ZGF Architects LLP is an architecture, planning, and interior design firm with offices in Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C. Total staff currently numbers 460. ZGF's work has been recognized with more than 500 national, regional, and local awards. In 1991, the firm received the national Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects. In the two decades since, ZGF has designed over 100 research facilities totaling more than 20 million square feet of space, five of which have been awarded the national distinction of "Laboratory of the Year". Clients include the National Institutes of Health; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; the University of Chicago; University of Virginia; University of Arizona; University of Texas; Duke University; University of California; University of Southern California; Northwestern University; Cornell University; Oregon Health Sciences University; Amgen; and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
In the News
Cal Poly Dedicates William and Linda Frost Center for Research and Innovation
Published 5-17-2023
Cal Poly dedicated the $133 million William and Linda Frost Center for Research and Innovation in May of 2023 in San Luis Obispo.
Virginia Tech Begins Construction on Undergraduate Science Laboratory Building
Published 4-11-2022
Virginia Tech began construction in April of 2022 on the $69.5 million Undergraduate Science Laboratory Building in Blacksburg.
University of California, Davis Breaks Ground on Aggie Square
Published 2-21-2022
The University of California, Davis broke ground in February of 2022 on Aggie Square in Sacramento.
University of Massachusetts Medical School Constructs New Education and Research Building
Published 12-15-2021
The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School is constructing the $325 million New Education and Research Building in Worcester.
University of Arizona Breaks Ground on Grand Challenges Research Building
Published 10-13-2021
The University of Arizona broke ground in September of 2021 on the $99 million Grand Challenges Research Building in Tucson.
Santa Clara University Opens Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation
Published 10-6-2021
Santa Clara University opened the $253.5 million Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation in September of 2021.
Washington State University Tri-Cities Opens Collaboration Hall
Published 9-27-2021
Washington State University Tri-Cities opened the $30 million Collaboration Hall in Richland in September of 2021.
New Academic STEM Campus Emulates Silicon Valley
Published 7-7-2021
With its Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation, Santa Clara University has bridged the stark divide between the entrepreneurial mindset of its Silicon Valley neighbors and the steadfastness typically found in academia. Colleges and universities frequently borrow ideas from, and sometimes consult with, the companies they hope will hire their graduates. Santa Clara took it one step further by involving the corporate donor in every phase of the design. The result is a facility—featuring student-driven project spaces, interconnected and accessible faculty work areas, and collaborative teaching and research environments—that represents the expectation of Silicon Valley for its graduates to be ready to work across disciplines and on integrated teams.
Stanford University Opens Biomedical Innovation Building
Published 12-16-2020
Stanford University dedicated the $210 million Biomedical Innovation Building in November of 2020 in Palo Alto, Calif.
Cal Poly Builds William and Linda Frost Center for Research and Innovation
Published 7-29-2020
California Polytechnic State University is constructing the $125 million William and Linda Frost Center for Research and Innovation in San Luis Obispo, Calif.