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Volunteer Challenge 2013

The Perfect Fit is a non-profit organization in downtown Allentown that is dedicated to empowering low-income women who are interviewing or starting a new job by providing professional clothing & job assistance. The women are referred to the prog...

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Diamonds are Forever…

Or at least in MKSD partner, Silvia Hoffman's case, great design is forever, and hard work is recognized & rewarded! Silvia is pictured with her diamond award for being named one of the Lehigh Valley's Women of Influence this past Monday by Le...

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Volunteering as an ACE Mentor

If you are searching for a new and gratifying experience, give volunteering a try! I continue to be involved in various programs where I have the opportunity to ‘give a little back’ by sharing my experiences and skill sets – mainly related to t...

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European Vacation – Part 4

Below, we follow up with MKSD Partner, Mark Thompson, on his experience at BMW Welt, the major BMW dealership in Munich, Germany... We spent our last day in Munich visiting the BMW complex near the 1972 Olympic Park.  BMW Welt (World) is ...

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Jessica Klocek passes ARE®

MKSD architects’ Jessica Klocek, 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 the various archi...

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Inspiration from… Arthur

Blog topic….Blog topic….b  l  o  g      t  o  p  i  c.   So when Alicia kindly reminded me that it was my turn to blog, I can say that for once I was kind of stumped with coming up with something to share that I think would be o...

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Rhawnhurst Elementary School Auditorium Transformation

The project at the Rhawnhurst Elementary School in the School District of Philadelphia was simple: replace the ceiling, mechanical system, and other building finishes within the school’s auditorium. The School District had closed the auditorium...

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All You Never Wanted to Know About Bathrooms

It may come as a surprise that bathrooms are among the spaces with the highest concentration of building and accessibility mandated requirements. Today's bathrooms must be designed to serve not only common people, but also persons facing physical ch...

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“LEED”ing Green Design – Part 3

Update on MKSD’s first LEED submission! After an extended design journey and some significant progress on the construction of Northampton Community College’s New Monroe Campus in Tannersville, PA, MKSD is excited to announce we have just submi...

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