Projects
Stories about architecture, cities, people, and inspiration. Through words, images and video, learn more about the impact of KPF’s work in the built environment.
Events
Florence Chan Hosts Tour of the Rosewood Hotel at Victoria Dockside
On October 23rd, the KPF Director will guide viewers through the design of the hotel tower and share how it fits into the larger KPF-designed waterfront development.
Events
Short Film on KPF's Resiliency and Renewal Program for NYCHA Featured in Open House New York Weekend
The KPF-produced film documents the design process behind the NYCHA neighborhood revitalization alongside collaborating partners and is available on-demand as part of OHNY’s Weekend design festival.
Projects
One Vanderbilt’s Market Resilience Highlighted in the Financial Times
The KPF-designed office tower is a central point of the article, which discusses the challenges the pandemic has presented for commercial office buildings, and highlights the details and amenities that have allowed One Vanderbilt to flourish.
Video
Bloomberg Checks in on Songdo, the KPF-Designed Smart City
The video includes interviews with KPF President James von Klemperer alongside academics, urban planners, and Songdo residents, looking back on the success of the South Korean city that was planned from scratch to incorporate smart technology and support a sustainable urban lifestyle.
Awards
Neighborhoods Now wins MASterworks Award
The Municipal Arts Society honored the Bedford-Stuyvesant initiative, developed by the Van Alen Institute and Urban Design Forum, with special recognition for its neighborhood contribution and thoughtful design solutions.
Press Releases
HPP Unveils KPF-Designed Hybrid Mass Timber Office Building in Vancouver
One of the tallest exposed hybrid mass timber office buildings in North America at 260 feet tall, Burrard Exchange is the most prominent component of a series of interventions that preserve the legacy of the Bentall Centre as the premier office complex in downtown Vancouver.
Awards
Two KPF Projects Win 2020 Emporis Skyscraper Awards
One Vanderbilt and Qiantan Center placed third and fifth, respectively, in this year’s awards celebrating the 10 best recently completed towers over 100 meters tall in cities around the world.
Awards
Rosewood Guangzhou and Hong Kong Honored with AHEAD Asia Awards
The KPF-designed hotels were recognized in the hotel newbuild and amenity categories for bars, lounges, and event spaces in the 2021 awards.
Awards
One Crown Place Shortlisted in Multiple Awards
The recently completed project has been recognised in the British Homes Awards, the New London Awards and the Resi Awards.
Press
James von Klemperer Discusses The Future of Skyscrapers and 5 WTC with Dezeen
Continuing its 9/11 anniversary series, the outlet considers the next twenty years of skyscraper design, with the KPF President predicting an increase in the use of masonry and craft, as well as a greater mix of uses.
Press
Rob Whitlock Speaks with Architectural Record about 5 World Trade Center
20 years after 9/11, Architectural Record highlights the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, with input from the KPF Principal on the firm’s design for the master plan’s final plot.
Events
Jill Lerner and Carlos Cerezo Davila Present HKUST Guangzhou in Lab Design Conference Keynote Presentation
On September 21st, the KPF Principal and Environmental Design Director discussed the significant lab and research facilities of the conference's feature project.
Projects
660 Fifth Avenue’s Green Amenities Featured in Commercial Observer
The KPF-renovation project features new terraces on multiple floors, offering expansive outdoor spaces in Midtown Manhattan.