Joanne Aitken has been with KieranTimberlake since 2004. She has over twenty years of experience in architectural practice and is a dedicated educator and advocate for the built environment. She has been on the architectural faculty at Drexel University since 1990, is active with the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, having served as its 1999 Chapter president, and is currently the Chair of the Steering Committee for the Design Advocacy Group (DAG) of Philadelphia.
Joanne is currently the Associate-in-Charge of the Revelle College Apartments at the University of California at San Diego and the Rodeph Shalom Synagogue Renovation and Early Learning Center.
Joanne was Associate-in-Charge of the renovation of, Silliman College, Yale University's largest undergraduate residential college, the Sage Bowers Hall Programming Study for Yale University, and a Feasibility Study for the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
Joanne received a Bachelor of Arts from St. John's College, cum laude, in 1968 and a Master of Architecture from Harvard University, with distinction, in 1982. She assumed the role of Associate in 2006, and Senior Associate in 2008. She is a registered architect in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is a LEED accredited professional.
Education
Master of Architecture, with distinction, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, 1982
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Liberal Arts, St. John's College, 1968
Registration
Registered Architect, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1985
LEED Accredited Professional V2
Professional Experience
KieranTimberlake, Senior Associate, 2008 – Present
KieranTimberlake, Associate, 2006 – 2008
KieranTimberlake, 2004 – 2006
Dagit Saylor Architects, 1985 – 2003
President, American Institute of Architects, Philadelphia Chapter, 1999
Professional Honors
Frank Knox Traveling Fellowship, Harvard University
Academic and Professional Activities
Chair, Steering Committee, Design Advocacy Group of Philadelphia, 2008 – Present
Drexel University, Department of Architecture, Adjunct Associate Professor, 1990 – Present
Steering Committee, Design Advocacy Group of Philadelphia, 2003 – 2008
Preservation Alliance of Philadelphia, Advocacy Committee, 2003 – 2005
AIA Philadelphia, Board of Directors, 1990 – 1998; Chapter President, 1999
CitySpace contributing writer, Philadelphia CityPaper, 2003 – 2005
Project Experience (with KieranTimberlake)
Associate in Charge
Revelle College Student Apartments and Dining Hall Renovation, University of California at San Diego
Rodeph Shalom Synagogue, Renovation and Early Learning Center
Silliman College Renovation, Yale University
Sage Bowers Hall Programming Study, Yale University
School of Information and Library Science Programming Study and Feasibility Study, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bird House and Avian Conservation Center, Zoological Society of Philadelphia
Project Experience, Partial List (with Dagit/Saylor Architects)
Associate in Charge
University Museum, University of Pennsylvania
Bennett Hall and Music Building Study, University of Pennsylvania
Bird House and Avian Conservation Center, Zoological Society of Philadelphia
Alderman Road Housing Master Plan, University of Virginia
Observatory Hill Dining Hall, University of Virginia
Perkins Geology Building, University of Vermont
Helen Newman Hall Recreation Center Study, Cornell University
Central Campus Dining Study, Cornell University
Fayerweather Hall, University of Virginia
Appel Community Commons, Cornell University
North Campus Residential Initiative Programming and Master Plan, Cornell University
West Campus Residential Initiative, Programming, Cornell University
Carr's Hill Arts Precinct Master Plan, University of Virginia
Green and Guyot Hall Laboratories, Princeton University
Animal Health Care Center, Zoological Society of Philadelphia
Project Architect
Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College
Willets and Dana/Hallowell Halls, Swarthmore College
Residence Hall and Dining Hall, Carleton College
North Hall, Baldwin Cottage, and Talcott Hall, Oberlin College
Residential Village, Ursinus College
Articles/Papers, Partial List:
"No Need to Cross an Ocean" by Joanne Aitken and David B. Brownlee, The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 8, 2010
"Courthouse Debacle's Lesson" by Timothy Kerner and Joanne Aitken The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 23, 2010
