CallisonRTKL is a global

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

planning Planning is the process of thinking regarding the activities required to achieve a desired goal. Planning is based on foresight, the fundamental capacity for mental time travel. The evolution of forethought, the capacity to think ahead, is consi ...

and

design A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb ''to design'' ...

firm formed from the October 2015

merger Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization. As an aspect ...

of Callison and

RTKL Associates RTKL was a global architecture, urban design, planning and design firm. The firm was founded in 1946 by Archibald Rogers and Francis Taliaferro in Rogers’ grandmother’s basement in Annapolis, Maryland, Annapolis and grew to be one of the large ...

, both of which were subsidiaries of

Arcadis NV Arcadis NV is a global design, engineering and management consulting company based in the Zuidas, Amsterdam, Netherlands. It currently operates in excess of 350 offices across 40 countries. The company is a member of the Next 150 index. Arcadis ...

Chief Executive Officers (Effective Date)

* Kim Heartwell (26 January 2021) * Kelly Farrell (6 May 2019) * Tim Neal (June 1, 2017) * Lance K. Josal

FAIA Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) is a postnominal title or membership, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Fellowship is bestowed by the institute on AIA-member ...

(1 September 2009)

Projects

Chapman Taylor and CallisonRTKL have submitted plans for the £1.4 billion redevelopment of

Brent Cross Shopping Centre Brent Cross Shopping Centre is a large shopping centre in Hendon, north London, owned by Hammerson and Abrdn. Located by the Brent Cross interchange, it opened in 1976 as the UK's first out-of-town shopping centre. Brent Cross attracted 15–1 ...

in North West London. CallisonRTKL designed the Four Seasons Residences in

Beverly Grove, Los Angeles Beverly Grove is a neighborhood within the Beverly–Fairfax neighborhood in the Mid-City West area of Los Angeles, California. Geography City of Los Angeles The term "Beverly Grove" was first used in 2006 to unofficially refer to an area that w ...

set for completion in 2019. Its 5th and Hill project at Pershing Square in

Downtown L.A. Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) contains the central business district of Los Angeles. In addition, it contains a diverse residential area of some 85,000 people, and covers . A 2013 study found that the district is home to over 500,000 jobs. It is ...

features

cantilever A cantilever is a rigid structural element that extends horizontally and is supported at only one end. Typically it extends from a flat vertical surface such as a wall, to which it must be firmly attached. Like other structural elements, a canti ...

ed, glass-bottomed

swimming pool A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable Human swimming, swimming or other leisure activities. Pools can be built into the ground (in-ground pools) or built ...

s projecting from the building's

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.ANTONIO PACHECO
CallisonRTKL proposes Jenga-shaped tower for Downtown L.A.
''The Architect's Newspaper'', October 11, 2016

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