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NBBJ

NBBJ is an American global architecture, planning and design firm with offices in Boston, Columbus, Charlotte, London, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, Pune, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Shanghai. The firm provides services in architecture, interiors, planning and urban design, environmental graphics, experience design, healthcare and workplace consulting, landscape architecture, and lighting design. The firm works across sectors including healthcare, commercial and workplace environments, science and research, education, civic and cultural institutions, and urban design. NBBJ has been recognized as a TIME 100 Most Influential Companies (2025), and a six-time recipient of the Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm award. NBBJ was also recognized as "Best in Business" by Modern Healthcare, named the fastest-growing architecture firm by Architectural Record, and designated by Wired as the "architecture firm of choice for tech companies."

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NBBJ is an American global architecture, planning and design firm with offices in Boston, Columbus, Charlotte, London, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, Pune, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Shanghai. The firm provides services in architecture, interiors, planning and urban design, environmental graphics, experience design, healthcare and workplace consulting, landscape architecture, and lighting design. The firm works across sectors including healthcare, commercial and workplace environments, science and research, education, civic and cultural institutions, and urban design. NBBJ has been recognized as a TIME 100 Most Influential Companies (2025), and a six-time recipient of the Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm award. NBBJ was also recognized as "Best in Business" by Modern Healthcare, named the fastest-growing architecture firm by Architectural Record, and designated by Wired as the "architecture firm of choice for tech companies."

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  1. date of foundation: 1943 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1943". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376134218

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