Darrell S. “Rocky” Rockefeller, CEO, President and Senior Partner of Rockefeller Kempel Architects, has been named the American Institute of Architects (AIA) California’s 2024-2025 Vice President of Professional Practice.
Leading women’s advocacy organization Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation has announced the planned retirement of architect and innovator Cynthia Phifer Kracauer AIA, the organization’s executive director for the last seven-plus years.
The Path to Principal program is designed to create stronger alignment between the long-term compensation of NELSON’s leaders and the firm’s long-term financial success.
TPG Architecture announced Alejandro Gala has joined the firm as Creative Director. Gala brings nearly 20 years of industry experience to the role, including a global portfolio spanning the retail, hotel, commercial, and building repositioning market sectors.
Studio 804 is a year-long, educational opportunity for graduate students who are entering the final year of the Master of Architecture program at the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Design. Students are tasked with real-world building challenges as part of the program, including the designing, hiring of consultants, establishing budgets, getting permits and the physical act of building the entire structure.
While the majority of architects get licensed via a degree from a program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), roughly 15% of current architects, over 18,000 in total, achieved licensure through other pathways.
The move places Kaye, a senior consulting leader with 25 years of experience achieving accelerated, sustainable growth across multiple private and public market sectors, into a key role overseeing Buro Happold’s three existing, highly successful advisory teams – Cities, Sustainability, and brightspot strategy.
This strategic addition bolsters Page's structural engineering services and reinforces its industry leadership in providing comprehensive architectural, engineering, and consulting services for national and international clients.