Sports + Fitness
We create multi-use, communal facilities that enhance mental and physical well-being.
Projects
KPF-Designed Football Performance Center Opens at University of Michigan
This past September, Andrew Klare, Design Director, and Gregory Mell, Project Manager, traveled to Ann Arbor for the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Projects
Ferry Field Commons
Projects
University Activity Center
Projects
The STAR Center
Global Gateways
Our airport designs address environmental, technological, and social challenges through the lens of traveler experience.
Stories
The Future of Aviation
Press Releases
KPF Celebrates the Official Re-Naming of Abu Dhabi International to Zayed International Airport, Terminal A
Entirely designed by KPF – from airside to landside, building to furniture – the state-of-the-art complex will serve up to 45 million passengers annually, doubling the airport’s capacity, and provide an inspiring new gateway to an increasingly interconnected world.
Press
CNN Travel Explores Changi’s T5 Expansion
Following the unveiling of the airport’s expansion by Singapore’s Prime Minister, the outlet discusses KPF and Heatherwick Studio’s design that reimagines the airport design paradigm.
Campus Planning + Design
We design for campuses with the belief that learning and research are the cornerstones of progress.
Press Releases
KPF Designs the King’s Agora at Bush House South West Wing
KPF has submitted a planning application for the upgrade of a key component of the Strand Campus.
Press Releases
Northwestern University Unveils KPF-Designed Kellogg Education Center
The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University announces their newest institutional building, a high-tech center for global collaboration between students, faculty, and corporations.
Press Releases
KPF Unveils University of Birmingham 2045 Campus Vision
As part of the masterplan framework, KPF analysed and evaluated the University of Birmingham’s portfolio of more than 300 buildings, with the strategic goal of attracting and retaining world-class students, researchers, and staff. The 2045 Campus Vision identifies opportunities for buildings to be retained, refurbished, transformed, or replaced – ultimately enabling the University’s mission to create a net zero, future-proof institution.
Events
KPF Hosts Science and the City 2.0 Symposium
On April 4, a group of clients, collaborators, peers, and city officials, gathered at KPF’s New York office for “Science and the City 2.0 | Science, Research, and Healthcare: Designing for a Sustainable City,” an in-depth discussion with industry leaders.
Adaptive Reuse
With a custom approach to each project, our designs maximize environmental, social, and financial value.
Stories
Adaptive Reuse
Stories
Conversion – Adaptive Reuse
Stories
Densification – Adaptive Reuse
Stories
Rejuvenation – Adaptive Reuse
Craft
Driven by a commitment to design excellence at all scales, we elevate projects through their materiality and finest details.
Press Releases
KPF Publishes Design in Detail, Exploring Achievements in Architectural Craft
An in-depth look at 14 of the firm’s most iconic buildings around the world, the volume reveals how the overall design concept is realized down to the smallest scale with crafted elements such as custom-glazed terra cotta tiles, cast bronze art, and carved blocks of stone.
Events
Beijing University Lecture and Exhibit Observe KPF Craft
On Monday, May 14th, KPF President and Design Principal James von Klemperer gave a lecture that accompanied an exhibit held at Tsinghua University’s architecture school. Both titled “KPF Making,” the thematic content demonstrated the practice’s achievement in craft, from the supertall, mixed-use tower to the low-rise, residential neighborhood.
