Architecture + Design
Hurricane Sandy left Red Hook Houses without power or water for weeks. This video examines how residents and architects worked together on resilience solutions. (5 min)
At Auburn University's Rural Studio in Alabama, architecture students design and build structures that address local community needs. Exhibited at Venice Biennale. (20 min)
Profile of a digital designer's 'structural stripe' material system. Selected for NYC Architecture and Design Film Festival and by Vimeo for Art Channel Feature. (2.5 min)
A profile of the Minima/Maxima installation at the Astana World's Fair, examining Marc Fornes's approach to computational design and digital fabrication. (1.5 min)
KPF design principals tour their redesigned Midtown workspace, examining where creativity happens and how to design for it. (3 min)
Video examining how architects are transforming downtowns facing diminished vibrancy, affordability crises, and climate threats into what they call "Central Social Districts." (2 min)
KPF architects explore how design can transform airports from spaces people endure into places they might actually want to spend time. (2.5 min)
Timber construction can help address the carbon crisis in high-rise buildings if the industry can overcome technical and regulatory hurdles. (3 min)
A look at Columbia's first all-electric academic research lab in New York City, where architects tackled net-zero performance on a small footprint—part of a broader shift toward electrified buildings. (2.5 min)
Examining HKUST(GZ), a 267-acre research campus in Guangzhou designed for carbon neutrality and zero water waste, completed on an 18-month timeline. Part of a series on decarbonizing the built environment. (2.5 min)
Examining Bard College's Passive House residence halls, designed to minimize energy use through climate-responsive strategies while maintaining student comfort. Part of a series on decarbonizing buildings. (3 min)
660 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan is a case study for replacing a facade to modernize a building while preserving embodied carbon. (2 min)
One Madison Avenue is a case study for densifying a building by adding height and preserving embodied carbon. (2 min)
Oriente Green Campus is a case study for converting a building's use and preserving embodied carbon. (2 min)
An examination of KPF's approach to adaptive reuse through case studies: how to transform aging office towers, hotels, and other structures for contemporary use. (11.5 min)
Examining KPF's completed projects, competitions, and milestones in 2024 as part of an annual video series with evolving conceptual approaches. (2 min)
Award Winner! Examining KPF's completed projects, competitions, and milestones in 2023 as part of an annual video series with evolving conceptual approaches. (3 min)
Examining KPF's completed projects, competitions, and milestones in 2022 as part of an annual video series with evolving conceptual approaches. (3 min)
Examining KPF's completed projects, competitions, and milestones in 2021 as part of an annual video series with evolving conceptual approaches. (3 min)
A look at how KPF's Design Technology team computational tools and data analysis help developers meet project goals efficiently. (2 min)
An introduction to Scout, a web platform that provides data-driven urban insights for client presentations and community engagement. (2 min)
Examining 52 Lime Street ("The Scalpel"), a 2018 office tower in London's financial district that reopens a plaza lost in the 1940s, recalling the former Lime Street Square. (3 min)
The design team behind 55 Hudson Yards discusses building on a contextless site at 34th and 11th Avenue, and what it means to design a New York building from scratch. (4 min)
The experience of One Vanderbilt—from office workers to SUMMIT visitors—in Midtown's tallest tower, designed around Grand Central Terminal. (2 min)
A video experience of KPF's Heron on the breezy downtown waterfront of Tampa.
Trailer for a book on craft and process at KPF, weaving together case studies and design philosophy. (1 min)
A vacation house is turned on its side and its parts stacked up to access the view. The main living space is cantilevered above in the forest canopy—up in the trees. (2.5 min)
A look at how offsite construction makes urban infill development viable on difficult sites, offering promise for delivering quality affordable housing in NYC. (2-min)
This video explores how Architect-Led Design Build enables non-profits to design and build spaces that enhance their core missions and operational effectiveness. (2.5 min)
This video compares building design to composing a symphony, emphasizing how precise coordination and clear communication maintain quality and control costs. (1.5 min)
This video examines the 19th-century split between architecture and construction, and makes the case for reintegrating both to create better buildings. (2-min)
This video contrasts traditional architectural drawings with GLUCK+'s construction manuals: trade-specific instructions that communicate each builder's scope of work. (2-min)
A look at the bidding process where clear scope definition leads to more accurate pricing and fewer cost overruns during construction. (2-min)