Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo, also known as WATG, is an architectural firm with offices in London, Singapore, Istanbul, Honolulu, Irvine, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and Chicago.[1] They have designed projects in 160 countries across six continents.[2]
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| Company type | Privately owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | Architecture |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | Irvine |
| Website | www.watg.com |
History edit
George ‘Pete’ Wimberly and Howard L. Cook started renovations on the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in 1945, and formed Wimberly and Cook in Honolulu, Hawaii.[3] In 1971, George Whisenand, Jerry Allison, Greg Tong and Don Goo joined Pete Wimberly; in 1988 the firm became Wimberly Allison Tong and Goo, also known as WATG.[4][5]
As of 2014, WATG is owned by an Employee Benefit Trust.[6]
Recognition edit
WATG was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for its Tanjong Jara Beach Hotel and Rantau Abang Visitor Center in Terengganu, Malaysia.[7]
Notable projects edit
- Atlantis Paradise Island, Paradise Island, the Bahamas
- Disneyland Hotel, Paris, France
- Encore Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada
- Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- ITC Royal Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- LEED Platinum Bardessono Hotel, Yountville, California[8]
- Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM), Muscat, Oman[9]
- Lisboa Palace, Cotai in Macau[10]
- The Leela Palace Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
References edit
- ^ Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG), at Design Intelligence's Almanac of Architecture & Design 2014 Retrieved March 13, 2014
- ^ Project: WATG - Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo at SwarmX; 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. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ Tanjong Jara Beach Hotel, at the Aga Khan Development Network
- ^ Bardessono Hotel Attains LEED Platinum Status, at Hospitality Design, published February 9, 2010; retrieved March 13, 2014
- ^ Royal Opera House Muscat puts Oman on the Cultural World Map", at The Middle East; retrieved March 13, 2014
- ^ Construction Began Feb. 13 on Lisboa Palace in Macau, at Buildings.com; published February 17, 2014; retrieved March 14, 2014