Thinkwell, a leader in the creation of experience-based developments for theme parks, museums, casinos, retail and resort destinations, announced the opening of Thinkwell Arabia, its newest international office, located in Media City, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the second international office for the Burbank-based company which also operates Thinkwell Europa in Barcelona, Spain.

KlingStubbins is pleased to announce that Christopher W. Ham, PE has joined the Cambridge, Mass. office as its new engineering design principal. His responsibilities will include providing primary engineering leadership for Cambridge, coordinating engineering activities with KlingStubbins' corporate engineering, and pursuing opportunities to develop new business and expand the firm's client base.

Perkins+Will has won the 2008 Georgia Architecture Firm Award. The award is from the American Institute of Architects-Georgia Association (AIA Georgia), which is one of the largest professional associations of licensed architects and associated professionals in Georgia.  

Dennis Tanida, AIA, LEED® AP, Bill Judge, AIA, LEED AP, and Ruben Juarez, AIA, of WWCOT have been named to the 2008 executive committee of the American Institute of Architects Inland California Chapter (AIAIC) during an installation ceremony held at Club 33 in Disneyland.  

Architecture and consulting firm Woods Bagot has announced the opening of its first North American office to service the growing interests of the firm's international clients. The San Francisco office expands Woods Bagot's network  of 14 offices currently serving Australia, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
 
FKP Architects is pleased to announce the promotion of Thomas E. Woods, AIA, and Mezio S. Zangirolami, AIA, NCARB, to senior associate.

HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has won a 2008 American Architecture Award for the Museum of the North Addition at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Sponsored by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design in collaboration with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd., the American Architecture Awards® recognizes outstanding architecture designed and built in the United States by national and international firms.