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BKV Group Names Rachelle Schoessler Lynn as Director of Sustainable Design, Senior Associate

Workplace innovation and design leader will oversee firm’s national internal and external sustainability platform.

BKV Group Adds Industry Veteran Paul Michell as Government Practice Leader and Partner

Expert in police facility, public safety, government and community design to work out of our Minneapolis practice site.

Women In Construction Week 2023

As part of Women in Construction week and International Women’s Day, we are honoring two key members of our construction team and highlighting how to be involved in #WICWeek.

BKV Group Adds Branded Environments Group to Multidisciplinary Design Team

Holistic design approach offers clients purposeful brand identity across project lifespans, implemented through conveying the project story to resonate with BKV’s diverse set of end users.

A Classroom For Every Student

As part of the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) who every year sponsors the design of a classroom at the national EdSpaces conference, BKV Interior Designers, Dora Deak and Charlie McIlraith, presented a new educational design concept titled, “A Classroom for Every Student.”

BKV Group Opens Third Vietnam Office, Expanding Firm’s International Design Capabilities

New Ho Chi Minh City practice site represents an expansion for BKV Group in Southeast Asia, where our firm has existing studios in Hanoi and Da Nang.

BKV Group Announces New Partners and 2023 Staff Promotions

We are incredibly proud of our colleagues who are receiving leadership and position advancements in 2023!

A Year in Design Excellence: 2022

A comprehensive look back at the past year through a showcase of projects honored with national design awards in 2022.

New Leadership Announced in Dallas

BKV Group adds two industry veterans, Clint Ashworth And Carolyn Wilder, as Associate Partners in Texas.

BKV Celebrates National Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month

From September 15 – October 15 during Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month, we asked voices around the firm to tell us “what Hispanic Heritage Month means to you?”

BKV Submits to the AIA Flint 2022 Design Competition

In July 2022, the AIA Flint 2022 Design Competition challenged design firms to submit a concept to transform the City of Flint Municipal Center Campus, with BKV developing the site into a vibrant, mixed-use, and walkable community that will spur greater public use and bring further investment to the downtown area.

The Voice of Interns

On National Intern Day, BKV would like to give our 2022 intern class a celebratory shout-out and thanks for their terrific contributions this summer! Here’s what they had to say about their experience.

Modera Katy Trail Completed in Uptown Dallas

The building’s natural surroundings are incorporated into overall design of the 216-unit mid-rise apartment tower. Developed with Mill Creek Residential, the luxury apartment community started welcoming its first residents this summer.

Wright County Government Center Completed in Buffalo, Minn.

The four-story, 222,538-square-foot facility at 3650 Braddock Ave. NE is co-located on the same campus with the county’s Law Enforcement and Justice centers and houses 10 county departments, the County Board Room and Department of Motor Vehicles’ License Center.

Adaptive Reuse of Historic C.J. Duffey Paper Co. Site Completed in Minneapolis’ North Loop

The adaptive reuse project converted three historic warehouses into market-rate apartments, 22,700 square feet of retail space, and 10,300 square feet of resident amenities, including a 4,000-square-foot Crane Room – complete with a large, intact industrial crane soaring overhead.

BKV Group Welcomes New Director of Interior Design, Jackie Wilcox

Industry veteran brings 18 years of experience to role, with recent focus on commercial office corporate interior design.

How Community Takes Root: Addressing Equity and Climate Change through Neighborhood Design

BKV is leading the Creativity working group for the emerging Root District — a community based on the foundations of racial justice, economic opportunity, and sustainability, which seeks to educate and inspire the city of Minneapolis and beyond.

BKV Group Takes Part in Steel-Timber Hybrid Buildings Conference

BKV architects, Rob Muller and Marvin Moss, represented BKV at the two-day event which brought together over 250 members of the AEC industry to examine case studies on the expanding use of mass timber on projects in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

BKV Group Hires Nick Ramirez as Director of Business Development for Firm’s Chicago Practice Site

The 243-unit community is among one of first opportunity zone projects completed in the area, with the partial-wrap residential concept engaging with the adjacent Mississippi River through a mix of public and private spaces.

