HOK's William Valentine, FAIA: 'I'm on to less'

摘要

Bill Valentine joined Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (#1 on BD & C's Giants 300 list of A/E firms for 2005) shortly after earning his MArch from Harvard 43 years ago. He became president of the 1,885-employee, St. Louis-based firm in 2000 and was named chairman a few months ago. Valentine is considered one of the pioneers of the green-building movement, and one of its staunchest advocates. As design leader, he operates out of the firm's San Francisco office, one of 23 HOK offices in North and South America, Asia, and Europe.