The growing Washington, DC office of top international design and architecture firm Perkins Eastman is pleased to announce that Kathleen M. Claire has joined as an Associate. With more than 25 years of design experience in the hospitality and commercial markets, she will build on the firm’s established practice for hotel, resort, club, and workplace design. Claire was most recently with the Washington, DC office of CORE architecture + design and has also worked for Gensler and STUDIOS Architecture.
Claire’s roster of clients includes Marriott International, Courtyard by Marriott, Willard Intercontinental, Discovery Communications, Ernst & Young, MCI, Price Waterhouse Coopers, among others. Her work has been recognized with awards from the IIDA, AIA, and Washington Building Congress. She has been published in major design publications and newspapers including USA Today, The Washington Post, and Elle Décor. Claire attended Washington University in St. Louis.

About Perkins Eastman
Perkins Eastman is among the top design and architecture firms in the world. With more than 750 employees in 13 locations around the globe, Perkins Eastman practices at every scale of the built environment. From niche buildings to complex projects that enrich whole communities, the firm’s portfolio reflects a dedication to progressive and inventive design that enhances the quality of the human experience. The firm’s portfolio includes high-end residential, commercial, hotels, retail, office buildings, and corporate interiors, to schools, hospitals, museums, senior living, and public sector facilities. Perkins Eastman provides award-winning design through its offices in North America (New York, NY; Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Pittsburgh, PA; San Francisco, CA; Stamford, CT; Toronto, Canada; and Washington, DC); South America (Guayaquil, Ecuador); North Africa and Middle East (Dubai, UAE); and Asia (Mumbai, India, and Shanghai, China). More info at https://www.perkinseastman.com.