Ellerbe Becket

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Ellerbe Becket is an international architecture, engineering, and construction firm. It was founded in 1909 in St Paul, MN and its current corporate office is located in Minneapolis, MN, while other offices are located in Dallas, TX, Kansas City, MO, San Francisco, CA and Washington, DC. International locations include Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Doha, Qatar.

Ellerbe Becket was originally just Ellerbe Associates until the 1988 acquisition of Welton Becket. The name was then changed to the present form. In the 2006 fiscal year the firm had an annual revenue of $68 million. The firm currently employs 475 employees based in 7 different locations and three different countries. The firm has designed buildings in all 50 states and in 20 different countries.

In addition to architectural design areas of expertise include engineering, interior design and construction services. Markets like health sciences are designed for producing ambulatory care, wellness centers, long-term care and general research facilities. Ellerbe Becket has designed and built numerous sports stadiums, arenas, training facilities and recreation centers. The company has also built general work place buildings like offices, training and research facilities, and mixed-use complexes. Commerecial buildings such as conference and convention centers, hotels and resorts and themed retail center have been built.

[edit] Noteworthy buildings designed by Ellerbe Becket

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The following lists buildings or structures designed, helped designed, or helped renovated by Ellerbe Becket.

General Buildings
- Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC
- Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles , CA
- Carlson School of Management - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- Kingdom Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Target Plaza, Minneapolis, MN
- Brasil Telecom Data Center, Brasilia, Brazil
Health Care
- Yonsei University Medical Center - Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Khalifa Sport City - Orthopedic Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar
- Walt Disney Memorial Cancer Institute, Orlando, FL
- Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
- St. Luke's Hospital Nassif Heart Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
- St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, OH
- Stonewall Jackson Hospital, Lexington, VA
- Gonda Building, Rochester, MN
Sports Facilities
- Stadiums
  - Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA
  - Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, China (stadium for 2008 Summer Olympics)
  - Lambeau Field Renovation, Green Bay, WI
  - Qwest Field, Seattle, WA
  - Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT
  - Rhodes Stadium, Elon, NC
  - Turner Field, Atlanta, GA
  - Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
- Arenas
  - AT&T Center (formerly SBC Center), San Antonio, TX
  - BankAtlantic Center (formerly Office Depot Center), Miami, FL
  - Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
  - FedExForum, Memphis, TN
  - HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
  - John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
  - Joyce Center, South Bend, IN
  - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
  - Rose Garden Arena, Portland, OR
  - Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo, Japan
  - Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
  - Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, WA
  - St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Bay, FL
  - TD Banknorth Garden (formerly FleetCenter), Boston, MA
  - Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
  - US Airways Center (formerly America West Arena), Phoenix, AZ
  - Verizon Center (formerly MCI Center), Washington, DC
  - Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA

[edit] Popularity of Ellerbe Becket's sports venues

According to an industry survey in August, 2004, it was noted that 5 of "the 10 most popular sports venues in North America", based on event ticket sales from the previous year, were designed by Ellerbe Becket. The following is the order of rankings and event ticket sales, with Ellerbe Becket's venues in bold.

1. Madison Square Garden (Total sales: $24,435,412)
2. Wachovia Center (Total sales: $23,479,686)
3. St. Pete Times Forum (Total sales: $12,625,271)
4. The Palace of Auburn Hills (Total sales: $12,550,727)
5. Thomas & Mack Center (Total sales: $11,945,773)
6. Philips Arena (Total sales: $10,981,521)
7. Honda Center (Total sales: $10,554,675)
8. Verizon Center (Total sales: $10,214,488)
9. Staples Center (Total sales: $10,181,205)
10. Air Canada Centre (Total sales: $9,716,732)