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EVANSTON, IL. – The search for an architect/engineer firm to design a future engineering research building at Northwestern University has attracted well over 100 responses through an initial open call. The range of respondents reflects a highly competitive field, spanning globally recognized firms to emerging voices.
After careful evaluation, 12 firms have been invited to advance to the next stage of the selection process.
The longlist (in alphabetical order):
- 3XN Architects
- Behnisch Architekten
- Henning Larsen
- KieranTimberlake
- PAYETTE
- Richärd Kennedy Architects
- SHoP Architects
- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
- Snøhetta
- Studio Gang
- TenBerke Architects
- WEISS/MANFREDI
It is anticipated that the shortlist will be announced in Summer 2026.
About Northwestern
Founded in 1851, Northwestern University is one of the country’s leading private research and teaching universities with an enrollment of approximately 8,000 full-time undergraduate students and approximately 8,000 full-time graduate and professional students and approximately 2,000 part-time students on campuses in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, and Doha, Qatar. Northwestern combines innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative environment that transcends traditional academic boundaries. Northwestern provides students and faculty exceptional opportunities for intellectual, personal and professional growth in a setting enhanced by the richness of Chicago.
About MRC
Malcolm Reading Consultants (MRC) is a strategic consultancy that helps clients to imagine and define contemporary environments, both built and natural. MRC is the leading specialist in devising and managing competitive selection processes. We believe in the power of design to create new perceptions and act as an inspiration.
MRC has completed over 250 assignments in settings including Antarctica and Australia; London and Washington, D.C.; Oxford and Cambridge; and Houston and Riyadh, for extraordinary and emblematic projects representing over US$50 billion of construction value.