RALEIGH, N.C. - Kristen M. Hess, AIA, LEED AP, President of HH Architecture, has been selected as a 2011 American Marshall Memorial Fellow by the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF). She is being recognized as one of 16 emerging leaders representing the United States on a 24-day fellowship program throughout Europe.

Through a competitive nationwide and regional process, The Marshall Memorial Fellowship (MMF) selects fellows from politics, government, media, business, and the non-profit sector. Ms. Hess is one of three individuals selected from North Carolina to represent the United States during the fall trip.

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RALEIGH, N.C. - HH Architecture, a full-service design firm, announced today that it has hired Coury Stolarik as Interior Designer and Prajakta Bagul as Architectural Intern.

Ms. Stolarik will focus on projects including the Early College High School renovation at North Carolina State University; the Curry Building interior renovation at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and the Fayetteville Technical Community College Bookstore. Ms. Bagul will focus on the Ronald McDonald House of Durham project and the North Carolina Zoo Polar Bear Exhibit Expansion and Renovation, among others.

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HH Architecture is pleased to announce that Kristen Hess was selected for the “2011 Women in Business Awards”  from the Triangle Business Journal. This award honors women who have proven to be dynamic and outstanding leaders with established track records of significant accomplishments in business and in the community. Recipients were honored at a ceremony on August 25th at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham.

Kristen Hess accepts the Women in Business award

Members of the HH Architecture team

Here is a video of Kristen talking about her path and what inspired her along the way.

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Kristen Hess, co-founder and principal at HH Architecture, taught architecture at the 2011 Design Camp at NC State University the week of July 11^th. The camp is for high school students to explore several disciplines in field of design and to learn about each discipline. Students completed five different projects focusing on architecture, art+design, graphic design, industrial design, and landscape architecture. Approximately 80 high school students from across North Carolina and 13 other states participated in the camp.

Kristen Hess instructs students at Design Camp

This was the third year Kristen has given back to her alma mater by working at Design Camp. “Sharing my love of architecture and design with students reminds me of why I wanted to be an architect,” said Kristen.  Each year she begins her course by taking students through the core principles of design such as solar orientation, hierarchy of structures, place making, and understanding the impact of the design in the building.

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June 16, 2011

The City of Raleigh hosted a ground breaking ceremony to kick off construction of the Five Points Center for Active Adults.

HH Architecture has been working with the City of Raleigh and Wake County on the design of the 20,000 square foot senior center located on Whitaker Mill Road.

The project is pursuing LEED Silver certification through the U.S. Green Building Council. Construction of Raleigh’s newest senior center is expected to be complete in Summer 2012.

Ground Breaking Ceremony at Five Points Center for Active Adults

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