Devrouax & Purnell Architects

Architects Step Up to the Plate
Black-Owned Firm Is Part of Team to Design Baseball Stadium
By David Nakamura
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 1, 2005; Page DZ01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/31/AR2005083100975.html

In their fifth-floor office in the 700 block of D Street NW, architects Paul Devrouax and Marshall Purnell have small-scale models of some of their most influential work encased in glass. In one corner is a model of the Freddie Mac building in suburban Virginia; in another is a model of Pepco's headquarters in downtown Washington. Soon, the duo likely will make room for a new model -- of Washington's new baseball stadium.

Devrouax & Purnell Architects, the firm founded by the pair in 1978, is partnering with the sports division of Kansas City-based Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum Inc., known as HOK Sport, to design the ballpark that is scheduled to open in Southeast in 2008. HOK Sport has more than 300 employees and is internationally renowned for its stadiums and arenas. It is relying on Devrouax & Purnell, which has about 30 employees, to complement its expertise by providing an intimate knowledge of the city.

http://www.dp-architects.com/