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Two KSS-designed learning environments have earned national recognition in Learning By Design Magazine’s Fall 2026 Awards of Excellence.

Different communities. Different design challenges. One shared goal: creating learning environments that support students today while preparing them for what comes next.

AMY at James Martin in Philadelphia received an Honor Award – Climate Action, with jurors recognizing its student-centered learning neighborhoods, commitment to wellness, and spaces that extend learning beyond the classroom.

Comp Sci High in the Bronx received an Outstanding Project Award, with jurors highlighting its connection to the South Bronx, flexible and light-filled learning environments, and support for students’ academic, professional, and civic growth.

These recognitions reflect the shared vision and collaboration of the clients, educators, partners, and project teams who helped bring both schools to life.

AMY at James Martin Project Team:
Moody Nolan, Collaborating Architect
Mosaic Development Partners & Daniel J Keating Company, Developer Turn-key, Design-Build Team
O’Donnell & Naccarato, Structural Engineer
David Mason & Associates, Civil Engineer
Studio Sustena, Landscape Architect
Arora Engineers, MEP/FP Engineer, AV, IT, Security Designer

Comp Sci High Project Team:
Civic Builders, Developer
Kelmar Designs, Contractor
LERA Consulting Structural Engineers, Structural Engineer
MG Engineering, MEP/FP Engineer

Photography: Kat Kendon and Alexander Severin

#KSSArchitects #LearningByDesign #K12Design #EducationDesign #LearningEnvironments @philly_schools @compsci_high @moodynolandesign @mosaicdevelopment @odonnellandnaccarato @studio_sustena @aroraengineers @civicbuilders @lera_engineers @mgecompanies @kendonphotography @_as__ap_ The School District of Philadelphia, AMY at James Martin by @kssarchitects

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2 days ago

Lake Flato and KSS Architects partnered to design Amy Gutman Hall, a data science and AI building for Penn Engineering. LEED Gold-certified, it is the first mass timber project for the University of Pennsylvania, and the first six-story mass timber building in Philadelphia.

The use of mass timber is a primary response to the building’s purpose as a hub for data science and AI innovation. The wood both reduces the building’s carbon footprint by 52% relative to concrete and 41% relative to steel and creates a warm, tactile and welcoming environment.

Photography: Jeffrey Totaro

#KSSArchitects @lakeflato @uofpenn @pennengineering @jeffreytotaro #Sustainability #MassTimber by @kssarchitects

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12 days ago

Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University, a 44,000-square-foot facility in Sewell, New Jersey features an integrated design centered around immersive exhibits, hands-on learning, and direct engagement with the site’s scientific resources. A collaboration between KSS and Ennead Architects, the project was designed to meet rigorous sustainability goals. Mass timber played a major role in the project and is featured throughout public areas, contributing to lower embodied carbon and creating a tactile connection to the natural surroundings.

“The two most important goals of the project were sustainability and guest experience,” shares Andrew Sniderman, AIA, Principal. “Our use of mass timber in the building effectively supports both. Wood is a key part of our ability to connect visitors and staff with the natural world. The warmth of wood and biophilic connection mass timber brings is very evident in this building.”

“We also wanted to feature mass timber to signify its role in a sustainable future. When museum visitors walk through the front doors, they see this beautiful wood. The mass timber helps us elevate the guest experience with a sustainable building.”

Those attending The American Institute of Architects (AIA)’s Conference on Architecture & Design this week, can hear more of Andrew’s thoughts on mass timber in a panel discussion on “Delivering Mass Timber Projects Through Competitive Bidding” with Buro Happold’s Stephen Curtis, PE, CEng MICE, Principal.

Photography: Jeff Goldberg / Esto

#KSSArchitects #MassTimber #AIA #Sustainability #RowanUniversity @thefossilpark @thefossilpark @aianational @buro_happold @enneadarchitects by @kssarchitects

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4 months ago

Bancroft has been a leader in breaking down boundaries for individuals with neurological challenges, autism, and intellectual and developmental disabilities for more than 130 years. KSS’s longstanding partnership with Bancroft began more than a decade ago with the design of its flagship 80-acre campus for children with developmental disabilities, primarily autism.

