Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects
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Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects is an architectural
firm founded in 1975 by Lee H. Askew as Lee Askew and Associates, in 1982 called Askew Nixon Ferguson Wolfe, and received its current name and organization in 1998. The founders were Lee H. Askew, William B. Ferguson, William Nixon
and Butch Wolfe. In 2008, this firm was run by eight partners, including Askew and Ferguson, and employed about thirty registered architects.
This firm is located in Memphis, Tennessee
. Its building features a gallery which displays monthly art shows of local Memphis artists.
The work of ANF Architects runs the gamut from museums and civic projects,http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek07/1012/1012d_haley.cfm, to high-design retail stores http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2005/08/08/focus7.html?jst=pn_pn_lk, to large university projects http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=oid%3A38334.
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...
firm founded in 1975 by Lee H. Askew as Lee Askew and Associates, in 1982 called Askew Nixon Ferguson Wolfe, and received its current name and organization in 1998. The founders were Lee H. Askew, William B. Ferguson, William Nixon
William Nixon
William Holladay Nixon is chairman and chief executive of Policy Impact Communications, Inc., a full-service public- and government relations company...
and Butch Wolfe. In 2008, this firm was run by eight partners, including Askew and Ferguson, and employed about thirty registered architects.
This firm is located in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. Its building features a gallery which displays monthly art shows of local Memphis artists.
The work of ANF Architects runs the gamut from museums and civic projects,http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek07/1012/1012d_haley.cfm, to high-design retail stores http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2005/08/08/focus7.html?jst=pn_pn_lk, to large university projects http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=oid%3A38334.
Notable projects
- University of Memphis, School of Law campusUniversity of Memphis, School of Law campusThe University of Memphis, School of Law building is a 5-story former federal building, located in downtown Memphis. As of 2010, the building is owned entirely by the University of Memphis and houses its law school. It is located at the corner of Front Street and Madison Avenue...
, re-purposing, retrofitting and interior design work.
Awards
- Design Award of Excellence, American Institute of Architects
- Award of Honor, American Institute of Architects
- Award of Excellence, American Institute of Architects
- Design Award, American Institute of Architects
- Design Award, Progressive Architecture Magazine
- Honorable Mention for Design, American Institute of Architects
- Educational Design Excellence, American School and University Magazine