Honoring BKV Group Structural Leaders During Women in Construction Week

During Women in Construction Week (and as part of International Women’s Day), BKV Group was proud to share two in-depth articles celebrating our Directors of Structural Engineering in Minneapolis and DC.

BKV Group-Designed Waterford Bay Brings Luxury Apartment Living to Mississippi River in St. Paul

The 243-unit community is among one of first opportunity zone projects completed in the area, with the partial-wrap residential concept engaging with the adjacent Mississippi River through a mix of public and private spaces.

BKV Group Brings Bold Design to Newly Completed City Club Apartments Developments in Detroit

Continuing our nearly 20-year relationship with City Club Apartments, BKV has completed two multifamily projects in downtown Detroit – the 288-unit City Club Apartments CBD Detroit and 192-unit City Club Apartments Lafayette Park – and has been tapped to design the 350-unit CCA Detroit Midtown.

BKV Group Announces New Partners and 2022 Staff Promotions

We are incredibly proud of our colleagues who are receiving leadership and position advancements in 2022!

Our Best Bits of 2021

A comprehensive look back at the past year, showcasing project and thought leadership highlights from around the firm.

The Fynn Brings Urban Rental Model to Chicago Suburbs

The 212-unit community in Elmhurst, Illinois, utilizes light-gauge steel construction to achieve desired height while controlling costs and limiting environmental impacts.

BKV Group-Designed Woodlawn Fire Station Completed in Mount Vernon, Virginia

The $9.5 million facility targeting LEED Gold certification replaces a smaller station that was built more than 50 years ago, bringing state-of-the-art emergency readiness and enhanced emergency medical rescue services to Fairfax County.

BKV Group Completes Design of Artspace Silver Spring in Suburban Washington, D.C.

An affordable mixed-use community in Silver Spring, Maryland, the project transformed a former police station site into affordable housing and studio space for local artists.

Associate and Architectural Designer, Ellie Ziaie, Selected to AIA Next to Lead Program

Ellie was 1 of 17 diverse women to participate in a national AIA program that supports diverse future female leaders in the architecture profession.

Mary Riley Styles Public Library Reopens Following BKV Group-Designed Renovation & Expansion

Mary Riley Styles Public Library, a staple of the Falls Church, Va., community since 1957, reopened its doors this week following a nearly 18-month renovation and expansion designed by BKV Group.

Rewriting a Classic: How to Thoughtfully Renovate a Beloved Library

The library is an integral part of our lives – as a place, and as a resource. Yet, when the library building is so beloved, what do you do when it is time for a change?

Executive Appointments Bolster BKV Group’s Growing National Design Practice

Industry veterans join our holistic firm to support continued expansion across project sectors and disciplines.

Ingham County Breaks Ground on New BKV Group-Designed Justice Complex

$70 million development will house the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, Correctional Facility, and 55th District Court facilities

Revitalizing Existing Environments

BKV Group’s Interior Design team contributes to renovations across our five sectors with projects of varying size and scale. Read the stories behind the repositioning and renovation work BKV has recently completed.

Beckert’s Park Completed in Washington, D.C.

A 2.75-acre mixed-use project bringing 325 luxury apartments and a new 60,000-square-foot Safeway grocery store to a prominent corner in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of DC.

Modera Katy Trail Tops Off in Uptown Dallas

Developed with Mill Creek Residential, the 216-unit mid-rise apartment tower is slated for delivery in spring 2022.

The BKV Brief: Affordable Housing

An at-a-glance view of our latest affordable housing projects and thought leadership pieces from April 2021.

BKV Group Expands Library Practice

As part of National Library Week, BKV Group is excited to announce that we are designing a new library in Howard Lake, Minnesota, extending off recent work at Wadena Library also in Minnesota, and the nearly completed Mary Riley Library in Virginia.

