Landmarks: Everyplace has a story. Every story has a place
Available: October 2025
Great destinations around the world are evolving. Today’s global populations expect more wherever they live, work, and play, prompting virtually every aspect of public life to provide richer, more complex and highly rewarding experiences. These experiential environments are dramatically portrayed in the work of Selbert Perkins Design, an international design firm whose new book, “Landmarks: Every Place Has a Story. Every Story Has a Place,” lets readers see 60 projects in branding, wayfinding, and placemaking from diverse destinations around the world.
Displaying a broad range of international projects, the 280 page book traces decades of world class design for memorable places on 5 continents, including cities, campuses, corporations, transit facilities, theme parks, stadiums, campuses, hotels, and more. With studios in Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, and Shanghai, SPD has collaborated with architects, engineers, corporations, municipalities, developers and citizens to create design for the public good. Combining Branding, Wayfinding, and Placemaking, SPD creates memorable experiences that explore captivating stories of each place.
The multidisciplinary work of Selbert Perkins Design encompasses a diverse range of design. Memorable logos translate into unique sign programs, complemented by public art, landmarks, and monuments. Here’s a taste of what awaits readers. City Creek Center, one of the nation’s largest mixed-use redevelopments, provides insight into the power of branding, wayfinding, and placemaking in the spectacular reinvention of the core of Salt Lake City. Abu Dhabi, the capitol of the United Arab Emirates, has been revolutionized by a new system of street names, addresses, and zip codes to define and organize the future of the Emirate. The Wilshire Grand Center employs dynamic branding, wayfinding, and placemaking to establish a new LA Landmark. To see more inspiring images of the future, open the pages of “Landmarks: Every Place Has a Story. Every Story Has a Place.”
Partial list of projects:
Baird Center, Milwaukee, WIHuntington Tower, Detroit, MI
Blue Cross/ Blue Shield, Boston, MA
Urban Park at Kendall Center, Cambridge, MA
Orlando International Airport, Orlando, FL
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
City of Worcester, Worcester, MA
The Beverly Center, Los Angeles, CA
Kuntsevo, Moscow, Russia
One City, Shenzhen, China
Waterside District, Norfolk, VA
Morongo Casino, Palm Desert, CA
LAX Airport, Los Angeles, CA
Kailua Village, Kailua, H
City of Everett, Everett, WA
Laiye, Beijing, China
Boston Architectural College, Boston, MA
World of Coca Cola, Atlanta, GA
Temple Judea, Tarzana, CA
Saadiyat Beach Villas, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Las Vegas Gateway, Las Vegas, NV
The Bravern, Bellevue, WA
Dahua 1935, Xian, China
JNY Robbins Family Campus, Toronto, Canada
Author: Selbert Perkins Design
ISBN 13: 9781736273180
Price: $60.00
Size: 11.0” x 8.5” (landscape)
Pages: 280
Images: 540, 60 projects
Binding: Hard Bound
Subject category: Placemaking, wayfinding & branding