EDAW, Inc. engages in landscape architecture, planning and urban design, and public space planning. The company offers environmental services, economic services, social and cultural services, and information technology consulting services. It serves defense, national security, civil government, and government institutions and corporation sectors. The company was founded as Eckbo and Williams in 1939 and changed its name to Eckbo, Royston and Williams in 1945 and again to Eckbo, Dean and Williams in 1958 and finally to EDAW, Inc. in 1973. EDAW is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Suzhou, China; Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney, Australia; Edinburgh, Scotland; London and Manchester, the United Kingdom; Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates; and Singapore. It also has additional offices in Alexandria, Charlottesville, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Fort Collins, Honolulu, Irvine, Lake Tahoe, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Miami Beach, New York, Phoenix, San Antonio, and Seattle. As of December 5, 2005, EDAW, Inc. is a subsidiary of AECOM Technology Corporation.