{"id":298057,"date":"2025-11-18T00:28:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T00:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/298057\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T00:28:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T00:28:15","slug":"five-towers-in-five-countries-by-kpf-your-next-employer-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/298057\/","title":{"rendered":"Five towers in five countries by KPF: Your Next Employer? | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following our previous visit to\u00a0H\u00f6weler + Yoon<\/a>, we are moving our\u00a0Meet Your Next Employer series<\/a>\u00a0to New York this week to explore the work of\u00a0Kohn Pederson Fox Associates (KPF)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A global firm headquartered in New York City, the firm oversees more than 600 staff members hailing from over 40 countries. Recently, the firm offered an inside look<\/a> at its newly renovated New York City studio, which saw an overhaul of a 1920s office space. Elsewhere, it was revealed earlier this year<\/a> that the firm\u2019s Changi Airport Terminal 5, designed in collaboration with Heatherwick Studio, had broken ground.<\/p>\n

Over on Archinect Jobs, the firm is\u00a0currently hiring<\/a>\u00a0for several roles to join their New York City team. For candidates interested in applying for a position or anybody interested in learning more about the firm\u2019s output, we have rounded up five towers from around the world by KPF that exemplify the firm\u2019s ethos.<\/p>\n

<\/a>SOHO Gubei. Image credit: Ai QingSOHO Gubei<\/a>, Shanghai, China<\/p>\n

SOHO Gubei is a mixed-use development in Shanghai comprising a 38-story office tower and a 12-story retail podium. The project extends the landscape of the adjacent Hongqiao Central Park, integrating pathways and green areas into the site. The tower\u2019s zig-zag, Br\u00e2ncu\u0219i-inspired profile is formed by four stacked volumes on each face, using shifted grids to reduce solar gain and glare. The podium employs simpler massing oriented toward the surrounding neighborhood, while the tower\u2019s upper level features a publicly accessible sky garden with dining and outdoor spaces.<\/p>\n

Learn more on\u00a0SOHO Gubei’s Archinect project page<\/a><\/p>\n

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SOHO Gubei. Image credit: Ai Qing<\/a>SOHO Gubei. Image credit: Ai QingArthaus<\/a>, Philadelphia, PA<\/p>\n

A 47-story residential tower on Philadelphia\u2019s Avenue of the Arts, Arthaus\u2019 massing consists of four bundled rectangular volumes of varying heights, creating stepped terraces and a distinct crown. The facade combines high-performance glass with white aluminum mullions, while brick and terra cotta at the base reinforce the neighborhood scale. The project includes 108 units, over 36,000 square feet of amenities, a rooftop greenhouse, multiple outdoor terraces, and a 75-foot indoor lap pool.<\/p>\n

Learn more on\u00a0Arthaus’\u00a0Archinect project page<\/a><\/p>\n

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Arthaus. Image credit: Elevated Angles<\/a>Arthaus. Image credit: Kat Kendon \/ Kendon PhotographyBundag Doosan<\/a>, Seoul, South Korea<\/p>\n

Bundang Doosan is a corporate headquarters consisting of two towers joined by a 330-foot skybridge, forming a gateway near the Gyeongbu Expressway. The building houses office space, an auditorium, tenant amenities, the Doosan History Museum, and a rooftop cafe. The scheme\u2019s stacked masses create a portal visible from both the expressway and the city approach. Glass facades are equipped with vertical and horizontal shading fins crafted in granite to reduce glare and heat gain, while the skybridge contains large flexible floor plates connected by a four-story atrium, offering open workspaces and panoramic views of the surrounding environment.<\/p>\n

Learn more on\u00a0Bundag Doosan’s Archinect project page<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bundang Doosan. Image credit: Time of Blue<\/a>Bundang Doosan. Image credit: Time of BlueHeron Tower<\/a>, London, UK<\/p>\n

A high-rise office building in the City of London, Heron Tower is designed around vertically stacked \u201cvillages,\u201d each organized around a triple-height atrium. The tower emphasizes transparency and environmental performance, integrating advanced technologies to reduce energy use. The scheme\u2019s northern elevation exposes the internal atria, while glazed lift cars animate the external core. East and west facades feature highly transparent ventilated systems for efficient enclosure.<\/p>\n

Learn more on\u00a0the Heron Tower’s Archinect project page<\/a><\/p>\n

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Heron Tower. Image credit: Hufton + Crow<\/a>Heron Tower. Image credit: Hufton + CrowInfinity Tower<\/a>, S\u00e3o Paolo, Brazil<\/p>\n

Infinity Tower is a commercial high-rise in S\u00e3o Paulo defined by its sculptural, sail-like massing and prominent skyline presence. The building maximizes allowable floor area while offering flexible, efficient layouts suited to a range of tenants. Features include generous floor-to-ceiling heights, high-performance glazing, and advanced building systems consistent with international office standards. At ground level, the tower integrates with the city through an indoor\u2013outdoor entry sequence of reflecting pools, landscaped paths, and a canopy-covered porte-cochere.<\/p>\n

Learn more on\u00a0the Infinity Tower’s Archinect project page<\/a><\/p>\n

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Infinity Tower. Image credit: H.G. Esch<\/a>Infinity Tower. Image credit: Leonardo Finotti<\/p>\n

Meet Your Next Employer<\/a>\u00a0is one of a number of ongoing weekly series showcasing the opportunities available on our industry-leading\u00a0job board<\/a>. Our\u00a0Job Highlights\u00a0series<\/a>\u00a0looks at intriguing and topical employment opportunities currently available on Archinect Jobs, while our\u00a0weekly roundups<\/a>\u00a0curate job opportunities by location, career level, and job description.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following our previous visit to\u00a0H\u00f6weler + Yoon, we are moving our\u00a0Meet Your Next Employer series\u00a0to New York this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298058,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":{"0":"post-298057","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}