Mary Beth Di Figlia, RA

Founding Principal

Strategic Design – Workplace

Mary Beth’s commitment to engage the future, and work with clients to deliver transformative places where people, business, and cultures flourish, is evidenced throughout her broad portfolio. Thoughtful leadership and 25 years of experience working for corporate, research, institutional, and government sector clients provides her both breadth and resilience. Her passion for research provides clients relevant insight and inspiration to embrace change. At FIFTEEN, Mary Beth combines her passions for research and place-making with her expertise in visioning and strategic design, leading our clients to create aligned, inspired, and innovative design solutions. Mary Beth leads our Strategic Design efforts with a focus on Workplace.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University, 1987

Minor in Organizational Behavior, Carnegie Mellon University, 1987

Master of Science, Architectural Theory, University of Pennsylvania, 1992

REGISTRATION

Registered Architect | Pennsylvania

National Council of Architectural Review Boards (NCARB)

SELECTED PROJECTS

Princeton University | Jadwin Hall Laboratory Renovations, Princeton, NJ - 4,000 SF

Princeton University | Allan-Blanchette Laboratory Renovations, Princeton, NJ - 2,000 SF

Drexel University | Wexford/Drexel Health Sciences Building, Philadelphia, PA - 120,000 SF

Thomas Jefferson University - Alumni Hall Laboratory Projects, Philadelphia PA - 4,500 SF

Integral Molecular I Research Space, Philadelphia, PA - 18,000 SF

Bryn Mawr College | Denbigh Hall Renovations, Bryn Mawr, PA - 3,500 SF

CSC | Global Headquarters, Wilmington, DE* - 150,000 SF

Alexandria Real Estate Equities | iMDx Headquarters, Waltham, MA* -26,000 SF

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals | Kendall Square Cambridge, MA*

University of Massachusetts | Multiple Projects, Lowell, MA*

University Police Planning and Benchmarking Study* - 15,000 SF

Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory* - 1,500 SF

University Crossing Student Services Administrative Fitout* - SF

O’Leary Hall Feasibility Study* - 120,000 SF

O’Leary Learning Commons Renovations* - 18,000 SF

University Police Station* - 10,600 SF

Student Services Administrative Offces8 - 5,000 SF

Cumnock Auditorium Upgrades & Renovations8 - 8,000 SF

Harvard Medical School| Multiple Projects, Boston, MA*

Classroom of the Future, Tosteson Medical Education Center* - 800 SF

Clinical Skills Center, Tosteson Medical Education Center Renovation - 9,000 SF

Merck

Boston Research Center, Emmanuel College Campus, Boston, MA* - 600,00 SF

US Human Health Divisional Headquarters, Spring House, PA* - 1,200,000 SF

Bldg. 78A Clinical Packaging Facility, Westpoint Campus, Philadelphia, PA* - 150,000 SF

Automated Biotechnology Facility, North Wales, PA* - 13,000 SF

Building 36A Biology QC Laboratory, Westpoint Campus, Philadelphia, PA* - 48,000 SF

Medtronic, Inc.,

Interventional Vascular Lab & Clean Manufacturing Space, Danvers, MA*- 60,000 SF

Navigation and Imaging, Littleton, MA - 120,000 SF

DuPont

Biotechnology Research Center, Wilmington, DE* - 250,000 SF

OPD1 Stein Haskell Research Facility, Newark, DE* - 193,000 SF

EPA, Environmental Science Center Region 3, Fort Meade, MD*- 162,000 SF

Promeco

Boehringer Ingelheim, Research Laboratories, Danbury, CT* - 30,000 SF

Boehringer Ingelheim, Quality Assurance Laboratory, Mexico City, Mexico* - 38,500 SF

Cephalon, Inc. | Research Campus Master Plan, West Chester, PA* - 500,000 SF

Novo Nordisk | North American Corporate Headquarters, Princeton, NJ* - 550,000 SF

NFI | North American Corporate Headquarters, Camden, NJ* - 80,000 SF

Pfzer, Inc. (Wyeth) | Pharmaceutical Headquarters, Collegeville, PA* - 730,000 SF

Johnson & Johnson | Multiple Projects, Various Locations*

Skillman Consumer Products Headquarters Campus (Skillman, NJ) - 300,000 SF

Healthcare Systems Facilities (Piscataway, NJ) - 180,000 SF

Depuy (Raynham, MA and Warsaw, IN) - 40 acres/60 acres

Ortho-McNeil Research Campus (Lower Gwynedd, PA) - 167 acres

Centocor Offce Campus (Horsham, PA) - 300,000 SF

Hittite Microwave Corporation, Feasibility Study and Renovation, Chelmsford, MA*

A Woman’s Place | Doylestown, PA* = 40,000 SF

*denotes experience prior to founding FIFTEEN