Ellerbe Becket was an independent Minneapolis, Minnesota-based architectural, engineering, interior design and construction firm until 2009, when it was acquired by AECOM. As of May 2011 the company is doing business under the 'AECOM' name. AECOM is ranked as one of the world's largest architectural firms, with offices in Dallas, TX, Kansas City, MO, San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Doha, Qatar.
The firm currently employs 475 people in seven locations and three countries, and has designed buildings in all of the 50 states and in 20 countries.
The company originally called Ellerbe & Co. was founded by Franklin Ellerbe in 1909 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Its first clients included the Mayo Clinic and 3M. Thomas Ellerbe took over the company in 1921 upon his father's death. When he retired in 1966 it became an employee-owned company. In 1987 it merged with Welton Becket and Associates of Los Angeles and became Ellerbe Becket. In 1988 it opened a sports design division in Kansas City. On October 26, 2009 Ellerbe Becket joined the architecture, planning, and engineering firm AECOM. Ellerbe Becket’s professional expertise and practice strengths in the design of healthcare, sports, government, corporate and higher education facilities complement the global AECOM platform.
Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DCCarlson School of Management - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MNKingdom Centre, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaTarget Plaza South and North, Minneapolis, MNBrasil Telecom Data Center, Brasilia, BrazilCharles Evans Whittaker Federal Courthouse, Kansas City, MOYonsei University Medical Center - Severance Hospital, Seoul, KoreaKhalifa Sport City - Orthopedic Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, QatarWalt Disney Memorial Cancer Institute, Orlando, FLMercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MDMayo Clinic, Rochester, MNSanford Health, Sioux Falls, SDSt. Luke's Hospital Nassif Heart Center, Cedar Rapids, IASt. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, OHStonewall Jackson Hospital, Lexington, VAGonda Building, Rochester, MNRegions Hospital Expansion 2009 & Cafeteria Renovation, St. Paul, MNThe following were designed by the Kansas City Sports Venue branch
Notre Dame Stadium ( and renovation ), Notre Dame, INCentennial Olympic Stadium/Turner Field, Atlanta, GAFaurot Field (renovation), Columbia, MOGuangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, ChinaLambeau Field Renovation, Green Bay, WICenturyLink Field, Seattle, WARentschler Field, East Hartford, CTRhodes Stadium, Elon, NCChase Field, Phoenix, AZAutzen Stadium Renovation, Eugene, ORForeman Field Renovation, Norfolk, VASam Boyd Stadium (renovation), Las Vegas, NVJohnny Unitas Stadium Renovation, Towson, MDFrontier Field, Rochester, NYAT&T Center (formerly SBC Center), San Antonio, TXBankAtlantic Center (formerly Office Depot Center), Sunrise, FLBankers Life Fieldhouse, (formerly Conseco Fieldhouse), Indianapolis, INBarclays Center Brooklyn, NYDunkin' Donuts Center (formerly Providence Civic Center), Providence, RIFedExForum, Memphis, TNFirst Niagara Center, Buffalo, NYJQH Arena, Springfield, MOJohn Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VAJoyce Center, Notre Dame, INKönig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, GermanyMadison Square Garden, New York City, New York (1990s renovation)Manchester Arena (formerly Manchester Evening News Arena), Manchester, EnglandMatthew Knight Arena, Eugene, ORQuicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OHRose Garden, Portland, ORSaitama Super Arena, Tokyo, JapanScottrade Center, St. Louis, MOSpokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, WASprint Center, Kansas City, MOAmalie Arena, Tampa, FLTalking Stick Resort Arena (formerly America West Arena and US Airways Center), Phoenix, AZTD Garden (formerly FleetCenter), Boston, MAThomas & Mack Center, Paradise, NVVerizon Center (formerly MCI Center), Washington, DCWells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PAXFINITY Center (formerly Comcast Center), College Park, MD
