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Philadelphia, PA, United States, 01/08/2009 - KSS Architects has promoted Mayva Marshall-Moreno, AIA, and Benjamin James “J” Shermeta, AIA, LEED-AP, to associates.
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KSS Architects, with offices in Philadelphia and Princeton, N.J., is excited to announce Mayva Marshall-Moreno, AIA, and Benjamin James “J” Shermeta, AIA, LEED-AP, have been promoted to associates.
Since joining KSS at 2005, Marshall-Moreno has worked on many significant projects, including a new campus center at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., and a master plan study for Drew University in Madison, N.J. She also leads the firm’s efforts to implement Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology. A resident of Philadelphia, she continues to push her imagination outside of work by collaborating with a group of creative young professionals, the 202 Collaborative. She earned her Bachelor of Arts and Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley, and her Master of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.
Shermeta began working at KSS in 2004 as a Project Architect. He oversees the in-house continuing education program and sustainable design for the firm’s Philadelphia office, and has worked on numerous projects, including the renovation of Lafayette College’s Ramer History House and the design of the meta Metasequoia viewing structure, a site specific installation for the Morris Arboretum. Currently he is working on the renovation at Cornell University School of Hotel Administration that will convert the existing fly tower into new research centers. A resident of Philadelphia, Shermeta earned his Bachelor of Arts at Vanderbilt University and his Master of Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley.
KSS partner David Zaiser, AIA, who manages the firm’s Philadelphia office, said, “KSS is fortunate to have a very talented and outgoing staff. We are pleased to recognize Mayva and J’s contributions to the firm with their promotions.”
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