• Entering the main lobby, the visitor is greeted with two, custom glass exhibit panels and a display case.
    Entering the main lobby, the visitor is greeted with two, custom glass exhibit panels and a display case.
  • Founder, Arthur L. Parker, is commemorated on the main lobby wall.
    Founder, Arthur L. Parker, is commemorated on the main lobby wall.
  • The main lobby windows illuminate Helen Parker
    The main lobby windows illuminate Helen Parker's story. In the display case: several of her handwritten “recipes," the first Parker "winged" logo, "Parkie" the mascot from the '40s and a rope belt worn by Pat Parker.
  • Patrick S. Parker is featured on the adjacent glass panel.
    Patrick S. Parker is featured on the adjacent glass panel.
  • The bronze statue of Pat Parker can be seen from the main lobby windows, located in a garden accessed from the main lobby.
    The bronze statue of Pat Parker can be seen from the main lobby windows, located in a garden accessed from the main lobby.
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Parker Hannifin
Founding Family Commemoration

Parker Hannifin Corporate Headquarters presents the founding family front and center in the main lobby. The story begins with the founder, Arthur L. Parker, and his great inventions, including a list of his 161 U.S. patents.

Custom molded art glass is used for exhibit panels featuring Arthur’s wife, Helen and their son, Patrick S. Parker, who led the company for 37 years. A triangular display cabinet contains four historic artifacts.

Located outside and visible through the main lobby windows is a life-size bronze statue of Pat. It is located near a pond on the property, as he was an avid sailor and his leadership style is expressed around the circular base: “I always thought of business and life as a voyage.”

Project Recognition

American Corporate Identity 24 (2009)

Environmental Graphics

Creativity Annual Awards (2008)

Environmental Graphics Campaign

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