Joanne Aitken received her Bachelor's degree from St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, cum laude, and her Master of Architecture from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, with distinction, where she was awarded a Knox Traveling Fellowship. She has been with KTA since 2004, was named an associate in 2006, and was recently made Senior Associate of the firm. She is a registered architect in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is a LEED accredited professional.
Following an early career in college administration, Joanne has been an architect for over 20 years, working primarily on college and university projects. Joanne 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 Chair, Steering Committee, for the Design Advocacy Group (DAG) of Philadelphia.
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 and a Feasibility Study for the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She is currently Associate-in-Charge of the Revelle College new student apartments and renovation of the Revelle Dining Hall complex at the University of California at San Diego.
Education
M.Arch., with distinction, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, 1982
B.A., Cum Laude, Liberal Arts, St. John's College, 1968
Registration
Pennsylvania, 1985
LEED v2 Accredited Professional
Professional Experience
KieranTimberlake Associates LLP, Senior Associate, 2008 – Present
KieranTimberlake Associates LLP, Associate, 2006 – 2008
KieranTimberlake Associates LLP, 2004 – 2006
Dagit Saylor Architects, 1985 – 2003
President, American Institute of Architects, Philadelphia Chapter, 1999
Professional Honors
Frank Knox Traveling Fellowship, Harvard University
Teaching and Professional Activities
Chair, Steering Committee, Design Advocacy Group of Philadelphia, 2008 – Present
Steering Committee, Design Advocacy Group of Philadelphia, 2003 – 2008
AIA Philadelphia, Board of Directors, 1990 – 1998; Chapter President, 1999
CitySpace contributing writer, Philadelphia CityPaper, 2003 – 2005
Academic Affiliation
Drexel University, Department of Architecture, Adjunct Associate Professor, 1990 - Present
Project Experience - Partial List (with KieranTimberlake Associates LLP)
Associate in Charge, Revelle College Student Apartments and Dining Hall Renovation, University of California at San Diego
Associate in Charge, Sage Bowers Hall Programming Study, Yale University
Associate in Charge, Programming Study and Feasibility Study, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Associate in Charge, 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
Associate in Charge, Bennett Hall and Music Building Study, University of Pennsylvania
Associate in Charge, Bird House and Avian Conservation Center, Zoological Society of Philadelphia
Associate in Charge, Alderman Road Housing Master Plan, University of Virginia
Associate in Charge, Observatory Hill Dining Hall, University of Virginia
Associate in Charge, Perkins Geology Building, University of Vermont
Associate in Charge, Helen Newman Hall Recreation Center Study, Cornell University
Associate in Charge, Central Campus Dining Study, Cornell University
Associate in Charge, Fayerweather Hall, University of Virginia
Associate in Charge, Appel Community Commons, Cornell University
Associate in Charge, North Campus Residential Initiative Programming and Master Plan, Cornell University
Associate in Charge, West Campus Residential Initiative, Programming, Cornell University
Associate in Charge, Carr's Hill Arts Precinct Master Plan, University of Virginia
Associate in Charge, Green and Guyot Hall Laboratories, Princeton University
Associate in Charge, Animal Health Care Center, Zoological Society of Philadelphia
Project Architect, Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College
Project Architect, Willets and Dana/Hallowell Halls, Swarthmore College
Project Architect, Residence Hall and Dining Hall, Carleton College
Project Architect, North Hall, Baldwin Cottage, and Talcott Hall, Oberlin College
Project Architect, Residential Village, Ursinus College
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