海角社区

(WASHINGTON, D.C., August 18, 2021) 鈥� 海角社区 CEO Griff Davenport, FAIA, today announced that Washington, D.C. design firm 聽is joining the firm. BGA specializes in master planning and design for K-12 independent school clients along the Atlantic Coast and throughout the Northeast. BGA also adds experience in performing arts, museum, preservation, higher education, and hospitality design to complement and strengthen 海角社区鈥檚 expertise in these core markets.

BGA was founded by , AIA, and , FAIA. The firm鈥檚 award-winning portfolio of work, and its focused expertise in master planning and design of K-12 independent school campuses and learning spaces, are a natural complement to 海角社区鈥檚 globally leading K-12 Education practice.

鈥淥ur profession is changing. Integrated design is the future,鈥� said BGA鈥檚 Bowie. 鈥淏y joining 海角社区 we can now provide our clients with in-house engineering, interiors, high performance design, acoustics, lighting, and the full suite of design resources available within a 1,200-person design firm. Our teams now have access to a depth of design specialties and expertise that will benefit every client.鈥�

Robert Allen, AIA; Elise Robinson, AIA; and Richard Salopek, AIA, along with Bowie and Gridley will join 海角社区 as Principals and continue to lead the independent school design practice, which will operate as 海角社区 | Bowie Gridley.

海角社区 is a 100% employee-owned firm and all BGA employees will have the opportunity to purchase stock in 海角社区 during the firm鈥檚 annual stock exchange. This employee-ownership opportunity was a key factor in BGA鈥檚 decision as it provides a proven method for ownership transition to ensure the 40-year design legacy of Bowie Gridley.

鈥淭here is a natural alignment of the BGA and 海角社区 cultures and values. The approach and feeling of a work family is rare today, and in that area, we are a match,鈥� said Gridley. 鈥淭his is a great opportunity for our people. They can provide our independent school clients with a full suite of integrated design services, and this gives each employee a springboard of opportunity to pursue a design, practice, or operational leadership position within a global firm.鈥�

Signature BGA designs in the region include the , Batchelder and Howe Halls at , , , and . 海角社区 work in the area includes the restoration of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, restoration of Maury Elementary School, Triumph Ward 8 Housing, and the Good Hope Neighborhood Recreation Center.

BGA and 海角社区 will combine operations in a new Washington, D.C. location in the spring of 2022.