Editing RTKL Associates (section)

==History==
===20th century===
The firm was founded by [[Archibald C. Rogers]] in his grandmother’s basement in [[Annapolis, Maryland]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Archibald Coleman Rogers, 84, founded RTKL architectural firm|url = https://www.baltimoresun.com/2001/12/07/archibald-coleman-rogers-84-founded-rtkl-architectural-firm/|access-date = 2015-09-13|date = 2001-12-07|website = The Baltimore Sun|last = Kelly|first = Jacques}}</ref> Francis T. Taliaferro joined shortly afterwards.<ref name="Baltimore 2004">{{cite news|first=Bill|last=Atkinson|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2004/08/29/urban-visions-are-rtkls-stock-in-trade/|title=Urban visions are RTKL's stock in trade|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=29 August 2004|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> In 1949, the pair hired Charles E. Lamb, whose design for the [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel County]] [[Girl Scouts of the USA|Girl Scouts]] Teepee Lodge gained the firm national attention by winning an award from the [[American Institute of Architects]].<ref name=Gunts2007-7>{{cite news|last=Gunts|first=Edward|title=RTKL has made mark on region's landscape|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2007/07/07/rtkl-has-made-mark-on-regions-landscape/|date=7 July 2007|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>

Rogers and Taliaferro's reputation grew when, in 1954, internationally renowned architect [[Pietro Belluschi]] selected the firm as his associate architect for the design of the Church of the Redeemer in [[Baltimore]].<ref name=Clausen1994>{{cite book|last=Clausen|first=Merideth L.|title =Pietro Belluschi: Modern American Architect|publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology|date=1994|isbn=0-262-03220-1}}</ref> The project received an AIA Award of Merit and, in 1986, a special 25-Year Award from the AIA's Baltimore Chapter. In 1956, Lamb was made a partner in the firm, which changed its name to Rogers, Taliaferro and Lamb.<ref name=Gunts2007-7 />

The addition of [[urban design]] specialist George Kostritsky in 1961 completed the foursome, and the “Rogers, Taliaferro, Kostritsky and Lamb” name was condensed to “RTKL”. In that same year RTKL was commissioned to design the public spaces for the [[Charles Center]], which contributed to Baltimore’s [[urban renewal]] movement. Largely because of the success of this involvement, the firm was commissioned to develop downtown plans for [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, [[Hartford, Connecticut]], and [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], among other U.S. cities. The firm continued to expand in the next decades, opening offices across the company and overseas. RTKL also grew through acquisitions. 

===21st century===
In 2000, RTKL acquired [[Dallas]]-based FDS International, a health practice ranked among the top ten in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|title = RTKL buys FDS, forms health facilities group|url = http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2000/01/17/newscolumn2.html?page=2|website = Dallas Business Journal|accessdate = 2015-09-13|date = 2000-01-16}}</ref> Later RTKL bought the [[Miami]]-based Howard Snoweiss Design Group, a design company, with an eye towards expanding its business in Latin America and the Caribbean.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gus G.|last=Sentementes|title=RTKL Associates buys Miami design company|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=6 October 2000|access-date=14 September 2015|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2000/10/06/rtkl-associates-buys-miami-design-company/}}</ref>

In 2007, RTKL became a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Arcadis NV]], an international company that delivers consulting, design, engineering, urban planning, architectural and project management services for infrastructure, environment and buildings.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Design firm sold to Dutch company|url = https://www.baltimoresun.com/2007/07/07/design-firm-sold-to-dutch-company/|access-date = 2015-09-13|date = 2007-07-07|website = The Baltimore Sun|last = Connolly|first = Allison|last2 = Arney|first2 = June}}</ref>

In August 2010, the firm purchased Beijing-based AHS International, a practice that specialized in healthcare and medical-facility architecture.<ref>{{cite web|last=Keegan|first=Edward|title=RTKL Acquires Beijing-Based AHS International|work=Architect|date=31 August 2010|access-date=14 September 2015|url=http://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/rtkl-acquires-beijing-based-ahs-international_o}}</ref>

In 2011, ''[[Building Design]]'' ranked RTKL’s retail sector first in the world, its planning services third, and its urban design services fifth.