# BBGM

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{{short description|American architecture and design company}}
{{Infobox company
 | name          = BBGM Architects + Interiors
 | logo          = BBGM Logo Large.jpg
 | type          = Private
 | genre         = 
 | founded       = 1984 (BBG);<br>1987 (BBGM)
 | founders      = David Beer;<br>Henry (Hank) Brennan;<br>Peter Gorman
 | hq_location   = [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.)
 | num_locations = 
 | area_served   = International
 | key_people    = Domenic Giordano, AIA;<br>Bruno Grinwis, IIDA;<br>Bahram Kamali, AIA;<br>Kathryn Mickel, IIDA;<br>David Delcher, AIA, LEED AP;<br>Reade Elliott, AIA, LEED AP
 | industry      = [Architecture](/source/Architecture), [Interior Design](/source/Interior_Design)
 | services      = [Adaptive Reuse](/source/Adaptive_reuse), [Architecture](/source/Architecture), [Historic Preservation](/source/Historic_Preservation), [Interior Design](/source/Interior_Design), [Master Planning](/source/Master_Planning), [Renovation](/source/Renovation), [Restoration](/source/Building_restoration), [Sustainable Design](/source/Sustainable_Design), [Urban Design](/source/Urban_Design)
 | owner         = 
 | parent        = 
 | divisions     = 
 | subsidiaries  = 
 | website       = {{url|bbgm.com}}
 | footnotes     = 
 | intl          = 
}}
thumb|right|Turnberry Tower
thumb|right|W Hotel D.C.
thumb|right|Mandarin Oriental D.C.

''' BBGM''' is an American [architecture](/source/architecture) and [interior design](/source/interior_design) firm. It is based in [Washington, DC](/source/Washington%2C_DC), and employs about 50 [architect](/source/architect)s and interior designers. It specializes in the design of hotel, office and large residential buildings.<ref name=Dudley>{{cite journal |last=Dudley |first=Jeanee |title=BBGM: International Boutique Architectural Services Based in Washington, D.C. |url=https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=00808bc8-5e65-4e3e-b923-82c21a28a3c2 |journal=US Builders Review |location=Portland, Maine |publisher=TrueLine Publishing LLC |access-date=November 6, 2015 }}</ref>

==History==

In the 1990s the firm began work on hotel projects, including renovation of the [St. Regis Hotel](/source/St._Regis_Hotel), the [Sheraton Center](/source/Sheraton_New_York_Times_Square_Hotel) and the Sheraton City Square in New York City, and the [Hamilton Crowne Plaza](/source/Hamilton_Crowne_Plaza), the [Omni Shoreham Hotel](/source/Omni_Shoreham_Hotel), the [Hay-Adams Hotel](/source/Hay-Adams_Hotel), and the [Sofitel](/source/Sofitel) Lafayette Square renovations in Washington, D.C.<ref name=Madigan /> By 2004 the firm had worked on almost forty hotels in the D.C. area.<ref name=Madigan>{{cite news |last=Madigan |first=Sean |date=July 9, 2004 |title=Designs on Washington: Architecture Firm Brennan Beer Gorman-Brennan Beer Gorman Monk's Stamp is on Three Dozen Hotels in Washington -- but there's Always Room for More |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2004/07/12/focus1.html |newspaper=Washington Business Journal |pages=37–38 |access-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref>

In 1994, BBGM took part in designing the expansion for [The Peninsula Hong Kong](/source/The_Peninsula_Hong_Kong),{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} and has also worked on projects in China,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Levere |first=Jane |date=May 16, 2013 |title=Stunning Art Deco Hotels |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/departures-magazine/stunning-art-deco-hotels_b_3280256.html |journal=Departures Magazine |location=New York, N.Y.|publisher=TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. |access-date=November 12, 2015 }}</ref> the United Arab Emirates,<ref>{{cite news |last=Behan |first=Rosemary |date=November 28, 2013 |title=Hotel Insider: the Rosewood, Abu Dhabi |url=http://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/travel/hotel-insider-the-rosewood-abu-dhabi |newspaper=The National |access-date=November 16, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=January 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> the Caribbean, Egypt, India, Mexico, Singapore, Russia, Australia, South America, Canada, and the United States.<ref name=HI914>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=BBGM: A Small Firm with Big Talent |url=http://www.hospitality-interiors.net/magazine/issues/2014/10 |journal=Hospitality Interiors |location=East Sussex, United Kingdom |publisher=Gearing Media Group |date=September 2014 }} {{subscription required}}</ref>

