Engineering the
Design Journey

Bob Kearns, P. E.

Principal

Bob Kearns brings highly regarded expertise to cultural, commercial, and educational projects. He views architecture as a multi-disciplinary process that blurs the lines between architecture and engineering. Bob has over 25 years of experience leading engineering design teams in projects around the world.

His educational background emphasized integration of all building engineering disciplines with architectural design and environmental consciousness. Bob’s career has given him the opportunity to explore the fusion of the arts and building sciences through the expansion and development of numerous local and national cultural institutions, such as Sperone Westwater Gallery, Crystal Bridge Museum of American Art and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. He developed and lead design teams for Federal project which focused on United State Embassies around the world. His keen attention to the details of bespoke cultural and embassy projects has enabled him to develop innovative designs which strike a delicate balance between the aesthetic vision, security requirements and engineering rigor.

Academically, Bob is a Visiting Professor at Pratt Institute’s Graduate Architecture and Urban Design program as well as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP). Bob is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York State, California, Massachusetts, Arizona, Tennessee and Texas and is a member of the 2018 New York City Electrical Code Revision committee. 

Education

University of Cambridge, Interdisciplinary Design for the Building Environment, M.St.
Pennsylvania State University, Architectural Engineering, M.Eng.
Pennsylvania State University, Architectural Engineering, B.Eng.