Architects and designers from multiple Perkins&Will studios worldwide have developed design solutions to address how urban spaces, workplaces, and/or daily life may change in post-COVID London. As part of the firm’s annual Phil Freelon Design Competition, these proposals explore ways parts of... View full entry

Formerly known as the Design Leadership Council (DLC) Design Competition, the annual Perkins and Will competition was renamed to honor the late architect Philip Freelon in 2019. According to Design Leadership Council Director Casey Jones, "For 17 years, teams around the world have invested... View full entry

Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon is a new children's book published by Lee & Low Books that highlights the life and work of the late architect Phil Freelon.  Written by Kelly Starling Lyons and illustrated by Laura Freeman, the 40-page picture book "celebrates a... View full entry

The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) has renamed its annual design awards program in honor of the late architect Phil Freelon.  Freelon passed away on July 9th, 2019 after being diagnosed with ALS in 2016.  A statement announcing the group's decision to rename the... View full entry

Acclaimed North Carolina-based architect Phil Freelon has passed away.  Freelon, 66, had been diagnosed with ALS in March 2016, just prior to the debut of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, a signature project he helped design in... View full entry

Last year, Harvard's GSD announced the establishment of the Philip Freelon Fellowship Fund designed to "provide expanded academic opportunities to African American and other under-represented architecture and design students at the GSD." Created in partnership with Perkins+Will, where Phil... View full entry

Perkins+Will have announced that Phill Freelon will step aside as managing director of its North Carolina practice, to be replaced by principal Zena Howard. Freelon will continue as design director and still sit on the Board of Directors.“Having worked with Zena for nearly 14 years, including... View full entry

For this episode of Archinect Sessions, we're sharing our conversation with Phil Freelon, an architect that has dedicated his life to creating meaningful, thoughtful works of architecture that contribute to American culture and civil rights.  Recent notable projects lead by Mr. Freelon include... View full entry

Architecture is often criticized for its lack of diversity, and many feel that education is a key way to address the issue for the future. In that vein, Harvard's GSD announced yesterday the establishment of the Philip Freelon Fellowship Fund, designed to "provide expanded academic opportunities... View full entry

This one just hurts. Even though we'd run across the Freelon Group on project RFP's occasionally, I've long admired how he's built up his firm and was able to compete against the bigger companies, especially in the cultural arena. So, to see them sell off to P+W...is there anyone left who they... View full entry

The News & Observer (NC) profiles Philip Freelon, head of The Freelon Group, who is designing the new Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, along with David Adjaye and others. TN&O | prev. | related commentary View full entry