K-12 Education
Independent Schools
We deliver independent school design as one unified team, cementing our status as the leading education design firm in the world.
Campus Planning
- Episcopal High School - Campus Master Plan
A Strategic Guide to Achieve the School’s Future Vision
- Gilman School - Campus Master Plan
Maintaining the School’s History of Excellence in Education
Learning Environments
- Flint Hill School - Peterson Middle School
Industrial Nod to Creativity and Exploration
- Graland Country Day School - Corkins Innovation Center & Learning Commons
A Private Day School Reimagined
- Lowell School – Parkside Middle School
An Experiential, Active, and Collaborative Learning Model
Campus & Residential Life
- Choate Rosemary Hall – St. John Hall Student Center
A Hub for Connections and Interaction
- George School – Mollie Dodd Anderson Library & Learning Commons
Embracing Quaker Culture with a Nod to Inner Light
- Choate Rosemary Hall – Hill House Renovation
Restoring a Campus Landmark and its Original Beauty
- Madeira School - Dormitory Renovations & Additions
A Modern Spin on Historic Dormitory Facilities
Performing & Visual Arts
- St. Christopher's School - Louis F. Ryan Recital Hall & Arts Center
A Gateway to Music, Culture, and Spirituality
- St. Anne’s-Belfield School – Grisham Hall Auditorium
A New Home for Community Gathering and the Arts
- Georgetown Day School – Black Box Theater
Raising the Curtain on an Upgraded Arts Facility
Athletics & Wellness
- Roland Park Country School - Athletic Center
New Athletic Center Promotes Healthy Living Practices
- Mercersburg Academy – Athletic & Wellness Facilities
Improving and Expanding the Athletic Experience
Press
In the Media
Teenage Dream
January 28, 2022Architecture DC showcases Peterson Middle School - a progressive creative space for learning and applying.
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Richard Salopek
Client Leader
Principal
Richard Salopek
AIA
Client Leader
Principal
Richard has dedicated his career to creating places that celebrate the unique character, history, and aspirations of independent schools. He is one of our most experienced campus planners and designers of spaces for learning, living, gathering, arts, and sport. He believes that a collaborative mindset and great design can transform the life of a school.
Robert Allen
Client Leader
Principal
Robert Allen
AIA
Client Leader
Principal
With more than 35 years of experience, Robert has served as a project architect on educational, cultural, and civic projects throughout the U.S. He started his career with design studies of numerous Broadway theaters, and renovation studies for the Vivian Beaumont Theater in Lincoln Center.
Kwame Bailey
K-12 Education Business Development Leader
Principal
Kwame Bailey
K-12 Education Business Development Leader
Principal
Kwame leads business development efforts for the K-12 Education studio, a role that allows him to develop and maintain strategic partnerships that advance brand awareness, firm growth, and client retention. Based in Washington, D.C., Kwame is responsible for establishing new relationships and managing existing clients to build the firm’s K-12 Education practice on the east coast.
Bill Gridley
Client Leader
Principal
Bill Gridley
FAIA, NCARB
Client Leader
Principal
A Fellow of the AIA, Bill has more than 35 years of experience as a professional architect, including more than 30 years with Bowie Gridley Architects, which he co-founded in 1981. He has also been honored with appointment to the GSA Design and Construction Peer Review Commission.
Kami Kinkaid AIA, LEED AP
Client Leader
Principal
Kami Kinkaid AIA, LEED AP
AIA, LEED AP
Client Leader
Principal
Kami leads project teams serving educational clients across the country. She effectively balances the pragmatic aspects of design with her passion to provide inspiring spaces for learning. Her design solutions reflect the diversity of communities through equitable learning environments for all.
Leadership
Meet our People
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Integrated Design
Our promise is to elevate the human experience through design. We explore those challenges with best-in-class clients committed to improving our world.
