Katie Nguyen, AIA

Architect

Katie is an architect guided by a commitment to resilience, equity, and sustainability, approaching design as a way to strengthen communities and create human-centered environments. Her professional experience spans life science and technology, higher education, core and shell, and interior fit-out projects. Her thesis explored how public libraries can serve as social infrastructure, bridging traditional learning spaces with community care and support, and was awarded the Michael Pearson Prize Gold Medal. Katie graduated summa cum laude from Drexel University’s 2+4 B. Arch. program with a minor in Sustainability in the Built Environment.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Architecture, Drexel University

REGISTRATION

Registered Architect | Pennsylvania

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

American Institute of Architects

LEED Green Associate, USGBC

SELECTED PROJECTS

SW Bio Care, LLC | 61st and Lindbergh Masterplan | Philadelphia, PA | 400,000 SF

Merck AdVance | Life Science Building Core + Shell | West Point, PA | 116,000 SF

Confidential Client

Science + Manufacturing Campus | Syracuse, NY | 990 acres

Administration Building Core + Shell| Syracuse, NY | 508,000 SF

Manufacturing Building Core + Shell| Syracuse, NY | 788,000 SF

Confidential Consumer Product Company| Life Science Building Core + Shell | Summit, NJ | 100,000 SF

Pennovation Works, UPenn & Longfellow Real Estate Partners | Core and Shell Life Sciences & Manufacturing Building | Philadelphia, PA | 450,000 SF

Drexel University | Campus Feasibility Study | Philadelphia, PA

Northeastern University | Snell Library Renovation | Boston, MA | 140,000 SF

*denotes experience prior to joining FIFTEEN