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Meals On Wheels
We are excited to say that we have been working with Life Care Alliance for over a year now, delivering meals to people in need in and around Columbus, Ohio. Thank you to Julie Fountain, Anna Kalnow, Jim Malench, Maureen Pennington, Nick Temerario, Elizabeth Werner, Elizabeth Wohler and Steve Zilles for volunteering their lunch time twice a week to drive for Meals On Wheels.
Continuity of Leadership – Michael D. Tyne, Chairman of Karlsberger
Michael D. Tyne, Chairman of Karlsberger, is celebrating his 34th year with the firm. Mike started at Karlsberger in 1977 as the founder of Karlsberger Planning Inc. and grew the practice to a nationally recognized leader in health facilities planning and design. Mike was named president of Karlsberger Companies in 1987. Under his management, the [...]
Latest addition to the Karlsberger team – Sandra Shield Tkacz, AIA, ACHA – Senior VP, Project Executive
With 18 years of experience, Sandy has dedicated her professional career to health facilities design, including programming, master planning, medical planning, and project management. Sandy earned her M of Arch degree from Harvard University, Graduate School of Design. Formerly, she was the first woman principal and director of planning and healthcare with her previous firm.
Deserved recognition – Joe Kuspan, AIA, Senior Vice President, Director of Design
For more than 30 years, Joe has devoted his career to planning and designing healing environments that embrace, encourage, and entertain patients, their families, and caregivers. Joe was listed in the “Top 25 Most Influential People in Healthcare,” by Healthcare Design (December 2009), and was lead architectural designer and campus master planner for Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, TX, the first hospital in the world to achieve LEED® platinum-level certification.
Congratulations – Matthew D. Anderle
We are happy to congratulate Matthew D. Anderle, Assoc. AIA, RACA+P, LEED® AP, on receiving his master’s in architecture from Boston Architectural College. Matt is also a Revit Architecture Certified Associate + Professional, a LEED® Accredited Professional. We recognize that employees improving skills & knowledge is not only good for the individual, but for the firm as a whole and our ability to service clients.
Design for the Children
Design for the Children is a competition that is affiliated with Fight for the Children. Entrants were prompted to design a children’s clinic in Rwanda, Africa with a primary focus on HIV education and treatment. A design team was formulated within the Karlsberger employee base, participants represented all of our offices including New York, Columbus, [...]
Environmentally friendly Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Opening July 12th
For Paul Carney (project manager), Joe Kuspan (lead designer), and Jill Grdina (lead interior designer), Friday, June 25th was a big day. At 10:00 a.m., 36 months after beginning the design of the new replacement hospital in Johnson City, TN, the new Franklin Woods Community Hospital will be dedicated and Paul, Joe and Jill will [...]
AIA Columbus | People’s Choice 2009: Niswonger Children’s Hospital
Thank You. People’s Choice Architect: Karlsberger Project: Niswonger Children’s Hospital at Johnson City Medical Center Owner: Mountain States Healthcare Alliance Photography: Karlsberger Visualization Original Post | AIA Columbus Youtube | Learn More (Video)
Karlsberger Ranks #9 in Modern Healthcare 2010 Survey of Architectural Firms
Karlsberger, a nationally recognized healthcare planning and design firm, is ranked ninth in the 2010 Modern Healthcare survey of 186 healthcare architects across the U.S. Based on the volume of completed healthcare projects in 2009, the firm performed more than $1 billion worth of healthcare projects last year.