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<br />OVERVIEW OF FIRM
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<br />The Russell Partnership, Inc. (TRP) is a full service architectural firm whose lineage can be
<br />traced to two firms -- Polevitzky and Russell Architects (1936 - 1941) and Weed, Russell,
<br />Johnson Associates, Architects and Engineers (1946 - 1957). Founded by T. Trip Russell,
<br />F.A.I.A. in 1957 as T. Trip Russell & Associates, the firm is built upon a solid foundation of
<br />tradition and experience. The early years saw the development of Miami Beach and
<br />therefore, the design of numerous hotels such as Shelborne, Albion, Triton and Lincoln
<br />Center. Many of these hotels received national recognition in various publications and now
<br />are listed in the National Historical Register as fine examples of that era. The years after
<br />World War II brought great growth to South Florida and the Caribbean area. As a principal in
<br />Weed, Russell, Johnson Associates, Mr. Russell designed nine major chain stores for
<br />companies such as Burdines, Sears & Roebuck and Saks Fifth Avenue.
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<br />In 1957, he founded T. Trip Russell and Associates. For the next twenty years, the firm
<br />designed and built numerous projects throughout the eastern United States, the Caribbean,
<br />Central America and Africa. Among major projects designed during this time are the Four
<br />Ambassadors Square - a one million square foot complex that included hotel, apartments,
<br />shops, offices, restaurants, banquet facilities, recreation areas, a marina and parking
<br />facilities; the U.S. Consulates in Lagos, Nigeria and Leopoldville, Congo; San Francisco
<br />Commercial Center in Managua, Nicaragua - a 190,000 square foot mixed use complex with
<br />offices, shops and parking garage; and housing projects including condominiums and rental
<br />apartments to 1,400 units.
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<br />In 1977, two members of the firm became principals and the firm was re-named Russell,
<br />Martinez, & Holt, Architects, Inc. Through 1985, the firm designed numerous Buildings in
<br />Florida including the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Miami, Orlando Airport Holiday Inn, Hotel Inter-
<br />Continental at Four Ambassadors Square, Lua A. Curtiss Library, and offices for private and
<br />public clients as well as the remodeling of schools, hotels and offices. Master planning and
<br />studies for Camp Wesumkee, Dinner Key, and Coconut Grove are also among the firm's
<br />milestone assignments.
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<br />A merger in 1985 brought together Russell, Martinez, & Holt, Architects, Inc. and Tinney,
<br />Ruiz & Partners to form The Russell Partnership, Inc. This blend of a young aggressive
<br />design firm and an established, experienced architectural practice created a stronger, more
<br />diversified company with maturity and a youthful spirit. Between 1985 and 1990, the work
<br />of the firm included a variety of projects, including a terminal building for US Air; a ten-story
<br />office building for the State of Florida Department of General Services; a 25,000 square foot
<br />commissary for Dobbs House, a Radiation Therapy Facility at the Veterans Administrations
<br />Medical Center in Miami, as well numerous projects for the u.s. Postal Service, Dade County,
<br />Holiday Inns, Inter-Continental Hotels, Florida International University, University of Miami
<br />and Florida Atlantic University.
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