PROFILE
PERKINS+WILL ARCHITECTS PERKINS+WILL GOES ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF GIVING PROMINENCE TO HIGHER LEARNING THAT KEEPS THE FOCUS ON EDUCATION. BY MONICA SCHULTES
Diverse influences shape the future of higher education Perkins+Will is an interdisciplinary architecture and design firm established more than 80 years ago. Founded on the belief that design has the power to transform lives and enhance communities, they create healthy, sustainable places in which to live, learn, work, play, and heal around the globe. Perkins+Will is a leader in the higher-education sector with an extensive portfolio of work at more than 250 universities. Jeff Stebar, higher education practice leader and principal at Perkins+Will, shared his firm’s commitment to their highereducation practice. “Perkins+Will started in 1935 with a focus on education and has been involved in that market ever since— it is in our DNA.” Their over-arching philosophy is based on ideas and buildings that honor the broader goals of society.