"Many Viewpoints are Key to Family Court's Future" by Joanne Aitken, The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 4, 2010
"Court Building Shows City Planning Failures" by Joanne Aitken, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 4, 2010
"No on Unisys Sign a Win for the Skyline" by Joanne Aitken, The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 2, 2008
"City's Biggest Block: The Great I-95 Divide" by Inga Saffron, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 2007
"Gambling on Philadelphia's Future" by Joanne Aitken, Harris Steinberg, and Elise Vider, The Next American City, Issue Eleven/2006
"See Spans" by Joanne Aitken, Philadelphia City Paper, December 2, 2004
"Open Studio Sessions" by Joanne Aitken, Philadelphia City Paper, October 7, 2004
"Forget Paris" by Joanne Aitken, Philadelphia City Paper, September 2, 2004
"Breaking Ground" by Joanne Aitken, Philadelphia City Paper, June 3, 2004
"Save Our Structures" by Joanne Aitken, Philadelphia City Paper, March 11, 2004
"Hall Monitor" by Joanne Aitken, Philadelphia City Paper, January 15, 2004
"Sign Us Up" by Joanne Aitken, Philadelphia City Paper, October 23, 2003
"A Trolley Good System" by Joanne Aitken, Philadelphia City Paper, October 6, 2003
"Tre-mendous Assets" by Joanne Aitken, Philadelphia City Paper, March 20, 2003
"Big Shoulders, Big Ideas" by Joanne Aitken, Philadelphia City Paper, February 6, 2003
"Housing Just One Part of City Revitalization" by Joanne Aitken et al , The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 2001
"Treasure in the North: Is it Worth Saving?" by Joanne Aitken, The Philadelphia Architect, November 2000
"They Never Expected This" by Tom Ferrick, Jr., The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 6, 2000
"Remembering Convention 2000" by Joanne Aitken et al, The Philadelphia Architect, June 2000
"Legacy 2000: The Architecture & Design Charter High School of Philadelphia" by Joanne Aitken, The Philadelphia Architect, May, 2000
Lectures/Presentations
Member, Advisory Board: Philadelphia 2030 City Plan, Philadelphia City Planning Commission, Philadelphia, PA, 2010
Member, Search Committee: Department of Architecture, Faculty Position in Architectural Representation, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, Winter 2007
Co-Organizer/Co-Presenter: "Architects and Construction Managers Dialogue," AIA Philadelphia, Design on the Delaware Regional Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Fall 2007
Charrette Participant: Design Visioning Workshop for Philadelphia's Central Delaware Riverfront Planning Process, PennPraxis and Philadelphia City Planning Commission, Philadelphia, PA, March 2007
Organizer/Co-Presenter: "Architectural Education – Drexel University and Boston Architectural Colleges", Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture – National Convention, Philadelphia, PA, March 2007
Organizer/Co-Presenter: "Restoring Historic Wood Windows – Yale University Pilot Project, " AIA Philadelphia, Design on the Delaware Regional Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 2006
Guest Lecturer: Professional Practice 1 Course, Graduate School of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Fall 2006
Juror: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture/American Institute of Steel Construction Student Design Competition, AIA Headquarters, Washington, DC, June 2006
Guest Lecturer, Robert Hanna's The Public Environment of Cities Course, Graduate School of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Winter 2001
Organizer/Moderator: "Community Development Corporations as Vehicles for Preserving Our Architectural Heritage: Rehabilitating Houses in New York and Philadelphia," AIA Philadelphia, Design on the Delaware Regional Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 11, 2000. Panelists included: Joanne Jackson, Executive Director Advocate CDC, Philadelphia, Darren Walker, COO Abyssinian Development Corporation, Harlem, NYC, and Deb Thompson, Bridge Street Development Corporation, Bedford-Stuyvesant, NYC.
Tour Organizer/Guide: "Philadelphia Zoo New and Historic Buildings," AIA 2000 National Convention, Philadelphia, PA, May 5, 2000
"Twenty-Nine Architects Working to Make Their Communities More Livable" featuring Joanne Aitken et al, New Century New Vision – Livable Communities for America's Future, May 2000
Organizer/Panelist: "Master Planning for a New Residential Campus at Cornell University," SCUP Regional Conference, Princeton, NJ, March 30, 1999
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