Soha St. Juste, AIA, LEED AP

Principal

Soha is a passionate industry leader, mentor, and distinguished Architect whose award-winning designs span a wide range of project types, including cutting edge Science + Technology research and manufacturing facilities, campus master-planning strategies, higher education buildings, and corporate facilities. Soha brings an inclusive and collaborative team-based approach to her projects, resulting in spaces that elevate and inspire and center around sustainability and wellness. Soha’s portfolio is comprised of over 30 architectural projects totaling more than five million square feet. Working closely with her clients, her projects have created environments that encourage discovery and facilitate innovation for multiple Fortune 500 companies in the pharmaceutical, bio-tech, materials science industries, as well as some of the top universities in the region. Prior to joining FIFTEEN, Soha was Architecture Design Principal and Practice Leader for Jacobs’ Philadelphia Office Science & Research Market.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Architecture with Honors, Drexel University - Summa Cum Laude

REGISTRATION

Registered Architect | Pennsylvania

National Council of Architectural Review Boards (NCARB)

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

AIA Philadelphia, Philadelphia Chapter President, 2021 *Youngest Chapter President in AIA Philadelphia history and first woman of color President of the Chapter

AIA Philadelphia, Board of Directors, Executive Committee, 2014-present

Urban Land Institute (ULI) Philadelphia Health and Life Science Product Council 2020-Present; Co-Chair 2023-Present

Core Leadership Philadelphia Class of 2023

American Institute of Architects

U.S. Green Building Council | LEED Accredited Professional

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

BISNOW Philadelphia Life Sciences & Healthcare Bonanza Panel:The Ins and Outs of Incubators & Flexible Space- Nov 2021

CoreNet Coffee Break Series: Elevating Convergence & Connection: Philadelphia Life Science Market Snapshot- June 2021

AIA Philadelphia Women in Architecture Presents Coffee & Connect with Soha St.Juste – March 2021

The Forum on Architecture & Design in Philadelphia: Engaging with Emerging Architects Panel Discussion- October 2019

SELECTED PROJECTS

Confidential Consumer Product Company | Core and Shell Life Science building Summit, NJ - 100,000 SF*

Longfellow Real Estate Partners | 518 W. Morgan | Core and Shell Life Science building Durham, NC - 180,000 SF*

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

DIVCO | Parcel JK Lab Research Building, Cambridge, MA - 450,000 SF*

Merck, Building 880 (FLEX) and Building 80B, Rahway | Process Discovery Manufacturing, Laboratory | NJ - 130,000 SF*

Chesterfield Technology Building | R&D Laboratory St. Louis - 400.000 SF*

Kaust Saudi Aramco | R&D Center - Kaust, Saudi Arabia - 150,000 SF*

DuPont | Ethylene Polymers QC Laboratory, Sabine, TX - 40,000 SF*

Celgene Building S7 Growth and Feasibility Planning, Summit, NJ- 90,000 SF*

BMS/Celgene Summit West Campus Strategic Master Plan, Summit, NJ*

Merck Rahway Site Masterplan Assessment, Rahway, NJ*

Merck West Point Multi-Building Laboratory Consolidation, West Point, PA*

DuPont, Experimental Station Laboratories Program | Renovations - 400,000 SF*

Celgene General Development Plan, Summit, NJ*

Dupont | Project Renaissance Building 730 | Chestnut Run Plaza, DE - 222,000 SF*

NTS Dev. Company ShelbyHurst Campus Building 700 | Louisville, KY - 125,000 SF*

Confidential Technology Client, Campus Master Plan, Poughkeepsie, NY - 3.4M SF*

Johnson & Johnson | Conceptual Development Study, Skillman Campus, Skillman, NJ - 120,000 SF*

Johnson & Johnson, Conceptual Dev Study, Worldwide Headquarters - Johnson Hall, New Brunswick, NJ - 300,000 SF*

Celgene | S14 New Office Building, Summit, NJ - 300,000 SF*

TJU | Health Science Research Building, Philadelphia, PA - 60,000 SF*

Temple University - FOX School of Business, Philadelphia, PA* - 100,000 SF*

PSU - Moore Building Addition, University Park, PA* - 57,000 SF*

University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine (SOM), Laboratory Master Plan, Philadelphia, PA - 272,000 SF*