The company's name was simplified to BBGM in 2013.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Carlino |first=Nicole |date=May 2014 |title=People 2014: BBGM |journal=Hotel Business Design |location=Long Island, NY |publisher=ICD Publications, Inc.}}</ref>

In 2015, BBGM merged with Arizona-based luxury hotel design firm Monogram.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://azbigmedia.com/featured/renowned-bbgm-joins-forces-monogram|title=Renowned BBGM Joins Forces with MONOGRAM|publisher=Arizona Commercial Real Estate Magazine|access-date=2015-11-02|archive-date=2016-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414064900/http://azbigmedia.com/featured/renowned-bbgm-joins-forces-monogram|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Selected projects==
* [Hay-Adams Hotel](/source/Hay-Adams_Hotel), Washington, D.C
* Suite 5000 of the [Mandarin Oriental](/source/Mandarin_Oriental%2C_New_York), New York, N.Y.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Abel |first=Ann |date=April 7, 2014 |title=A Spashy, Secret New Place to Stay in New York: Suite 5000 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/annabel/2014/04/07/the-splashiest-secret-new-place-to-stay-in-new-york-suite-5000-at-the-mandarin-oriental-hotel |journal=Forbes |location=New York, N.Y.|access-date=November 12, 2015 }}</ref>
* [Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C.](/source/Mandarin_Oriental%2C_Washington%2C_D.C.)<ref>{{cite news |last=Cubé |first=Christine |date=September 19, 2003 |title=Southwest Waterfront Hotel Preparing to Make a Splash |newspaper=Washington Business Journal |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/09/22/focus3.html |access-date=November 9, 2015 }}</ref>
* [Lotte New York Palace Hotel](/source/Lotte_New_York_Palace_Hotel), New York, N.Y.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Abel |first=Ann |date=October 1, 2013 |title=The Splashy Rebirth of a Manhattan Icon: The New York Palace Hotel |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/annabel/2013/10/01/the-splashy-rebirth-of-a-manhattan-icon-the-new-york-palace-hotel |journal=Forbes |location=New York, N.Y.|access-date=November 12, 2015 }}</ref>
::* Martin Katz Jewel Suite (designed in collaboration with [Martin Katz](/source/Martin_Katz_(jewelry_designer)))<ref>{{cite journal |last=DeMarco |first=Anthony |date=December 18, 2013 |title=Martin Katz Creates New York Luxury Suite and Jewelry Line |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2013/12/18/martin-katz-creates-new-york-luxury-suite-and-jewelry-line/ |journal=Forbes |location=New York, N.Y.|access-date=November 19, 2015 }}</ref>
::* [Dom Pérignon](/source/Dom_P%C3%A9rignon_(wine)) Suite<ref>{{cite news |last=Parr |first=Christopher |title=Inside the $25K Dom Pérignon Hotel Suite at the New York Palace |newspaper=Pursuitist |url=https://pursuitist.com/inside-the-25k-dom-perignon-hotel-suite-at-the-new-york-palace/ |access-date=November 20, 2015 }}</ref>
* [Omni Shoreham Hotel](/source/Omni_Shoreham_Hotel), Washington, D.C.
* [Plaza Hollywood](/source/Plaza_Hollywood), Hong Kong, China
* [Rosewood Abu Dhabi](/source/Rosewood_Abu_Dhabi), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
* [Sofitel New York Hotel](/source/Sofitel_New_York_Hotel), New York, N.Y.
* Turnberry Tower, Arlington, V.A.
* [W Hotel Washington](/source/Hotel_Washington_(Washington%2C_D.C.)), Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bhattarai |first=Abha |date=March 14, 2014 |title=From the W Hotel to the Marriott Marquis, Local Design Firm Says Business is Brisk |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/from-the-w-hotel-to-the-marriott-marquis-local-design-firm-says-business-is-brisk/2014/03/14/477e98c2-a897-11e3-b61e-8051b8b52d06_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=November 5, 2015 }}</ref>
* [Washington Marriott Marquis](/source/Washington_Marriott_Marquis), Washington, D.C.
* [Watergate Hotel](/source/Watergate_Complex), Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cooper |first=Rebecca |date=October 3, 2014 |title=Grunley Tapped for $100M Watergate Hotel Renovation |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/breaking_ground/2014/10/grunley-tapped-for-100-watergate-hotel-renovation.html |newspaper=Washington Business Journal |access-date=November 5, 2015 }}</ref>
* Wharf Intercontinental, Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cooper |first=Rebecca |date=January 26, 2015 |title=Carr Readies the Wharf Intercontinental, an 'Urban Resort' on Southwest Waterfront |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/top-shelf/2015/01/carr-readies-the-wharf-intercontinental-an-urban.html |newspaper=Washington Business Journal |access-date=November 16, 2015 }}</ref>
* [Willard InterContinental Washington](/source/Willard_InterContinental_Washington), Washington, D.C.
* [Workhouse Arts Center](/source/Workhouse_Arts_Center), Lorton, V.A.