Now, Bancroft’s Preschool & Early Education Program, serving children ages 3–11, will expand and relocate to a new two-story, 55,205-square-foot school on the Welsh Campus in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.

Our approach to neuroinclusive design reinforces Bancroft’s commitment to early intervention and individualized learning, bringing education, clinical services, and family collaboration together to support each child’s growth.
Connections to nature, movement, and play promote wellness and support positive learning and behavioral outcomes.

Clear wayfinding and child-scale spaces build confidence and independence, while sensory regulation spaces offer opportunities to pause and recharge. Immersive, nature-inspired environments spark curiosity and communication, supporting social and life skills through playful exploration.

#KSSArchitects #NeuroinclusiveDesign @bancroftorg by @kssarchitects

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4 days ago

We’re excited to share that KSS Architects’ recent renovation and addition to Seton Hall University’s Walsh Library Innovation Hub has received a Design & Service Award in the Interior Category from AIA Central New Jersey (CNJ)!

KSS transformed Walsh Library's basement into a vibrant, technology-driven learning environment that puts innovation on display. Once closed off and isolated, the space now features a welcoming student lounge, IT support “Genius Bar,” makerspaces, and recording studios. Glass walls and improved connections throughout the library bring visibility to hands-on learning and encourage collaboration and creativity.

Now in its third year, the @aiacnj awards program celebrates design excellence and meaningful contributions to the built environment.

Congratulations to the entire project team on this recognition!

Project Partners:
• @langanengenv - Civil
• @harrisonhamnett - Structural
• Ketler & Gilligo Consulting Engineers - MEP/FP
• @nv5_inc - AV/IT
• @torconinc - Contractor

Photography by @jeffreytotaro

#KSSArchitects #LibraryDesign #LibraryRenovation #HigherEducationDesign #LearningEnvironments @setonhall @shu_libraries by @kssarchitects

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5 days ago

KSS Architects, in collaboration with Ennead Architects, designed the carbon-neutral Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University to spark discovery and inspire sustainable action.

The 44,000-square-foot facility—built atop a former marl quarry containing 66-million-year-old fossils marking the end of the dinosaur era—features an integrated design centered around immersive exhibits, hands-on learning, and direct engagement with the site’s scientific resources.

Mass timber is used in key public spaces—including the lobby and café—to enhance user experience through warmth, tactility, and a visual connection to nature. Extensive glazing and a terrace on the southern façade provide direct visual access to the quarry and reinforce the indoor-outdoor relationship.

Photography: Jeffrey Goldberg/Esto / Courtesy of Edelman Fossil Park & Museum

#KSSArchitects @enneadarchitects @thefossilpark @rowanuniversity #Sustainability #MassTimber #TodayforTomorrow by @kssarchitects

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10 days ago

Osmo, the digital olfaction company, uses AI to further innovation in olfactory technology, and needed a home that incorporated workplace, chemical laboratories, warehouse, and manufacturing areas. As part of the client’s focus on the future, KSS designed an adaptable space with potential for expansion, as Osmo’s needs and technologies evolve.

By focusing on areas of social mixing and transparency of space, KSS created a balanced workplace that captures technological innovation, enables fragrance exploration, and supports the client’s rapid growth and future-focused identity.

The design engages the human senses through tactile fabrics, natural wood, and maximum daylight. Organic materials and patterns balance the existing industrial concrete structure on site. The project features a walking path along Newark Bay with open views toward the water and leverages existing windows to bring daylight deeper into interior spaces through transparency.

The lighting is strategically designed to evoke a sense of dissipated scent molecules in the open ceilings in contrast to concentrated and directional zones in labs and manufacturing spaces. Osmo’s technology is at the forefront of digitizing the sense of smell to improve human health and well-being. This facility showcases the innovation behind their research while prioritizing future flexibility and human wellness.

Project Partners:
Harrison-Hamnett, Structural
Rock Brook, MEP/FP
RC Andersen, Contractor

Photography: Alexander Severin

#KSSArchitects @osmo_smell @harrisonhamnett @therockbrook @rc_andersen @_as__ap_ #WorkplaceDesign #AIInnovation Wellness by @kssarchitects

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11 days ago

Transforming the lives of listeners is at the heart of the state-of-the-art vision KSS Architects and the design team developed for the University of Delaware’s Loudis Recital Hall. The proposed phased renovations will support the University’s continued growth in the arts while celebrating the hall’s original character.

