Architecture, Incorporated is a design firm based out of the Washington Metropolitan Area

Washington Metropolitan Area

The Washington Metropolitan Area is the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The area includes all of the federal district and parts of the U.S...

, in Reston, Virginia and Ft Myers, Florida. The architecture

Architecture

Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...

 and interior architecture

Interior architecture

Interior Architecture is truly a marriage of three distinct design disciplines: interior design, architecture, and industrial design...

 design firm is also recognized as Architecture, Inc. and Arch Inc. for short. In addition to architecture and interior architecture, the firm specializes in urban planning, campus planning, graphic design, environmental consulting, and landscape architecture. The firm is gaining wide acclaim most recently from the design of the new Kettler Arena & Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...

 NHL training facility and headquarters, known as the Kettler Capitals Iceplex

Kettler Capitals Iceplex

Kettler Capitals Iceplex is the practice arena of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. The highest ice rink above street-level in the United States, it is located on the eighth floor atop the parking garage adjoining the Ballston Common Mall in the Ballston neighborhood of...

, located in Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The land that became Arlington was originally donated by Virginia to the United States government to form part of the new federal capital district. On February 27, 1801, the United States Congress organized the area as a subdivision of...

. The firm just completed the masterplan for the Revitalization of Lake Anne

Lake Anne

Lake Anne is a reservoir in the unincorporated suburban community of Reston in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. Lake Anne is also the name of the village center that surrounds the lake. Lake Anne and its adjacent neighborhood are the nucleus of the original Reston development....

, a historic cultural center and commercial hub in the heart of Northern Virginia

Northern Virginia

Northern Virginia consists of several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in a widespread region generally radiating southerly and westward from Washington, D.C...

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The firm was founded by two Washington native architects, William R. Drury

William R. Drury

William Drury is the President and a founding partner of Architecture, Incorporated, a design firm based out of theWashington Metropolitan Area, in Reston, Virginia. Drury has led several notable hospitality, higher education and commercial projects. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, he has resided...

 and Carl R. Shaw in 1986. The collaborative architectural firm has committed itself to improving the quality of design since the very beginning.

The firm has a broad portfolio ranging from high-end hotel design, to higher education campus planning.

Locations

• Washington D.C. Metro Area at Reston, Virginia
  Reston, Virginia
  Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The population was 58,404, at the 2010 Census and 56,407 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• South Florida at Fort Myers, Florida
  Fort Myers, Florida
  Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure....
  
  
• Southern California at Costa Mesa, California
  Costa Mesa, California
  Costa Mesa is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 109,960 at the 2010 census. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to a primarily suburban and "edge" city with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light...
  
  

Services

Education,
Hospitality,
Sports and Entertainment,
Health Care Research and Advanced Technology,
Corporate & Commercial Design.