Principal

James Karmolinski AIA

The journey to bring richness and clarity out of the process of design has sustained Jim’s work for over 30 years. “We appreciate how our clients have allowed us to become advocates for the people that inhabit our work and provide care for the future of buildings. This is the reason we are architects.

With his deep experience with the public realm, Jim has gained an ability to listen and communicate to work effectively as teams within diverse organizations and institutions with complex hierarchies on both large and small projects, from convention centers to museums, and schools to bike shelters. As a project manager, Jim has led many award-winning projects including the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Perelman Gallery and West Philadelphia High School. Through working in Philadelphia, Jim has come to appreciate the life of the city and the messy vitality brought by layering the new on the historic

Jim has always had a maker’s sensibility and curiosity, starting with boatbuilding, which came through an academic background in sculpture. Jim received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Kentucky and a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from the State University of New York at Cortland. He enjoys time as a guest studio critic at Temple University, Philadelphia University and Drexel University.

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