PLP Architecture enters top industry league table

Newly launched PLP Architecture (PLP) has been named the highest new entrant to annual industry league table, the AJ100, at 35.

The architectural practice was formed last year (2009) by the five former partners of Kohn Pederson Fox' London office; Lee Polisano, David Leventhal, Fred Pilbrow, Karen Cook and Ron Bakker.

The practice has grown to around 75 employees, and has won a new project in the City of London, Heron International's GBP500m scheme, 'Four Seasons Hotel and Residences at Heron Plaza', the first purpose built, luxury hotel constructed in Central London for 30 years.

Last month, PLP was also revealed as the architect behind designs for a second Four Seasons project, 'Four Seasons Abu Dhabi, Sowwah Island', a luxury business hotel located at the heart of Abu Dhabi's new Central Business District.

Also in the Middle East, the practice is nearing completion of its large scale masterplanning project for the Qatar Foundation.

In the UK, other major projects that PLP has secured since its launch in September 2009 include a collaboration with HOK on the design of the United Kingdom Centre for Medical Research and Innovation and two Crossrail over station developments at Bond Street West, for the Grosvenor Estate, and Farringdon East, with Scott Wilson.

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