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Awards
KPF-Designed Rosewood Bangkok Wins Hospitality Design Award
Chosen from over 1,000 total submissions, the Rosewood Bangkok was awarded in the Luxury Hotel category.
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Google Unveils Plans for New Campus in San Jose, with KPF Part of the World-Leading Architecture and Planning Team
Details of the new campus, known as Downtown West, were featured in The Architect’s Newspaper.
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Two KPF Projects Honored by Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards
KPFui’s tool Scout won the Data Design category, beating finalists from such entities as the New York Times, Salesforce, the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, Pentagram, and others, while Edge at 30 Hudson Yards received an honorable mention in the Spaces and Places category.
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KPF and Skanska Unveil New Design for 17xM in Washington D.C.
Designed by KPF and developed by Skanska, the office tower is set apart from its peers with a dynamic, angular form that maximizes views and interior flexibility.
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Rosenberg College of Law Wins 2020 AIA Kentucky Design Award
KPF’s update and expansion to University of Kentucky’s Law school, Rosenberg College of Law, transforms the program’s physical presence and enhances its role as a social force for education.
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Hana Kassem Reflects on Sustainability and Resiliency in The Washington Post Magazine
Adaptive design and the NYCHA Red Hook Houses are the focus of the Principal’s commentary in the recent article on resilience and climate change in architecture.
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KPF-Designed One Vanderbilt Opens in Midtown Manhattan
The first tower completed as part of New York City’s East Midtown Rezoning, and with a direct connection to its metro and regional transit system, One Vanderbilt symbolizes the city’s resilience and looks to the future of its central business district with a number of public realm benefits, carefully crafted materiality, and a tapered form that establishes a striking skyline presence.
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Architectural Record Profiles Industry Efforts to Address Racial Discrimination
KPF President James von Klemperer discussed the firm’s ongoing efforts to address racial injustice, including KPF Public, a collaborative within the firm seeking diversity, equity, and inclusion, both internally and through outreach.
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KPF’s Technology and Making Teams Join “Talking Additive” Podcast to Explain Their 3D Printing Philosophy
Speaking individually, Asli Oney, James Brogan, Cobus Bothma, and Ross Page discuss the benefits of 3D printing on KPF’s design process, especially at the international level.
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Keisuke Hiei Featured in "Casa BRUTUS" for his Innovative Workstation
The KPF Director made use of a shipping box to create a mobile desk that he can take to his roof for a change of atmosphere.