Firm Profile
The Freelon Group is a fifty member architectural firm located in Durham, North Carolina. Founded in 1990 by Philip G. Freelon, FAIA, the firm offers specialized design expertise in the areas of Museum/Cultural Center, Higher Education and Science/Technology facilities. Our building designs have received numerous awards including thirty-seven American Institute of Architects (AIA) regional, state, and local design awards. In 2008 The Freelon Group was recognized by Contract Magazine as The Designer of the Year. Our firm is also the recipient of the AIA North Carolina Outstanding Firm Award in recognition of outstanding service and design excellence. This year, Freelon is the proud recipient of the AIA Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture.
Our Mission Statement speaks to the delivery of innovative and inspiring design through collaboration and the stewardship of our environment. Building on this philosophy, we have consciously focused our design energy toward clients and projects that ultimately serve the greater good of the community. This commitment has led us toward certain projects and deliberately away from others. Accordingly, our work focuses on research and education, the advancement of understanding between disparate cultures, and the creative expression of the arts.
The firm has recently delivered successful museum projects on both coasts including the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture in Baltimore. We are currently working on cultural facilities in Washington, DC, Atlanta and Charlotte, NC. Our education and science/technology clients include Yale University, MIT and the multiple campuses in the University of North Carolina system.