Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (also known by the acronym KPF) is an international architectural design firm located in New York, London and Shanghai providing urban design and master planning for public authorities and private companies. The firm's designs can be seen in commercial skyscrapers such as the Shanghai World Financial Center. In 1990, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) awarded KPF with its Architecture Firm Award.
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Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (also known by the acronym KPF) is an international architectural design firm located in New York, London and Shanghai providing urban design and master planning for public authorities and private companies. The firm's designs can be seen in commercial skyscrapers such as the Shanghai World Financial Center. In 1990, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) awarded KPF with its Architecture Firm Award.
The firm was established in 1976 by Eugene Kohn, William Pedersen and Sheldon Fox (1930-2006). Kohn (1930-) marketed the firm while Fox (1930-2006) functioned as the manager and Pedersen (1938-) served as the chief designer. A fourth principal, Patricia Conway (1937-) specialized in planning and interiors, and in 1984 became president of KPF’s splinter interiors firm, Kohn Pedersen Fox Conway Associates, Inc. All four met while employed by John Carl Warnecke and Associates directly prior to KPF’s founding.
Both Eugene Kohn and Sheldon Fox received their...
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