis page on Kling
- Emporis page on Merck Research Laboratories Boston
