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District Architecture
Awards
One Vanderbilt Named Top Transformative Project by BTEA
Last night, the Building Trades Employers Association celebrated the winners of the Transformative Projects Awards, including the KPF-designed office tower.
Projects
Jakarta MPP Completes in Indonesia’s Capital
Yesterday, KPF celebrated the completion of the 266-meter office tower developed by Mori Building Co., Ltd, marking the Japanese urban landscape company’s first development project in Southeast Asia.
Awards
One Crown Place named Best Tall Building Europe and One Vanderbilt Wins Best Tall Building 400m+ at the CTBUH Conference
In addition to these category winners, KPF-designed buildings picked up a total of nine CTBUH Awards of Excellence at the conference, demonstrating KPF’s industry-leading design around the globe.
Awards
Angela Wu Named Bay Area Power Woman
On November 16th, the KPF Director was honored in the architecture, engineering, and construction category at Bisnow’s Women Leading Real Estate conference.
Awards
Four KPF Projects Recognized in the American Architecture Awards
Park Hyatt Suzhou won in the Hotels/Hospitality category, while Suzhou International Finance Square and Heron won in the Highrise category, and Hony Centre received an ‘honorable mention’.
Awards
KPF Presents at CTBUH Conference
At the annual conference, KPF President James von Klemperer and Principals Jeff Kenoff and Rob Whitlock will present One Vanderbilt, Sequis Tower, and One Crown Place, as finalists in the awards program, in addition to a presentation related to KPF’s work featured in CTBUH’s new book.
Events
Erin Heidelberger Presents Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Studies
During this year’s annual ACLCA conference, the KPF Environmental Performance Specialist discussed integrating LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) into architectural education and bridging the gap between designers and LCA practitioners.
Awards
Hudson Commons Wins ULI NY Award For Excellence in Development
The KPF renovation project was recognized by the Urban Land Institute of New York in the 2022 awards program.
Projects
Four KPF Projects Named China’s Top Buildings in the New Era
CITIC Tower, Ping An Finance Centre, CTF Finance Centre, and Suzhou IFS were included in a list of impactful new projects curated by the China Society for Science and Technology News.
Stories
Towards an Urban Troposphere
Events
Josh Chaiken Presents at ZAK World of Facades Tel Aviv
On November 7th, the KPF Principal presented about creating an architectural identity for a project through façade design at this year’s international conference in Israel.
Events
Mustafa Chehabeddine Explores How to Build Healthy Sustainable Cities
Recently, the KPF Principal joined a panel at the Prince’s Foundation Garrison Chapel in London, using KPF projects as case studies.
People
James von Klemperer Discusses Iconic Architecture with ULI Italy
Available to stream now, KPF’s President and Design Principal was featured in the first episode of the new podcast series “Conversazioni sulla Città” (Conversations about the City), where he provided insight into the firm’s focus on project context and community impact.