The Jerde Partnership

Profile of The Jerde Partnership

Business Name

The Jerde Partnership

Location

United States

Services

Architecture

Website

http://www.jerde.com

Principal(s)

Jon A. Jerde

• Bachelor of Arts, Architecture, University of Southern California

John Simones

• Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Magna cum Laude, University of Detroit
• Master of Architecture, University of Southern California

David E. Rogers

• Bachelor of Architecture, University of Nebraska
• Master of Architecture, University of Minnesota

Tammy McKerrow

• Bachelor of Architecture, University of Cincinnati

Richard W. Poulos

• Bachelor of Architecture, University of Southern California

Philosophy

The Jerde Partnership is a visionary architecture and urban planning firm that designs unique places that deliver memorable experiences and attract millions of people everyday. Nearly 800 million people visit Jerde-designed Places every year.

As the firm that pioneered "placemaking, " Jerde has created projects throughout the world that provide lasting social, cultural and economic value and promote further investment and revitalization. For nearly 30 years, the firm has partnered with courageous developers, city planners and local officials throughout the world to achieve some astounding results.

Our journey began in 1977, when founder Jon Jerde broke from conventional architects who focus on advancing architectural forms, to advance the creation of memorable places where people can gather and experience a sense of community. That singular, founding vision, called placemaking, continues to inform the work today.

Since its founding, Jerde has grown to a 100-person design studio based in Los Angeles, with offices in Amsterdam, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Approximately one third of our designers were born outside of the United States in diverse places such as Australia, Belgium, China, Korea, Latvia, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and others.

Jerde's design talent possesses individual and collective passions about what they do, and they work closely together, bringing a diversity of cultural backgrounds and ideas to continually evolve the global application of placemaking.

Jerde offers clients conceptual and design services that integrate pre-development and leasing strategies, planning, architecture design, landscape design, and interiors.

The firm's international portfolio has expanded beyond its retail and entertainment roots to include hotels, casinos and resorts; residential complexes; office and commercial facilities; transit-oriented mixed-use hubs; major urban districts; waterfronts; town centers; community plans; and visionary master plans.

To date, nearly 100 Jerde-designed places have opened in diverse cities, such as Budapest, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Osaka, Rotterdam, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo and others. Projects are currently under construction in Dubai, Hangzhou, Istanbul and Warsaw.

Background

• Founded: 1977
• Offices: 5
• Design team: 100

Key projects

• Horton Plaza, Commercial Retail, San Diego, CA, USA 1985
• Roppongi Hills, Mixed-Use, Tokyo, Japan, 2003
• Namba Parks, Mixed-Use, Osaka, Japan, 2003
• Zlote Tarasy, Mixed-Use, Warsaw, Poland, 2007
• Kanyon, Mixed-Use, Istanbul, Turkey, 2006
• 1984 Olympics, Los Angeles, CA USA 1984
• Canal City Hakata, Mixed-Use, Fukuoka, Japan 1996
• Beursplein, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1996
• Bellagio, Resort Hotel/Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 1998
• Langham Place, Retail Mixed-Use, Hong Kong, China, 2005

Key publications

• Los Angeles Times, Westside Development of Los Angeles, March, 2008
• New York Times, Santa Monica Place Re-development, February, 2008
• L.A. Business Journal, Santa Monica Place Re-development, April, 2008
• Urban Land Institute, Asia Retail Market, January 2008
• Wall Street Journal, Corporate Museums, May 2007
• AIA, Survey of American Architecture, February, 2007
• Dwell, Inside Istanbul, October, 2007
• International Herald Tribune, Kanyon Mixed-Use Center, December, 2006
• The Observer, Istanbul Architecture, August, 2006

Key awards

• Zlote Tarasy - New Developments: Large, ICSC European Shopping Centre Awards, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2008
• New World of Coca-Cola - Winner, Special-Use Category, 2008 Best in Atlanta Real Estate Awards, Atlanta, Georgia, USA 2008
• Kanyon - Merit Award, New Mixed-Use Retail Projects, ICSC International Design & Development Awards, New York, New York, USA 2007
• Langham Place - Design Award, New Mixed-Use Retail Projects ICSC International Design & Development Awards New York, New York, USA 2007
• Zlote Tarasy Commendation, Shopping Centres Category, MAPIC Awards, Cannes, France 2007
• Kanyon Winner, 2007 Awards of Excellence: Europe Urban Land Institute Washington, DC, USA 2007
• GETZ Entertainment Centre Future Project Award, Leisure and Hotel Category MAPIC EG Retail Future Project Award, Cannes, France 2007
• Roppongi Hills Winner, ULI Award for Excellence: Asia Pacific Urban Land Institute, Tokyo, Japan 2007