In KieranTimberlake's 40th anniversary year, our projects continued to receive accolades locally, nationally, and internationally for design excellence, sustainability, and innovation. Each award reflects our team's dedication to thoughtful architecture integrated to site, program, and people.

In addition to project awards, KieranTimberlake was recognized with several firm awards, including Best of Practice by Architect's Newspaper, Large Firm of the Year Award in Institutional Architecture by Architecture MasterPrize, and Best Sustainable Firm Jury Winner and Best Large Firm Finalist in the Architizer A+ Awards.

Architect's Newspaper juror Wendy Dunnam Tita noted, “A lot of firms talk about research and innovation, but I think that KieranTimberlake is a firm that really does commit to it. It has also evolved as a firm; the ability to shift to a larger and more complex scale in the last 10 to 15 years is exciting to see.”

John A. Paulson Center

The LEED Gold John A. Paulson Center at New York University sets a new paradigm for multi-use university facilities. The 735,000-square-foot building is designed to optimize interactions between diverse student groups and academic disciplines. It features classrooms; performing arts theaters, teaching, and practice rooms; athletic facilities; and housing for students and faculty.

Since opening in January 2023, the Paulson Center has continued to earn national and international acclaim. At the 2024 AIA Conference, the project earned the national AIA Architecture Award and AIA Education Facility Design Award. Regional recognition included an Honor Award from AIA Philadelphia and Merit Award from AIA Tri-State.

Partner Richard Maimon traveled to London to present the Paulson Center at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Conference after earning the Best Tall Building (Americas) Award of Excellence. Other international accolades included the World's Most Beautiful Campus by the Prix Versailles and Architizer A+ Awards' Jury Selection in Higher Education & Research Facilities.

The Chicago Athenaeum and European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies recognized the Paulson Center with the American Architecture Award, GOOD DESIGN Sustainability Architecture Award, and International Architecture Award.

The Paulson Center also earned several engineering awards, including the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) Diamond Award in Special Projects and Platinum Award in Structural Systems, in addition to the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) IDEAS² Award for Excellence in Engineering.

North Campus Housing

The University of Washington's North Campus Housing neighborhood extends an historic campus fabric by weaving together four buildings and accompanying landscapes on a previously isolated and heavily sloped part of campus. The LEED Gold residences create a vibrant living-learning community for upwards of 2,000 students, fostering engagement and connection through dining, instruction, meeting, and recreation spaces.

North Campus Housing earned national acclaim with the AIA Housing Award, in addition to a COTE Award from AIA Pennsylvania and an Honor Award from AIA Tri-State.

Penn's Landing Pavilion

The new Penn's Landing Park will reconnect Philadelphia to its river's edge by constructing a transformational 11.5-acre civic space at the heart of the city's waterfront. KieranTimberlake's scope of work includes the architectural design of the central pavilion to house and support park amenities, including a café, skate rentals and support for the adjacent ice rink/summer plaza, and office space. Designed in collaboration with Hargreaves Jones, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC), and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the new Penn's Landing Park broke ground in September 2023.

The unbuilt design earned an Honor Award from AIA Philadelphia and Merit Award from AIA Pennsylvania.

AIA Pennsylvania jurors were impressed by "the impact this pavilion will make as a civic anchor."

Partners James Timberlake and Richard Maimon traveled to Singapore to present the project at the World Architecture Festival where it won the WAFX Prize in Carbon and Climate and was a Civic Future Project Finalist.

Folger Shakespeare Library

The renewal and expansion of the Folger Shakespeare Library is the result of more than 10 years of planning to make the institution a more inclusive, experiential, and welcoming place. Built in 1932 and designed by Paul Cret, the original building was principally a research library and a repository for works by and about Shakespeare. The new design reflects a commitment to expand the audience, relevance, and future of the Folger.

Since reopening to the public in 2024, the project has earned several awards, including an Honor Award from AIA Philadelphia, Renovation of the Year Jury Winner by Archello, an Editor's Pick in Architect's Newspaper's Best of Design Awards, and Best of Best Restoration & Renovation from Architecture MasterPrize.

The AIA Philadelphia jury noted that "materiality was treated with equal care, blending historic materials with new, modern elements that complement, rather than compete with, the original building's architectural presence."

The Folger was also featured on the June cover of Architectural Record.

Student Innovation Center

The LEED Gold Student Innovation Center serves as both a gateway and destination on Iowa State University's campus, attracting undergraduate innovators, creators, and collaborators across disciplines. The result is a flexible, dynamic space that encourages around-the-clock experimentation and free exchange of ideas.

The academic building was recognized by AIA Tri-State with an Excellence Award and AIA Springfield with the Central States Excellence in Design Honor Award

Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub

The Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub is a thriving nexus for student and community entrepreneurship and home to Invent Penn State, a Commonwealth-wide initiative to spur economic development, job creation, and student career success. The space is a critical component of Penn State's entrepreneurial ecosystem, providing resources and opportunities for students across disciplines, as well as businesses and start-ups throughout Pennsylvania.

The Innovation Hub earned a COTE Citation: Design for Energy from AIA Pennsylvania. Jurors recognized the integrated building as one "people will fight to preserve over time."

Foreign Affairs Security Training Center

Located on a 1,350-acre site in rural Blackstone, Virginia, the LEED Gold Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) consolidates the US Department of State's hard-skills training from 10 separate venues into a single purpose-built facility for the first time. KieranTimberlake was commissioned to design the campus, which comprises 18 fully occupied buildings and 85 individual training and support structures totaling more than 500,000 square feet.

This year, FASTC earned a Merit Award from AIA Tri-State.

Bulletin Building Renovation

The adaptive reuse of the Bulletin Building transformed an architecturally and culturally significant 1955 structure into a contemporary life science building in Philadelphia. The renovation and adjacent Drexel Square park (replacing a surface parking lot) form a dynamic centerpiece for Brandywine Realty Trust's Schuylkill Yards development and a memorable gateway to University City.

The project was recognized with a Merit Award from AIA Tri-State.

Centennial District Ideas Exchange Competition

Submitted as part of a competition to reimagine the future of West Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, this proposed masterplan aims to revitalize the historic district through vibrant public spaces and improved connections. Guided by an ambitious community engagement process, the resulting framework sets a new standard for urban park design.

Designed in collaboration with PORT, the project earned an Honor Award from AIA Philadelphia.

The jury praised this masterplan for its "thoughtful layering of landscape, infrastructure, and architecture to create a cohesive and visionary urban framework."

To see a full list of accolades, visit our Awards Page.