Inspired by the softness and continuity of a ribbon, the new acoustic shell transforms the room into an instrument of its own. Floating and rippling above the stage, its continuous curves are tuned to shape the movement, diffusion, and reflection of sound throughout the hall—guiding energy from the stage into the audience with clarity and warmth. The ribbon becomes both an architectural and acoustic device, wrapping the performance in a carefully calibrated sonic environment. Paired with a consistent, light interior palette, the new shell visually and acoustically reshapes the hall, amplifying its sense of height, volume, and intimacy while keeping the focus on the performance.

Project Partners:
Keast & Hood, Structural
BR+A, MEP
Theatre Projects, Theater Consultant
LSTN, Acoustician Consultant
Becker & Frondorf, Cost Estimator

#KSSArchitects #TheaterDesign @udelaware @keastandhood @brplusa @theatre_projects @lstnconsultants @beckerfrondorf by @kssarchitects

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25 days ago

Today we’re participating in Park(ing) Day!

Our installation “The Joy of Change: The Transformation of a Chrysalis in the City” explores metamorphosis as a process of subtraction. Constructed of materials including folded paper, repurposed fabric, and string, the structure invites the community to interact and explore the parklet’s gradual transformation.

We’ll be stationed at 1100 Chestnut Street. Stop by and see us!

#PARKingDay2026 #PARKingDayPHL #ReclaimTheStreets #KSSCulture #GoldenConePHL @PARKingDAYPHILA by @kssarchitects

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a month ago

Russo Development, in collaboration with Onyx Equities, is transforming a former Novartis property to meet the region’s growing demand for advanced cold storage and logistics capacity.

Working closely with RealCold, KSS designed a high-performance freezer facility tailored to its operational needs. A robotic automated storage and retrieval system supports flexible freezer rooms with narrow-aisle racking. An adjacent 40-foot-clear ambient storage area is designed to accommodate future logistics or light industrial tenants.

The architecture brings these distinct uses together through a unified design language. Monumental two-story office zones, articulated concrete walls, expansive glazing, and a warm, consistent color palette create a refined identity across the building while responding to the township’s design standards.

#ColdStorage #LogisticsDesign #Logistics #AdaptiveReuse @russodevelopment @onyxequities by @kssarchitects

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a month ago

What does it take to create a space that will shape the next generation?

For AMY at James Martin, it started with a shared vision — and the right people around the table.

Maria Sourbeer, EVP at Mosaic Development Partners, shares what it meant to help bring this 87,000 SF middle school to life for nearly 500 Philadelphia students.

Mosaic and Daniel J. Keating, together with the School District of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (PAID) are proud to have worked alongside local community leaders, Torrado Construction, KSS Architects, Moody Nolan Architects, Pritzker Law, and Studio Sustena, among others, to turn that vision into a place students can learn, grow, and thrive.

Learn more about AMY and our other projects at mosaicdp.com

Photography: Kat Kendon / Kendon Photography
Videos: KSS Architects

#MosaicDevelopmentPartners #Philadelphia #CommunityDevelopment #Education by @kssarchitects

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a month ago

BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions engaged KSS to evaluate relocating its Catalysts division from leased space to an existing company-owned facility. Following the feasibility study, BASF moved forward with renovating the facility to support specialized research and operations.

Reimagining the facility meant more than accommodating a new program. KSS created a collaborative, welcoming workplace with open labs and offices, shared support spaces, and a renewed arrival experience. Inspired by BASF’s bold visual identity, the renovation supports employee wellbeing, encourages connection, and reflects an evolving workplace culture.

Learn more about the project on our website:
https://buff.ly/twoetD0

Project Partners:
The Reynolds Group, Civil
Rock Brook, MEP/FP
MPP Engineers, Structural
Zimmerman Studio, Lab Consultant
Phelps Construction Group, Contractor

Photography: Alexander Severin

#ResearchFacilities #LaboratoryDesign #WorkplaceDesign #AdaptiveReuse @basf_na @therockbrook @zimmermanstudiollc @phelpsconstrgrp @_as__ap_ by @kssarchitects

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