To a great extent, the Firm's success can be credited to a collaborative methodology in which project issues are collectively defined, evaluated, and developed. Because of this firm-wide collaborative process, the partners are intimately involved with the firm's projects. While one partner serves as Partner-in-Charge and lead designer of a particular project working directly with the client, the other partner provides support as design critic and advisor to the work as the project is advanced. Coupled with this effort is a Project Associate who manages the work and nurtures the initial design intent through development, documentation and construction. In addition, each project is assigned a Project Architect who complements the team and is responsible for the quality of the documentation. The Partner-in-Charge, Project Associate and Project Architect, as well as team members are committed to the project from its commencement to its completion. The partners' care and concern for each project has helped the firm build a reputation for an unusually high level of partner/client interaction. This commitment to excellence and availability has created an atmosphere of responsiveness throughout the firm. Due to individualized attention to its projects, the firm has received numerous awards for excellence in design, historic preservation, and adaptive reuse.

Partners

Peter M. Saylor, FAIA, Partner

From the Lang Performing Arts Center at Swarthmore College to the Logan Museum at Beloit College, Mr. Saylor, a founding partner, has orchestrated some of the firm's most significant collegiate projects whose impact have helped enrich and invigorate the campuses on which they are located.  In 1983, Mr. Saylor was inducted into the American Institute of Architects' College of Fellows.  Mr. Saylor, a past president of AIA Philadelphia is now chairman of the AIA Philadelphia Fellows Committee.  Mr. Saylor received his education at the University of Pennsylvania.

D. William Gregg, AIA, LEED AP, Partner

Mr. Gregg entered into the partnership in 1996, after having worked in the firm for the previous fifteen years since his graduation from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.  Mr. Gregg has been involved with the firm's full range of award winning projects; from the delicate restoration and creative renovations at Historic Bartram's Garden, to the contemporary designs of new academic buildings at Shippensburg and Monmouth Universities where he served as Partner-in-Charge and lead designer.  Mr. Gregg has chaired AIA Philadelphia's Practice Committee, and has been a visiting design critic at numerous schools of architecture.  The U.S. Green Building Council has certified Mr. Gregg as a LEED ® accredited professional.

Associates

W. Daniel Kayser, AIA

Bringing eleven years of experience with him, Mr. Kayser joined the firm in 1999. He has since served as project manager for numerous projects including the new History Museum of New Mexico, Appel Commons at Cornell University, West Residence Hall at Cabrini College, as well as the new Observatory Hill Dining Hall and Fayerweather Hall renovation both at the University of Virginia.  Mr. Kayser was educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture, receiving Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science degree in 1988.  He has taught Computer Aided Design at Drexel University and been a guest critic at Drexel University and Philadelphia University.

David L. Searles, AIA LEED AP

Mr. Searles joined the firm in 1989 after graduating from the University of Tennessee where he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree.  His experience is represented by his work with numerous collegiate projects.  Mr. Searles has worked with Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, Rutgers University, and Valparaiso University – on projects ranging from student life to laboratories to the performing arts.  He has also served as project manager on projects at the Philadelphia Zoo, the Chemical Heritage Foundation, Duke University School of Law and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.  The U.S. Green Building Council has certified Mr. Searles as a LEED ® accredited professional.

 

Director of Professional Practice

George T. Carr, AIA

Mr. Carr provides quality control oversight throughout the firm on projects large and small. In addition to extensive experience in the writing of specifications, he also possesses special expertise in the programming and design of science laboratories. Mr. Carr graduated from the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia in 1979 with a Master of Architecture degree.

 

Director of Business Operations

Rochelle P. Noga

Ms. Noga joined the firm in 1972, two years after it was established. As Director of Business Operations, Ms. Noga's expertise is in the disciplines of office management, project management, and financial management.   As an Accounting major, Ms. Noga earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from LaSalle University.