As one of the region's leaders with the planning and design of skilled nursing facilities, NK will be exhibiting at both New Jersey's and New York's Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AHSA) Conferences.  The New Jersey event (NJAHSA) will take place May 26-28 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, and the New York conference (NYAHSA) is being held at the Saratoga NY Conference Center on June 1-2.  To learn more about our expertise, please contact Michael Gorman at 973-539-5353 or gormanm@nkarchitects.com.

Forty five (45) kindergarten students gathered around school officials and Mayor John Ekdah wielding shovels to break ground for a 23,000 sf addition, to be known as the academic enrichment building. It is the first expansion for the School in 20 years. NK Architects completed the master plan for the school which determined that the School needed an enrichment center comprised of specialty classrooms. The addition, to be located behind the school's main building, will house 3 science rooms, a new library and new state-of-the-art technology and art rooms. Construction will start June 8th and be completed in September 2010.

NK’s Tamara Iwaseczko and Paul Drago participated in the conference “Constructing the Economic Recovery” at the AIA Center for Architecture on April 21. Hosted by the Greater New York Construction User Council and the Building Trades Employers’ Association, the conference focused on how the New York design and construction industry can take advantage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  An important topic of discussion was infrastructure development and the aspects of green buildings and sustainable design. Research has shown that green buildings can cost less to operate, improve employee productivity, and have a positive impact on the environment.  NK Architects has assisted a number of clients with navigating the many opportunities available toward achieving more sustainable buildings and campuses. To learn more about these services, please email or call:

Michael Gorman at gormanm@nkarchitects.com or 973-539-5353

Daniel Topping at toppingd@nkarchitects.com or 973-539-5353

Tamara Iwaseczko at iwaseczkot@nkarchitects.com or 212-982-7900

 

As reinforcement of one of our firm’s core values – ‘to provide the highest level of professional design services through the delivery of innovative, effective and sustainable planning and design solutions’, we are proud to announce that the following staff have become LEED AP accredited: Principals Ben Lee and Paul Drago and Senior Associates Ralph Rosenberg and Judy Mumma.

We are also pleased to announce that Tamara Iwaseczko has become a registered architect. Ms. Iwaseczko has 13 years of experience in the architectural profession and is a LEED Accredited Professional. Tamara’s experience has been focused in the healthcare and educational markets and she brings a strong commitment to employing sustainable building systems and materials to each of her projects.

The Green House movement represents a radical change from traditional nursing homes to a setting where people thrive and live in relationship with others who care for and about them. The Green House Project sponsored a national competition to explore new and creative design solutions for Green House homes.  NK Architects is proud to have been awarded first place in this competition.  To view our winning entry, please go to www.nkarchitects.com/specialfeatures/index.html