Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo
Perusahaan swasta | |
Industri | Arsitektur |
Didirikan | 1945 |
Kantor pusat | Irvine |
Situs web | www.watg.com |
Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo, atau juga dikenal sebagai WATG, adalah sebuah biro arsitek yang memiliki kantor di London, Singapura, Istanbul, Honolulu, Irvine, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, dan Chicago.[1] Biro ini telah merancang proyek di 160 negara yang tersebar di enam benua.[2][3]
Sejarah
[sunting | sunting sumber]George ‘Pete’ Wimberly dan Howard L. Cook mulai mengerjakan renovasi Royal Hawaiian Hotel pada tahun 1945, dan resmi membentuk Wimberly and Cook di Honolulu, Hawaii.[4] Pada tahun 1971, George Whisenand, Jerry Allison, Greg Tong, dan Don Goo bergabung ke biro ini, sehingga pada tahun 1988, biro inipun diubah namanya menjadi Wimberly Allison Tong and Goo, atau juga dikenal sebagai WATG.[5][6]
Hingga tahun 2014, WATG dimiliki oleh sebuah komite manfaat karyawan.[7]
Pengakuan
[sunting | sunting sumber]WATG mendapat Aga Khan Award for Architecture berkat Tanjong Jara Beach Hotel dan Rantau Abang Visitor Center di Terengganu, Malaysia.[8]
Proyek besar
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Atlantis Paradise Island, Paradise Island, Bahama
- Disneyland Hotel, Paris, Prancis
- Encore Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip di Paradise, Nevada
- Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, Uni Emirat Arab
- ITC Royal Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- LEED Platinum Bardessono Hotel, Yountville, California[9]
- Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM), Muscat, Oman[10]
- Lisboa Palace, Cotai di Makau[11]
Referensi
[sunting | sunting sumber]- ^ Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG) Diarsipkan 2017-09-14 di Wayback Machine., at Design Intelligence's Almanac of Architecture & Design 2014 Retrieved March 13, 2014
- ^ Project: WATG - Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo Diarsipkan 2019-06-14 di Wayback Machine. at SwarmX; retrieved March 13, 2014
- ^ Construction Begins Feb 13 on the WATG-Designed Majestic Lisboa Palace in Macau, at Digital Journal, published February 17, 2014; retrieved March 13, 2014
- ^ Creating Hawai'i Tourism: A Memoir, by Robert C. Allen (p. 127-130); published 2004 by Bess Press (via Google Books
- ^ Goo leaves architectural firm but keeps designing; by Kristen Consillio, at the Honolulu Star-Bulletin; published February 17, 2007; retrieved March 13, 2014
- ^ The Rebranding of Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo; by Amanda Hurley; at Architect; published March 14, 2008; retrieved March 13, 2014
- ^ Nuttall, Graeme (6 April 2016). "WATG: Employee-Owned Through a Perpetual Trust". Fieldfisher. Diakses tanggal 13 November 2019.
- ^ Tanjong Jara Beach Hotel Diarsipkan 2016-03-03 di Wayback Machine., at the Aga Khan Development Network
- ^ Bardessono Hotel Attains LEED Platinum Status Diarsipkan 2014-01-31 di Wayback Machine., at Hospitality Design, published February 9, 2010; retrieved March 13, 2014
- ^ Royal Opera House Muscat puts Oman on the Cultural World Map Diarsipkan 2013-11-01 di Wayback Machine.", at The Middle East; retrieved March 13, 2014
- ^ Construction Began Feb. 13 on Lisboa Palace in Macau[pranala nonaktif permanen], at Buildings.com; published February 17, 2014; retrieved March 14, 2014