Hana Kassem, principal at KPF, applies a human-centric approach to design that examines how people affect the environment and, in turn, the built environment impacts people. In this episode, Kassem discusses KPF’s work on Meta Farley, a former main US Postal Service Office and one of New York’s first landmarked buildings. Kassem describes how the design embraces the building’s historic elements, while also creating inspiring and updated healthy spaces for the post-pandemic workplace.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe how Hana Kassem characterizes the design of the workplace from tech startup to present day.
2. Discuss how KPF addressed some of the major design challenges of the Meta Farley building.
3. List some ways in which KPF created a sense of community within the historic Farley building.
4. Explain how KPF implemented biophilic design in a low-maintenance manner.

Credits: 0.5 AIA LU/HSW

Speaker: Aaron Prinz