Category Archives: MKSD partners
Back to NewsEuropean Vacation – Part 3
Leaving Amsterdam was tough, but the exciting journey ahead was enough to convince me to stay on course with this trip. We left Centraal Station Saturday night on an overnight train and arrived in Munich early Easter …
Europe – Spring 2011
I finally returned from my European adventure, well actually I only wish I had just returned as it has been almost five months since I came home. Unfortunately, I have been so busy I am just now …
Jill Palazzo Hewes passes ARE®
MKSD architects’ Associate Partner Jill Palazzo Hewes, RA, LEED AP, has passed her Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®) to become a licensed architect in Pennsylvania. The ARE® is a testing procedure comprised of seven different examinations related to …
Jill ‘Jet-Set’ Hewes- Associate Partner
Jill began her pursuit of Architecture when she took drafting classes in high school and continued her studies at Philadelphia University. The decision to attend Textile was an easy one. It was a small school that close …
Read MoreTodd Chambers – Associate Partner
Todd is an Associate Partner at MKSD where he not only acts as a Project Architect but is also the Partner in Charge of Computer Disasters. Todd is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey registered architect with over …
Silvia "Spitfire" Hoffman, Partner
Around the office, Silvia is known as the Partner-in-Charge of Cookies. As you can probably guess, she enjoys cooking and has a great analogy of how cooking is like architecture through planning, prep and appearance but you …
Gabrielle ‘Gabe’ Rizzi- Associate Partner
If you didn’t know, Gabe was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. We were lucky that she decided to stay in the states after meeting her husband at University of Michigan- Ann Arbor where she was obtaining …
Mark Thompson- Partner
Meet the ‘M’ in MKSD. Mark is a founding partner of MKSD architects and has been a partner at two other Pennsylvania firms since moving here from Oklahoma in 1984. Mark earned his Master and Bachelor of …
MKSD’s New Associate Partners
To our clients, consultants, and colleagues: Happy New Year! January 2011 brings not only the celebration of MKSD’s six year anniversary, but also another significant milestone: the promotion of three staff architects, Gabrielle Rizzi, Todd Chambers, and …
Read MorePartners Speak at 2009 School Construction Conference
MKSD Partners Kimberly LaBrake, AIA, and Mark Thompson, AIA, will be speakers at the 2009 Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) School Design & Construction Conference, taking place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on May 7-8th. …
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