==Selected awards and honors==
* Hotel Business Design
:: Top Architects and Designers of 2014 (#24)<ref name=HBD0915>{{cite web|url=http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/icd/hotelbusinessdesign_20150910/index.php#/22 |title=Hotel Business Design Top Architects & Designers |publisher=ICD Publications, Inc.}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
* Interior Design
:: Top 10 Fastest Growing Firms of 2014 (#7)<ref>{{cite journal |last=Leung |first=Wing |date=January 26, 2014 |title=Interior Design's 2014 Top 100 Giants |url=https://www.interiordesign.net/articles/detail/35863-2014-top-100-giants/ |journal=Interior Design Magazine |location=New York, N.Y.|publisher=Sandow |access-date=November 16, 2015 }}</ref>
:: 2010 Hospitality Giants (#10) <ref name=Halper />
:: 2009 Hospitality Giants (#9)<ref name=Halper>{{cite journal |last=Halper |first=Jill |date=October 29, 2010 |title=2010 Hospitality Giants |url=https://www.interiordesign.net/articles/detail/33366-2010-hospitality-giants/ |journal=Interior Design Magazine |location=New York, N.Y.|publisher=Sandow |access-date=November 16, 2015 }}</ref>
* Top 10 Most Impressive Penthouses of 2014
:: CNBC, Turnberry Tower<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/01/02/10-most-impressive-penthouses-of-the-year.html?slide=12&page=11#. |title=CNBC's Top 10 Most Impressive Penthouses of 2014 |date=2 January 2015 |publisher=CNBC LLC}}</ref>
* AIA DC 2011 Chapter Design Awards<ref name="AIA DC 2011 Chapter Design Award Winners">{{cite web|url=https://www.dexigner.com/news/23891 |title=AIA DC Announces 2011 Chapter Design Award Winners |publisher=Dexigner}}</ref>
:: Merit Award, Lorton Workhouse Arts Center, Historic Resources Category
:: Merit Award, W Hotel Washington, Historic Resources Category
* 2007 White House Closing the Circle Award,
:: Pentagon Library & Conference Center, Sustainable Design & Construction at the Pentagon<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fedcenter.gov/_kd/Items/actions.cfm?action=Show&item_id=13948&destination=ShowItem |title=Office of the Federal Environmental Executive Announces 2007 White House Closing the Circle Award Winners |publisher=FedCenter.gov}}</ref>
* Emporis
:: Emporis Skyscraper Award 2000, Sofitel New York Hotel<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.emporis.com/awards/2000 |title=Emporis Skyscraper Award 2000 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Emporis.com |publisher=Emporis GMBH |access-date=November 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916094558/http://awards.emporis.com/awards/2000 |archive-date=September 16, 2015 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.bbgm.com/}}

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Category:Architecture firms based in Washington, D.C.
Category:Companies established in 1987
Category:Privately held companies based in Washington, D.C.

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