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Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo Ranked First 
Among All Exclusively-Architecture Firms Worldwide
 
HONOLULU�9 September 1998 - With $23 million in international billings in 1997, the architecture firm of Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo is ranked first among all exclusively-architecture firms worldwide, in Engineering News-Record�s (ENR) annual survey of �The Top 200 International Design Firms.�  (July 20, 1998)

International work represented 49% of WAT&G�s total billings in 1997.  The firm�s 250 employees are currently working on 160 active projects on five continents. 

According to ENR, �The crippling financial crisis in the Asian market put a crimp in the growth of international design work in 1997, but the major players are not giving up on the region.� 

As a case in point, WAT&G�s revenues in Asia dropped from $7 million in 1996 to $5.5 million in 1997; but all four of its offices continue to do work in the region. 

The firm�s work within Asia shifted from Malaysia and Indonesia to China, Taiwan, and India. 
Growth in revenues in other regions of the world accounted for WAT&G�s rise in the rankings.  The firm experienced �double-digit growth in its work in Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East,� according to Howard J. Wolff, WAT&G�s corporate managing director. 

�Our clients have become more global and so have we,� says Ronald J. Holecek, the firm�s president and CEO.  �We have active, ongoing projects in 38 countries that are in various stages of design and construction.� 

Since its founding in 1945, WAT&G has worked on projects in over 119 countries and territories from offices in Honolulu, Hawaii; Newport Beach, California; London, England; and Singapore.  The firm is recognized as the world�s leading architecture firm specializing in hospitality, leisure, and entertainment. 

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Contact:
Mazeppa K. Costa
808.540.4616 (Voice)
808.540.5200 (Fax)
E-Mail:  [email protected]
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Also See:
Ten WAT&G-Designed Hotels Take Top Spots in Ranking of World�s Best / June 1998 
WAT&G Architects Selected to Design Caribbean Resort / April 1998 

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