Design Philosophy: Natural Day Lighting / Open Spaces / Exploration of New Materials / Collaboration with clients and other designers / New Construction and Design Technologies.
The Firm: Small concentrating on residential work, with experience in a vast variety of buildings and interiors.
History: Started in 2000 by Kimberly Ackert.
Kimberly Ackert
Professional Experience
| 2000 | Ackert Architecture, Principal, New York |
| 1998 – 2000 | Skidmore, Owings And Merrill, Design Associate, New York |
| 1994 – 1998 | New York State Dormitory Authority, Project Manager, New York |
| 1989 – 1992 | Dawson-Brown, Ackert Architecture, Design Partner Sydney, Australia |
| 1987 – 1989 | Richard Meier And Partners Architects, New YorkBridgeport Center, Bridgeport, Connecticut Canal Plus Headquarters, Paris, France Ulm Community Center, Ulm, Germany |
| 1984 – 1987 | Skidmore, Owings And Merrill, New YorkKing's County Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, Time Warner Center, New York, New York |
| 1981 – 1983 | Bureau d'Architecture Lombardi Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 1981 | Bureau d'Architecture Lefer Paris, France |
Education
| 1996 | Fellow, American Academy in Rome Rome, Italy |
| 1992 | Registered Architect New York |
| 1981 | California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California Five Year Bachelor of Architecture Degree, Honors Graduate |
| 1980 | Danish International School Copenhagen, Denmark |
Special Awards and Exhibitions
| 2003 | Parsons School of Design, "Bending Light Exhibition: the work of Ackert Architecture" |
| 1996 | Rome Prize, Mercedes T. Bass Fellowship in Architecture Rome, Italy |
| 1995 | 40 under 40, New York |
| 1992 | Blacksburg Library Competition, Entry Virginia |
| 1992 | Palazetti Design Showcase, Winner New York |
| 1990 | Paddington Showgrounds, Entry Sydney, Australia |
| 1989 | Monier Design Commission, Winner Perth, Australia |
| 1989 | Limited Residential Design Competition, Winner Sydney, Australia |
| 1986 | Sainsbury Supermarket Competition, Entry London, England |
Teaching and Lectures
| 2003 to present | Parsons School of Constructed Environments - Part Time Faculty, New York City |
| 2004 – 2009 | Graduate School of Design, Harvard University - Visiting Critic, Cambridge, MA |
| 2006 | University of Washington, Seattle, Lecturer |
| 2002 | Cornell University - Visiting Professor, Ithaca, New York |
| 2001 | Yale University - Visiting Professor New Haven, Connecticut |
| 2001 | Cornell University - Visiting Professor, Ithaca, New York |
| 1998 | Pratt Institute - Second Year Design Professor Brooklyn, New York |
| 1997 | American Academy in Rome, Lecturer Rome, Italy |
| 1997 | University of Iowa, Design Critic Rome, Italy |
| 1992 | University of Technology, Design Tutor Sydney, Australia |
| 1992 | University of Sydney, Lecturer, Sydney, Australia |
| 1990 | Royal Institute of Architects Sydney, Australia |
| 1989 | Newcastle University, Lecturer Newcastle, Australia |
| 1989 | University of Sydney, Design Critic Sydney, Australia |
Publications
| 2009 | Off the Grid, Case Studies for Sustainable Architecture |
| 2006 | Domesticities |
| 2002 | New York Times Sunday Magazine USA |
| 2000 | Green Architecture USA |
| 1998 | Pacific Rim USA |
| 1996 | 40 Under 40 USA |
| 1995 | Interiors Magazine USA |
| 1994 | Architectural Review England |
| 1994 | Architecture Australia Australia |
| 1993 | Hauser Magazine Germany |
| 1992 | The New York Times New York |
| 1992 | Villa Giardini Italy |
| 1991 | Interior Architecture Australia |
| 1990 | House And Garden Australia |
| 1990 | Architecture Bulletin Australia |
| 1990 | Architecture Australia |
| 1989 | Architecture Australia Australia |
| 1989 | House And Garden Australia |
| 1989 | Architecture Bulletin Australia |
| 1988 | Architecture Australia Australia |
Biography
Kimberly Ackert was born and raised in Southern California and earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. She spent two years as an intern in France and Switzerland before relocating to New York City to work in the offices of Skidmore, Owings And Merrill and Richard Meier and Partners.
In 1989 she moved to Sydney, Australia and won the Monier Design Commission, a national competition to design and construct a futuristic house. In 1996 she was awarded the Mercedes T. Bass Rome Prize in Architecture and spent one year at the American Academy in Rome before starting the New York based firm of Ackert Architecture.
She is a registered architect in New York State and has taught at Cornell, Yale and Harvard Schools of Architecture and has been a part time professor at the Parsons School of Constructed Environments Architecture Program in New York City since 2003.