Founded in 1949 by Richard E. Drover and Frederick P. Weaver as a residential design partnership. In 1968 the firm reorganized as Drover, Welch & Lindlan Architects. In 1984 the firm was renamed DWL Architects + Planners, Inc.
Today DWL Architects + Planners is a large regional practice, based in Phoenix, Arizona. Their architectural philosophy seeks to balance function, efficiency, context and aesthetics. They believe that what looks good can work well; and what works well, lasts.
DWL has designed many residential buildings in Arizona. Among their most significant works are such iconic structures as Arizona State University, Charle's Trumbull Hayden Library and Pedestrian Mall (1966), Wells Fargo Arena (1974, formerly the University Activities Center), Burton Barr Central Library (1995 - with Will Bruder Architects), and Terminals 2, 3 and 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (1962 - with Lescher & Mahony, 1979 and 1990).
Today DWL Architects + Planners is a large regional practice, based in Phoenix, Arizona. Their architectural philosophy seeks to balance function, efficiency, context and aesthetics. They believe that what looks good can work well; and what works well, lasts.
DWL has designed many residential buildings in Arizona. Among their most significant works are such iconic structures as Arizona State University, Charle's Trumbull Hayden Library and Pedestrian Mall (1966), Wells Fargo Arena (1974, formerly the University Activities Center), Burton Barr Central Library (1995 - with Will Bruder Architects), and Terminals 2, 3 and 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (1962 - with Lescher & Mahony, 1979 and 1990).