The BKV Brief: Senior Housing

An at-a-glance view of our latest senior housing projects and thought leadership pieces from March 2021.

Women In Construction Week 2021

As part of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (March 8th), we are honoring our team members who are construction leaders at BKV Group during Women In Construction Week.

BKV Group Hires Kobita Mukherjee as Director of Interior Design for Washington DC Practice Site

We announced today that Kobita Mukherjee has joined the firm as director of interior design and associate partner for our Washington, D.C. practice site. In this role, Kobita will support the firm’s continued growth in the hospitality sector both locally and nationally – working with clients to create world-class environments that are reflective of their brands.

The BKV Brief: Market-Rate Housing

An at-a-glance view of our latest market-rate housing projects and thought leadership pieces from February 2021.

The BKV Brief: Student Housing

An at-a-glance view of our latest student housing projects and thought leadership pieces from January 2021.

BKV Group Announces New Partners and 2021 Staff Promotions

We are incredibly proud of our colleagues who are receiving leadership and position advancements in 2021!

BKV Group Releases Look Book and Project Profile Collections

BKV Group released two, new captivating collections that we’ve packaged and released together the first week of 2021.

Navigating Through a Pandemic: Celebrating Our CA Team

For National Construction Appreciation Week, we are recognizing our outstanding Construction Administration team, and learning from them the safe and effective best practices for team communication and project site coordination in the age of COVID-19.

Navigating Through a Pandemic: Celebrating Our IT Team

For National Information Technology Professional’s Day, we are recognizing our outstanding IT team members for the initiatives they spearheaded prior to and during COVID-19 to allow our staff to remain as productive and connected as possible whether in the office, at home, or through a hybrid working style.

BKV Group Soft Opening Update

While the pandemic has been challenging for all of us, we’ve also come together in many positive ways. Read how BKV Group is implementing a Soft Opening for staff and clients, and what lessons we’ve learned along our road to reentry.

Our Fifth Practice Site in Hanoi, Vietnam

Our new colleagues in Hanoi will work collaboratively with our U.S. practice sites functioning as an extension of our holistic services, provide BKV Group access to the Asian market, and bolster our high-rise and hospitality portfolios.

Joan Sizemore Joins the Dallas Office of BKV Group as Director of Interior Design

Joan will spearhead the growth of the interior design team in Dallas as it undertakes more complex, nationwide projects in the housing, hospitality, and corporate/commercial sectors. Joan brings her experience with dynamic hospitality brands to our firm, in addition to an equally deep list of clients within market-rate and multifamily, workplace and commercial, and museum and art galleries.

New Normal

In response to COVID-19, BKV Group has moved to staff working remotely from home where we will continue to provide our design services while protecting the health of our colleagues, families, and communities.

Paris Affordable Housing Challenge

France is 800,000 to 1 million units short on housing and BKV Group submitted a design solution for the city of Paris to Architecture Competitions // Bee Breeders that is both sustainable and modular, while also preserving the historic fabric of the city.

Tracey Bush, RID, Joins the Dallas Office of BKV Group as Director of Business Development

Welcoming Ron Butler and Jeff Swanson as Senior Designer and Senior Project Manager in Dallas

Both will help lead the development group in Dallas office in undertaking more complex, nationwide projects in the market-rate housing, student housing, commercial, and hospitality sectors.

World Landscape Architecture Month

In April, BKV Group wants to recognize the great work our in-house landscape architecture experts do to enhance the communities we serve.

Welcoming New Partner in Chicago, Robert Muller

As the managing partner of the development group in Chicago, Rob will provide design, marketing, client relationship, and internal leadership to the entire practice site, collaborating with our local contingency of studio experts.

Welcoming New Director of Landscape Architecture, Jeff Johnston

As Director of Landscape Architecture, Jeff brings a well-rounded design aesthetic and a new layer of expertise that will integrate seamlessly with the development and government work Dallas currently leads.

