Updates

January 21, 2016

When we moved into our new studio last year, we loved that it gave us more room to create. Whether it’s full-sized building mockups or a high-stakes maple syrup cook-off, 2015 has been a year of making for all of us at KieranTimberlake. We asked our colleagues to reflect…

January 20, 2016

KieranTimberlake kicked off the year by providing kits containing the latest generation of its sensor platform to user groups in Philadelphia and Copenhagen. Since receiving Architect Magazine’s R+D Award in 2013, the network has been refined and is heading toward commercial roll-out in 2016. Each kit…

January 13, 2016

Metropolis magazine selected KieranTimberlake as one of architecture and design’s “Game Changers” for 2016. In the January issue, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Inga Saffron describes the firm’s commitment not only to environmentally-friendly construction, but also to research-driven approaches to design that take into account how sustainable buildings…

December 23, 2015

In an op-ed published in Fast Company magazine’s Co.Design blog, titled “Should We Save Mid-Century Modern Icons That Hurt The Environment?” partner James Timberlake outlines an ethical approach to the energy efficiency problems that plague mid-century modern architecture. Nearly thirty million commercial buildings were constructed after World…

December 22, 2015

Architect magazine, the official journal of the AIA, described KieranTimberlake’s pioneering practices in a recent article entitled “The Life Cycle of Practice”. The article, written by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, highlighted firms that continue to push the boundaries of the role of the architect in the modern…

November 20, 2015

Last month, The Architect’s Newspaper blog highlighted KieranTimberlake’s work on The Consortium for Building Energy Innovation (CBEI). The two-part project located in Philadelphia’s Navy Yard consists of both the retrofit of an existing mid-century building and the new construction of a classroom and laboratory facility, with the goal…

November 19, 2015

At the 2015 Greenbuild Conference in Washington DC, KieranTimberlake researcher Roderick Bates presented regarding the evolution of Tally®, the firm’s custom Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool for designers. Speaking to a room of sustainable building practitioners and advocates, Bates explained how this tool has the unique capacity to…

November 16, 2015

One of KieranTimberlake’s Community Involvement initiatives was featured in the most recent issue of Context, the AIA Philadelphia chapter’s quarterly journal. The article focused specifically on KieranTimberlake’s pro bono involvement in the Community Design Collaborative’s pursuit to repurpose Philadelphia’s vacant school buildings in weaker real estate…

November 13, 2015

KieranTimberlake’s design for the soon-to-be-renovated LOVE Park was recently featured on Uwishunu, a popular website that creates buzz about Philadelphia’s cultural attractions. LOVE Park’s new design, conceived in partnership with Hargreaves Associates, strikes a balance between preserving the beloved features of the park, such as…

November 11, 2015

The Pennsylvania chapter of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) honored KieranTimberlake last month at the 2015 Annual Architectural Excellence Design and Special Awards. Held at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the awards ceremony recognized over 35 Pennsylvania firms and individuals who were selected from…