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American architectural firm
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.
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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.
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As of 2014, WATG is owned by an
Employee Benefit Trust .
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Recognition
WATG was awarded the
Aga Khan Award for Architecture for its Tanjong Jara Beach Hotel and Rantau Abang Visitor Center in
Terengganu ,
Malaysia .
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Notable projects
Atlantis Paradise Island ,
Paradise Island ,
the Bahamas
Disneyland Hotel ,
Paris ,
France
Encore Las Vegas ,
Las Vegas Strip in
Paradise, Nevada
Emirates Palace ,
Abu Dhabi ,
United Arab Emirates
ITC Royal Bengal Kolkata ,
West Bengal ,
India
LEED Platinum Bardessono Hotel,
Yountville, California
[8]
Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM),
Muscat, Oman
[9]
Lisboa Palace, Cotai in Macau
[10]
The Leela Palace Bengaluru ,
Karnataka ,
India
References
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Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG) , at Design Intelligence's Almanac of Architecture & Design 2014 Retrieved March 13, 2014
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Project: WATG - Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo at SwarmX; retrieved March 13, 2014
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Creating Hawai'i Tourism: A Memoir , by Robert C. Allen (p. 127-130); published 2004 by Bess Press (via Google Books
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Goo leaves architectural firm but keeps designing ; by Kristen Consillio, at the
Honolulu Star-Bulletin ; published February 17, 2007; retrieved March 13, 2014
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The Rebranding of Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo ; by Amanda Hurley; at
Architect ; published March 14, 2008; retrieved March 13, 2014
^ Nuttall, Graeme (6 April 2016).
"WATG: Employee-Owned Through a Perpetual Trust" . Fieldfisher . Retrieved 13 November 2019 .
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Tanjong Jara Beach Hotel , at the
Aga Khan Development Network
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Bardessono Hotel Attains LEED Platinum Status , at Hospitality Design, published February 9, 2010; retrieved March 13, 2014
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Royal Opera House Muscat puts Oman on the Cultural World Map ", at
The Middle East ; retrieved March 13, 2014
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Construction Began Feb. 13 on Lisboa Palace in Macau , at Buildings.com; published February 17, 2014; retrieved March 14, 2014
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