8/19/2023 0 Comments Architect philadelphiaMaster the skills to be a creative and innovative professional in the built environment.Learn from an interdisciplinary faculty of professionals.Focus on sustainability and building for the future.The NAAB-accredited program provides a challenging curriculum with a design studio sequence that is the core of the program comprehensively synthesizing all the courses into project-based learning. You will collaborate with various disciplines on industry projects, gain valuable experience in internships and get a global perspective through study abroad programs. From advanced design courses to business classes, and a focus on sustainability throughout, you will be ready to dive into careers upon graduation. What’s more, its bold approach to sustainability that leverages its industrial heritage as an engine for research and learning has earned it a LEED Gold rating.Our 5-year professional architecture program prepares you to think and design for the future. It’s a phenomenon of a building that is also a machine for sparking new growth in the fields of learning, commerce, and community across greater Philadelphia and beyond. The University of Pennsylvania’s new Pennovation Center is a rebel, a futurist, a disruptor. Read More Trends A SUSTAINABLE ENGINE FOR INNOVATION IN PHILADELPHIA We believe it comes down to ‘why.’ Why do we go to the office, and why is the communal workplace important? Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, business press headlines have declared a range of impacts on the workplace, from the end of the office as we know it to the absolute necessity of in-person workplaces like never before. Several evolving architecture and design trends have not only been validated but accelerated to meet this moment: the value of open space, empathy, the balance of convergence and decentralization, blending boundaries, and wellness. Read More Trends Nascent Trends in the Built Environment Validated & Accelerated by COVID-19ĬOVID-19 is a catalyst of change. An exceptional architect and leader, Mayva has led several of KSS’ most noted projects and built many of the firm’s lasting client relationships. KSS Architects is pleased to announce Mayva Donnon as a new partner. Read More News KSS Architects Announces New Partner To do so, we will have to think about and practice development differently. At this moment, we have the opportunity to lay a new foundation that can facilitate systemic change to champion human development. The need for more equitable human development is emerging as a central concept as the economy transforms in what many are calling the fourth industrial revolution. Read More 23-30 Borden Avenue DEFINING A NEW URBAN INDUSTRIAL PARADIGM Fostering Connection Design Strategies to Create Community-Based Learning Environments Community Sustainability in Practice: How KSS Architects Approaches Sustainable DesignĪmidst an array of existing sustainability rating systems and frameworks, KSS Architects sought to dig deeper into our own understanding and approach to sustainability as a firm.Ī new paradigm for development is forming as we continue into the 21st Century. To explore this important topic, KSS facilitated a discussion with representatives from the University of Pennsylvania, a leader in planning and designing for long-term resilience, at the Society for College and University Planning’s Mid-Atlantic Conference. Institutional resilience has never been more critical. Jessica Mangin, RA, LEED AP BD+C, Associate Trends Institutional Resilience: Cross-Disciplinary Innovation, Entrepreneurship, & Change Management In addition to its intrinsic value as a material that contributes to attractive, warm spaces that people gravitate toward, mass timber is also lauded as a sustainable construction strategy, largely due to its ability to reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment. But what is mass timber’s sustainability story beyond carbon? Explore through KSS’ integrated approach that explores sustainability through a framework of four broad lenses–environment, social, human, and economic. Mass timber construction is on the rise nationwide. Why is Mass Timber Sustainable? Mass Timber
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