WSP Flack+Kurtz is firmly established as one of the industry’s premier global building services design consultants. Founded in New York in 1969, WSP Flack + Kurtz works in Paris since 1988 and has opened its Paris office in 2000. Our team is entirely bilingual French-English and specialises in supporting international projects.
WSP Flack+Kurtz is part of the global engineering group WSP, listed on the London Stock Exchange and staffed around 9,000 employees located in 200 offices worldwide. The group adds to the local Paris capabilities with its varied expertise.
Since its foundation, WSP Flack+Kurtz has met the challenges of some of the most complex and notable building projects in the world, including London’s Canary Wharf, Paris’ Coeur Défense and Tour Phare, New York’s World Financial Center, and the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur.
We are recognized for our specific expertise in the engineering of tall buildings, the design of low-energy buildings, banking and corporate institutions, high-technology facilities and large multi-use complexes.
WSP Flack + Kurtz is very involved in the LEED™ system. The Hearst Tower in Manhattan, designed by WSP Flack + Kurtz, is the first New York highrise certified to LEED™ Gold. Other projects, such as the William Jefferson Clinton presidential library in Little Rock (Arkansas) are certified to LEED™ Platinum.
The WSP Group, mother company of WSP Flack+Kurtz is also very involved in sustainable design and energy studies. WSP is an expert auditor for complex projects within the UK BREEAM assessment system.
WSP Flack+Kurtz in Paris, in constant contact with its US and UK offices, shares these values and experience, and brings them to bear on all local and international projects carried out by the Paris office.