West Coast Hotel And Multi-Family Residential Architects Axis/Gfa Architecture + Design Acquire Seattle'S Caron Architecture
Jan 10, 2023•over 2 years ago
Acquiring Company
AXISGFA Architecture Design
Acquired Company
Caron Architecture
Description
California-based architecture firm AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design today announced its acquisition of Seattle-based Caron Architecture. Effective January 1, 2023, the agreement will see Caron Architecture rebrand and become AXIS/GFA's new Seattle studio. The acquisition is the latest milestone in AXIS/GFA's ongoing growth and expansion along the West Coast, and further positions the firm as one of the most widely-practiced hotel and multi-family residential architectural design firms in the Western United States.
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