Tvsdesign
{{Short description|American architecture firm located in Atlanta, Georgia}}
{{COI|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox company
| name = TVS
| logo = File:Tvsdesign.jpg
| type = Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
| founders = Bill Thompson, Tom Ventulett and Ray Stainback
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| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Janet Simpson, President{{cite web | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2016/10/atlanta-architecture-firms-new-president-on.html?page=all | title = Atlanta architecture firms new president }}
| industry = Architecture
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| services = Architecture, Interior design, Sustainable Design and Urban Design
| revenue = $38 Million USD{{cite web | url = http://www.insideview.com/directory/tvsdesign | title = InsideView }}
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| foundation = 1968
| location_city = Atlanta
| location_country = United States
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| homepage = {{URL|http://tvsdesign.com/}}
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TVS is an architecture, planning, and interior design firm in Atlanta.{{cite web| url=http://tvsdesign.com/about-tvsdesign.aspx | title=About tvsdesign | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030031459/http://tvsdesign.com/about-tvsdesign.aspx | archive-date=2016-10-30}}
History
Founded in 1968 by Bill Thompson, Tom Ventulett, and Ray Stainback, tvsdesign has designed several notable buildings in greater Atlanta and beyond throughout the years, including the Omni Coliseum and Complex, the Georgia Dome, the AT&T Promenade buildings, the CNN Center, the Concourse at Landmark Center in Sandy Springs, the Georgia Aquarium, the Georgia World Congress Center buildings, and the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Also running offices in Chicago, Dubai and Shanghai, tvsdesign has designed several prominent buildings outside of Atlanta as well, including the Washington DC Convention Center, the Nanjing International Expo Center, the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, and the Vision Tower in Dubai.
In 2016, the firm named Janet Simpson its third president and first female president.[http://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2016/10/atlanta-architecture-firms-new-president-on.html?page=all Saporta, Maria, "ATLANTA: Architecture firm's new president on building 'human experience,' " BizWomen–The Business Journals, October 4, 2016.]
Notable projects
Awards
- In 2002, Tvsdesign was awarded the Architecture Firm Award by the American Institute of Architects, which is given only once each year and recognizes the design work of an entire firm.{{cite web | url = http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/AIAs075259 | title = Architecture Firm Award Recipients }}
- Urban Land Institute 2012 Global Awards for Excellence for the Levine Center for the Arts in Charlotte, NC.{{cite web|title=ULI Awards for Excellence: Winners through the Years|url=http://uli.org/awards/uli-awards-for-excellence-winners-though-the-years/|date=October 22, 2014|accessdate=2015-01-18}}