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HarleyEllis Firm of the Year 2000
Awarded at the onset of the firm’s recent merger,
HarleyEllis was awarded Firm of the Year 2000 for their continued
success as demonstrated through client service and satisfaction, design
excellence, and integrity.
Over 92 years strong, HarleyEllis was founded in 1908 by architect,
Alvin E. Harley. Harley was committed to building Detroit, understanding the
opportunities spurred by the newly formed automotive industry. Over the next
decade, the firm was strengthened by a partnership created with construction
engineer, Harold Ellington. The collaboration launched a new approach to
architecture in Detroit by streamlining the process of design through
engineering. Through its tenure the firm, Harley & Ellington, produced
notable Detroit landmarks including the Stroh Brewery, Wardell Hotel, White
Chapel Mausoleum, and the Horace Rackham Building.
Riding its success, the firm joined forces with respected architect,
Clarence Day forming Harley, Ellington & Day. In 1946, the firm was named
official architect for the City of Detroit and undertook some of the
landscape's most influential buildings including the Veterans Memorial
Building, City County Building, and the Vernors Ginger Ale Plant.
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“The dictum
‘architecture is never a veneer and engineering is never an
afterthought’ serves as the baseline of our organization. One facet
never integral without the other. This interlocking philosophy has
defined our corporate mission from the onset,” states Dennis M.
King, FAIA – Corporate Chairman. |
Throughout the 1970s and
1980s, the firm expanded and restructured into the full-service
architecture, engineering, planning, and interiors firm, Harley Ellington
Pierce Yee Associates.
Providing services to a
who’s who list of Detroit’s leading organizations including Ford Motor
Company, General Motors, Chrysler Corporation, State of Michigan, The
University of Michigan, Michigan Bell, and Detroit Edison, their expertise
launched the firm into a comprehensive organization capable of solving some
of the era’s most complex technological issues.
“During the 1980s, people emerged as the firm’s greatest asset. As the
economy prospered and the computer-age progressed, the demand for highly
technical facilities strengthened. The recruitment of cutting-edge talent
became the firm’s utmost priority,” stated James W. Page, PE – Corporate
Executive.
The 1990s marked a Cultural Revolution within the organization, commencing
an ongoing commitment to quality, service, and innovation. The ninety-year
old firm re-organized, strategically aligned, and prepared for the future –
while re-focusing its’ corporate philosophy toward customer intimacy and
superior quality.
Pioneering its new philosophy, the firm embraced the new millennium by a
merger with Troy-based, Ellis Naeyaert Genheimer Associates. The new firm,
HarleyEllis combines the expertise of both organizations, targeted to
regional and national markets. Its current portfolio includes projects for
Baylor University, Wayne State University, William Beaumont Hospital,
Daimler Chrysler, and General Motors Corporation.
With over 90 years of continuous service, HarleyEllis specializes in
automotive, industrial, healthcare, science & research, higher education and
corporate facilities. Located in Detroit, the organization is one of
Midwest’s largest facility planning, management, design and construction
firms. With a staff of over 300 professionals, HarleyEllis also has offices
in Asheville, Cincinnati and Los Angeles. |
