Thursday, February 26, 2009

RTKL Adds Healthcare Principal To Dallas Office

RTKL Adds Healthcare Principal To Dallas Office

10-Year healthcare veteran to be based in firmÂ’s Dallas office. Larry R. McKillop, AIA, has joined RTKL Associates Inc., a leading international architectural firm, as a principal in the firmÂ’s health practice group. Based in RTKLÂ’s Dallas office, McKillop is responsible for managing large healthcare projects.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) April 8, 2005

Larry R. McKillop, AIA, has joined RTKL Associates Inc., a leading international architectural firm, as a principal in the firmÂ’s health practice group. Based in RTKLÂ’s Dallas office, McKillop is responsible for managing large healthcare projects.

“Our healthcare practice continues to expand world-wide,” said Wayne Barger, vice president and regional healthcare practice leader. “Larry McKillop brings more than a decade of in-depth project management experience that immediately becomes an asset for our healthcare clients. We are pleased to welcome him to the RTKL team.”

McKillop has worked on numerous notable healthcare design projects, including Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals in Henderson, Nev.; Del E. Webb Memorial Hospital Bed Tower and WomenÂ’s Center in Sun City West, Ariz.; University of North Carolina ChildrenÂ’s and WomenÂ’s Hospital in Chapel Hill, N. C.; and Guthrie Healthcare Systems surgery expansion in Sayre, Penn.

Prior to joining RTKL, McKillop served as vice president at HKS Inc. in Dallas, where he was responsible for supervising healthcare projects ranging from $30 million to $75 million in building construction costs. Other previous architectural employment includes positions with Charles Willis Associates in Arlington, Texas and with John Steven Associates in Detroit.

McKillop received his bachelorÂ’s degree in environmental design from Texas A&M University in 1990, and his masterÂ’s degree in architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1993. A registered architect in Texas, he is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He also received the Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Honor Award, the most senior architectural drawing competition in the world.

RTKL is one of the world's largest planning and architectural firms. Founded in 1946, the company entered the healthcare and health science sector in 1962. Over the last 40 years the firm has successfully guided the development of over $5 billion of new and renovated healthcare and health science projects. Today, RTKL ranks among the top five design firms serving the health industry nationally and abroad. This award-winning healthcare team complements a firm-wide team of 700 professionals serving urban planning and mixed-use, retail and entertainment, hospitality, multi-family residential, and corporate clients in 50 countries from 11 offices located in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

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