Kerns Group Architects

09/14/2023

Please join us in congratulating Brian Frickie as the 2023 recipient of the William C. Noland Medal for his decades of service to our profession at the local, state and national levels.

Follow the link below to learn more about the award and Brian’s accomplishments and service.

The William C. Noland Medal, as the highest award bestowed on a member architect, is intended to honor a distinguished body of accomplishments, sustained over time, that spans a broad spectrum of the profession and that transcends the scope of normal professional activities. For 2023, the medal is a

05/12/2023

In March, we celebrated Tom Kerns’ new watercolor book with a book signing at our office.
Each painting is a piece of Tom’s life and travels depicted in One Slender Rectangle.

05/10/2023

KGA - Student Intern, Sarah Weiner, and her team from Virginia Tech WAAC participated in this year’s U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® where they placed 1st in the Multifamily Building Design Division!

Their Design is titled “PLANT: Potomac Living at New Town”.
PLANT is a comprehensive plan to restore and rebuild atop a toxic brownfield on the shores of the Potomac river in Alexandria, VA. The decommissioned coal plant currently occupying the site will be replaced by a high-rise mixed-use housing complex that exceeds Passivhaus standards. The site is reimagined to be a vibrant, self-sufficient community which provides new clean power for the site and surrounding area. The mixed-use proposal includes 200,000 sf of multi-family residential living in addition to about 20,000 sf of commercial functions.

Follow the link if you would like to read more about their design!
https://www.solardecathlon.gov/2023/assets/pdfs/23DC_MFB_WAAC_SUMMARY_2023-04-04.pdf

03/17/2021

Brian Frickie elevated to AIA College of Fellows

https://www.aiava.org/virginia-celebrates-eight-new-fellows/

02/11/2020

St. William of York - Stafford, VA
Parishioners at St. William of York Church celebrated the completion of their new Bell Tower and Narthex on January 19th.

Parishioners at St. William of York Church in Stafford celebrated the completion of their new bell tower and narthex Jan. 19. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated the Mass that included the blessing of the bells.

08/30/2019

Plein-Air Watercolor Paintings by Tom Kerns - Tom Kerns' pencil drawings and watercolor paintings will be on display from August 25th to October 3rd at the Goodwin House Alexandria - Small House Gallery. Tom paints almost every day when he travels. The slender rectangular watercolors that he refers to as "slices" help Tom to remember a place and its ever changing light. These images are forever etched into his memory.

06/17/2019

National Landing Marketing Center, Arlington VA - KGA is excited to have been a part of the design team for the new National Landing Marketing Center for JGB Smith. The approximately 6,000 SF center is a flexible use meeting facility that illustrates the vision for National Landing through models, renderings and Virtual Reality experiences.

https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/06/12/the-future-of-national-landing-can-be-hard-to-see.html

04/24/2019

St. Rose of Lima, Gaithersburg, MD - The cross was installed on the new tower at St. Rose of Lima last week in time for the Easter Triduum. This is a most significant milestone in the construction of our project at St. Rose of Lima in Gaithersburg. A special note of gratitude to the Scheibel Construction team for their outstanding effort to make this happen in time for Easter. This is a true gift to the St. Rose of Lima community.

04/18/2019

Sean Reilly, AIA, Vice President of Government Advocacy, AIA Virginia -
On a brisk, sunny day in early March, hundreds of architects from around the nation met with federal lawmakers on Capitol Hill to advocate for issues that are important to society and our profession. AIA Virginia representatives were among the 605 total AIA members that met with their Senators and Congressional Representatives on March 6th to advocate for two significant issues: Energy Efficiency and School Safety. Architects attended a total of 474 meetings in the House and Senate. In small group settings, we briefed each lawmaker or their staff representative on the two issues before taking questions and asking for their support.

The Government Advocacy team at AIA Virginia continues to work hard to advance pro-built environment policies before government decision-makers and help ensure that architects remain relevant to society for generations to come. Speaking with a unified voice on Capitol Hill Day 2019, Architects were able to advocate for two vital issues to society and demonstrate the value of our profession to Senators and Representatives from across our nation.

04/18/2019

Art of Practice 2019 -
Nearly 60 firm leaders came together in Northern Virginia on March 22 to exchange ideas, enjoy fellowship, and learn at the second biennial Art of Practice. Tom Kerns participated in a Leadership Transition Panel Discussion featuring Donna Phaneuf, FAIA; Mark Orling, AIA; Bob Moje, FAIA; Tom Kerns, FAIA; and Rob Comet, AIA. Each of the panelists shared their approach to leadership cultivation and transition within their firms.

01/28/2019

St. Bridget Catholic Church, Richmond, VA -
Bishop Barry Knestout of the Diocese of Richmond dedicated the new bell tower and entry plaza as part of the celebratory mass on January 12th. The completed project significantly increases handicap accessibility, the sense of welcoming, opportunities for fellowship and the parish’s public presence to the broader community.