AOKT Studio

AOKT Studio is a full-service architecture and interior architecture firm. We approach our work with curiosity, compassion and rigor. We are collaborative and accessible. Our work is considerate.

Amy Kassler-Taub, RA NCARB is a licensed architect and Adjunct Professor of Architecture at Thomas Jefferson’s College of Architecture Design and Construction. She draws on 20 years of in-depth, hands-on experience. Amy graduated from Auburn University and participated in the Rural Studio and Auburn’s Center for Architecture and Urban Studies. She also completed a design-build studio with the University of Manitoba. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Interior Architecture and is currently a licensed architect in PA and NJ.

While living in Philadelphia, Amy had the honor of working with firms and colleagues at SMP Architects (formerly Susan Maxman and Partners), Stanev Potts Architects and URBN Free People prior to forming AOKT Studio. At SMP, Amy was project designer for Germantown Friends School Science Center, recipient for the National AIA/CAE Education Award of Excellence, ED+C Educational Category for Excellence in Design Honorable Mention. While at Stanev Potts, Amy was project designer and project manager for the award winning Box Weave House (AIA PA Emerging Professionals Award and Exhibition) and Lightbox House (AIA Philadelphia Divine Detail Award) among several other projects. At Free People, Amy was project designer for several key retail and wholesale projects, fixture design and special projects.

As a professional architect and educator, she leverages her design expertise and understanding of the built environment to advocate for community betterment and social progress. She has worked with the Philadelphia Community Design Collaborative for small business owners and non-profits, and provides ongoing professional and educational services as needed, where needed. Amy serves on civic and non-profit boards in collaborative work beyond the traditional architectural practice.

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