Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo
TypePrivately owned
IndustryArchitecture
Founded1945
HeadquartersIrvine
Websitewww.watg.com

Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo, also known as WATG, is an architectural firm with offices in London, Singapore, Istanbul, Honolulu, Irvine, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and Chicago.[1] They have designed projects in 160 countries across six continents.[2]

History

George ‘Pete’ Wimberly and Howard L. Cook started renovations on the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in 1945, and formed Wimberly and Cook in Honolulu, Hawaii.[3] In 1971, George Whisenand, Jerry Allison, Greg Tong and Don Goo joined Pete Wimberly; in 1988 the firm became Wimberly Allison Tong and Goo, also known as WATG.[4][5]

As of 2014, WATG is owned by an Employee Benefit Trust.[6]

Recognition

WATG was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for its Tanjong Jara Beach Hotel and Rantau Abang Visitor Center in Terengganu, Malaysia.[7]

Notable projects

References

  1. ↑ Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG), at Design Intelligence's Almanac of Architecture & Design 2014 Retrieved March 13, 2014
  2. ↑ Project: WATG - Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo at SwarmX; retrieved March 13, 2014
  3. ↑ Creating Hawai'i Tourism: A Memoir, by Robert C. Allen (p. 127-130); published 2004 by Bess Press (via Google Books
  4. ↑ Goo leaves architectural firm but keeps designing; by Kristen Consillio, at the Honolulu Star-Bulletin; published February 17, 2007; retrieved March 13, 2014
  5. ↑ The Rebranding of Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo; by Amanda Hurley; at Architect; published March 14, 2008; retrieved March 13, 2014
  6. ↑ Nuttall, Graeme (6 April 2016). "WATG: Employee-Owned Through a Perpetual Trust". Fieldfisher. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. ↑ Tanjong Jara Beach Hotel, at the Aga Khan Development Network
  8. ↑ Bardessono Hotel Attains LEED Platinum Status, at Hospitality Design, published February 9, 2010; retrieved March 13, 2014
  9. ↑ Royal Opera House Muscat puts Oman on the Cultural World Map", at The Middle East; retrieved March 13, 2014
  10. ↑ Construction Began Feb. 13 on Lisboa Palace in Macau, at Buildings.com; published February 17, 2014; retrieved March 14, 2014
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