A Five-Fold Case for The Penfield: How A Blighted, Historic Block Become Valuable and Desirable

How a transformational project preserved the historic Saint Paul Public Safety Building, resulting in an underutilized block and stalled development becoming a success story.

Welcoming New Associate Partner, Susan Morgan

Susan will begin to rebuild our Education and Library sectors by translating BKV Group’s deep experience in collaboration, learning, and communal spaces into education design.

BKV Group at the 2019 Station Design Conference

As a Platinum Sponsor at this year’s SDC in Illinois, BKV Group is an active contributor to the conference through networking events, presentation sessions, and releasing a new, client-focused film.

Welcoming New Associate Partner, Chris Sachse

By joining the Chicago office, Chris will establish best practices for his architectural team members, integrate improved technologies into daily work flow, and conduct research into new, innovative building materials to incorporate into our projects.

Quoting Kelly Naylor and Megan Van Beck in Student Housing Business

Kelly Naylor, Partner, and Megan Van Beck, Senior Associate, were quoted in the March/April issue of Student Housing Business magazine about recent interior design trends that impact student housing residences. Naylor and Van Beck were sources for the article, “Maturing Style,” which described shifting tastes among Generation Z students.

Doing Our Part for #IWD2019

Annually, #InternationalWomensDay encourages action, and to align with that message, BKVGroup asked select voices around our firm to describe a piece of literature that’s inspired or motivated them to improve themselves, or their world.

Revitalizing an Entirely Blighted City Block

In a part of Minneapolis where few historically significant buildings still stand today, Millworks Lofts stands out as a unique historic adaptive reuse project which was just honored with a 2019 AIA Minnesota Preservation Award.

Announcing 240 Park Avenue

The high-rise, multi-family residence has an impactful urban presence with the design pulled back at the street edges to provide added space in the pedestrian realm, allowing green space to come forward, and creating a welcoming retail experience within Minneapolis’s emerging East Town neighborhood.

Building The Vertical Sustainable City

BKV Group’s inaugural submission to the eVolo Skyscraper Competition creates an architectural depiction of what the future of housing might look like.

Competing in IIDA’s Stitch

Our Chicago office is participating in Stitch, a local competition in which design firms collaborate with product and manufacturer representatives to create haute couture in preparation for a spring fashion show.

Welcoming New Associate Partner, Paul Andresino

As a facilitator of the profession of architecture, Paul, AIA, will leverage his 30 years of experience in delivering successful projects and mentoring and managing staff in his new role as Associate Partner and Director of Architecture in Washington, D.C.

Launching Our Texas Office

BKV Group will open our firm’s fourth office in Dallas, Texas in Adolphus Tower in downtown Dallas. Vibrant and expanding, Dallas provides the platform for BKV Group to grow their urban and high-rise design specialties, while offering innovative pre-development services.

Celebrating the Fridley Civic Campus Grand Opening

BKV Group celebrated the grand opening of the Civic Campus in Fridley, Minnesota alongside Mayor Scott Lund and community development director Scott Hickok. The 184,000 square-foot campus was conceived as a “City Center” – a nexus point situated in the heart of Fridley on a 38-acre property.

Turning 40

Check out what BKV Group is up to in 2019

Quoting Kelly Naylor in Multifamily Executive Magazine

Kelly Naylor was quoted in Multifamily Executive Magazine about the popularity of repurposing former industrial buildings in modern housing and mixed-use architecture. She spoke about choices she and the design team made in the creative reuse of the Schmidt Artist Lofts, formerly known as the Schmidt Brewery in St. Paul shown here.

Winning Gold in Firehouse Magazine’s Annual Station Design Awards

Short Pump Fire House 19 in Henrico, County, Virginia was announced by Firehouse Magazine as a Gold Award winner in the 2018 Station Design Awards. The design took top honors in the satellite station category.

Protected: The Intersections Between K-12 and Higher Education

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