Ellerbe Becket enters its second century as one of the world's preeminent firms, offering architecture, interiors and engineering services. The firm's collaborative, studio-based approach has a single-minded focus: producing outstanding buildings that serve their clients' needs and cultural framework.

Formed through a merger between Minnesota-based Ellerbe and California-based Welton Becket & Associates, the inherent strengths of Ellerbe Becket's approach have resulted in its solid reputation as a firm that leads large, complex projects, in areas such as workplace environments, commercial and mixed-use development, healthcare, sports and venue, and higher education. Because Ellerbe Becket professionals carefully consider context—the culture, the city, the market forces, the time, place, and history—as part of their design process, the result is elegant solutions in all 50 United States and more than 20 countries.

Steadfast in the pursuit of innovation through design, through its history Ellerbe Becket has contributed to significant changes in the way buildings serve people, informing and influencing architecture around the globe. As important, the centennial is representative of the firm's real sustainability – its ability to sustain a business, to attract and retain talented employees, to design buildings that endure, and to foster positive change in the community over a century of practice.