Richard Maimon has been with KieranTimberlake for over twenty years, participating in the growth of the firm and deeply involved in the breadth of its work. He currently oversees a range of projects including the Embassy of the United States in London, UK, the Center City Building for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the Delaware River Waterfront Master Plan and the redesign of Dilworth Plaza in Philadelphia.
He has been responsible for highly acclaimed projects including Melvin J. and Claire Levine Hall at the University of Pennsylvania, Atwater Commons at Middlebury College, F. Otto Haas Stage at the Arden Theatre Company, the Philadelphia Theatre Company's Suzanne Roberts Theatre and the Special NO 9 House, a post-Katrina home for the Make It Right Foundation.
Richard served as jury chair for the 2010 AIA Institute Honor Awards and the 2010 Twenty-Five Year Award. He is a frequent guest lecturer, with appearances at colleges and universities, AIA Chapters and national conferences including the AIA Convention in Miami, the North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference in New York City, and the United States Green Building Council Convention. He serves on the board of the Arden Theatre Company, a leading regional theater in Philadelphia, is on the Charter High School for Architecture and Design Business Advisory Council, and is active with other nonprofit organizations in Philadelphia.
Richard earned a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Columbia University in 1985 and a Master of Architecture from Princeton University in 1989. He was awarded the Phi Beta Kappa Award from Columbia University in 1985. He is a registered architect in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a LEED accredited professional.
Education
Master of Architecture, Princeton University, 1989
Bachelor of Arts, Architecture, Magna Cum Laude, Columbia University, 1985
Registration
Registered Architect, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1992
LEED Accredited Professional V2, 2003
Professional Experience
KieranTimberlake, Principal, 2008 – Present
KieranTimberlake, Senior Associate, 2007 – 2008
KieranTimberlake, Associate, 1999 – 2007
Kieran, Timberlake & Harris, 1987 – 1988, 1989 –1999
Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer, 1986
Robert A.M. Stern Architects, 1984, 1985
Awards
Princeton University Fellowship, 1985 – 1989
Phi Beta Kappa, Columbia University, 1985
Project Experience (with KieranTimberlake)
Principal in Charge
New London Embassy, US Department of State
New Residence Hall, University of North Carolina, Asheville
Vision for the Future, Congregation Rodeph Shalom
Dilworth Plaza Renovation, Center City District
Eisenhower Executive Office Building, General Services Administration
Master Plan, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Center City Building, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Special NO 9 House, Make It Right Foundation New Orleans
Associate in Charge
Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company
New Undergraduate Residence and Dining Feasibility Study, The University of Chicago
Benchmark Cost Study, Columbia University
Long Range Master Plan, Friends Seminary, New York
420N20 Studio, KieranTimberlake New Office
High Rise North Feasibility Study, University of Pennsylvania
Bioengineering Laboratory Feasibility Study, University of Pennsylvania
Atwater Commons, Middlebury College
Allen Hall and Le Chateau Renovations, Middlebury College
Melvin J. and Claire Levine Hall, University of Pennsylvania
Hamilton Village Master Plan Competition, University of Pennsylvania
Master Plan, Connecticut College, Connecticut
J. Carter Walker Fine Arts Building, Woodberry Forest School
Project Architect
F. Otto Haas Stage, Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia
L.B. Hall Building, Haverford College
University Commons Feasibility Study, Yale University
Armfield Hall, Woodberry Forest School
Anderson Hall, Woodberry Forest School
Admissions and Financial Aid Building, Rider University
Master Plan, Woodberry Forest School
Linden Hall, East Stroudsburg University
Hilles Hall, Haverford College
Humanities Department Feasibility Study, Hunter College, City University of New York
Wismer Hall Feasibility Study, Ursinus College
Staff Architect
Science and Technology Center Phase I, Rider University
Earl F. Sykes Student Union, West Chester University
Rock Hall, Esther Boyer College of Music, Temple University
Princeton Public Library, Princeton, New Jersey
University Library, Rider University
Articles/Papers:
Maimon, Richard. "Natural Ventilation and Green Roof Strategies: Atwater Commons, Middlebury College." United States Green Building Conference Proceedings, November 2003.
Maimon, Richard. "Arden Renaissance." Stage Directions, May 2001.
Maimon, Richard. "On The Performance and Characteristics of an Active, Pressure-Equalized, Double-Skin Curtainwall." KieranTimberlake.com, 2000.
Interviews
"2010 AIA Awards." Michael Crosbie speaks with Richard Maimon, Podcast, Miami, FL, June 2010.
Madlener, Thomas. "Sustainable Architecture in the US - An Interview with KieranTimberlake." Detail Green, January 2009.
Gerfen, Katie. "First Annual R + D Awards: Lightweight Façade Systems." Architect, September 2007.
"TheaterCast: The Suzanne Roberts Theatre," The Philadelphia Inquirer Theater Critic Howard Shapiro speaks with Richard Maimon, Philadelphia, PA, Podcast, November 2007.
Barbour, David. "On the Avenue." Lighting and Sound America, April 2008
Whittington, Lewis. "New Fall Colors." Stage Directions December 2007.
Lectures/Presentations
"Cradle to Cradle as a Framework for Design," Ecobuild America 2010, Washington, DC, December 2010
"Relocating Embassy London: A Zero Cost Billion Dollar Success," Counselors of Real Estate, Philadelphia, PA, October 2010
"Breakthrough: New Thinking for New Results," Delaware Valley Grantmakers Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 2010
"Integrating Design and Sustainability: Five Firm Perspective," AIA National Convention, Miami, FL, June 2010
2010 AIA Twenty-Five Year Award presentation, AIA National Convention, Miami, FL, June 2010
"Compatibility and Differentiation," AIA Committee on Preservation, Philadelphia, PA, March 2010
"UNC Charlotte Center City Building," AIA Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, January 2010
"Environmental Strategies at the Center of the City: Dilworth Plaza," Convergence Summit, Philadelphia, PA, October 2009
"Re-Making the Kimmel Center," Central Philadelphia Development Corporation Conference, Philadelphia, PA, September 2009
Keynote, "Research in Practice," UNC Charlotte, School of Architecture, Charlotte, NC, April 2009
"Evolving a Performance Based Aesthetic," AIA Westchester/Mid Hudson, Katonah, NY, February 2009
Keynote, AIA Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, November 2008
"Evolving a Performance Based Aesthetic," Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, November 2008
"LEED, Before and After," UNC Charlotte, School of Architecture, Charlotte, NC, October 2008
"Philadelphia Theatre Company Case Study," North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference, New York, NY, July 2008
Firm Award Panel Discussion, AIA National Committee Convention, Boston, MA, May 2008
"Design and Construction of the New Theatre," Philadelphia Theatre Company Opening, Philadelphia, PA, October 2007
"Lightweight Building Facades," First Annual Architect Magazine R & D Awards Summit, Los Angeles, CA, October 2007
"Three Projects," American Institute of Architects, Southern Arizona Chapter, Tucson, AZ, March 2007
"Brick Detailing in Modern Design," Philadelphia Athenaeum, Philadelphia, PA, September 2005
"The Value of a Double Façade in High Performance Building," Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, Boston, MA, March 2004
"Natural Ventilation and Green Roof Strategies: Atwater Commons, Middlebury College," United States Green Building Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2003
"AIA Design Award Winner: Levine Hall, University of Pennsylvania," Design on the Delaware Conference, AIA Philadelphia, PA, October 2003
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