Associate Principal

Katherine Wohlsen

AIA, LEED AP

“Programming and planning for colleges and universities is reciprocal: Through the process of designing learning environments, I get to learn about cutting-edge science and engineering from faculty members.”

Katherine Wohlsen has plotted her own pathway to success. She has played a significant role in growing the firm’s nationally-recognized academic practice and led the planning of some of the firm’s most important and celebrated academic projects, including Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland, Swarthmore College, Old Dominion University, and Yale University. Katherine’s energetic and caring engagement style combined with a devotion to design and tireless focus on detail have cemented long-lasting relationships with her clients as well as her peers. 

key information

Expertise

Academic

Education

University of Maryland,
Master of Architecture

Drew University,
Bachelor of Theater Arts

Registrations

AIA, LEED AP

Years at Ballinger

28

Kiewit Hall Honored with AIA Nebraska Design Awards

November 19, 2024

Reshaping Yale for a New Wave of Quantum Physics, Engineering, and Materials

November 04, 2024

exterior rendering of Brown University Life Sciences Building

TenBerke and Ballinger Design Brown University’s New Signature Life Sciences Research Facility in Providence’s Jewelry District

September 12, 2024

Ballinger and TenBerke Design Generational Complex for Quantum at Yale University

July 18, 2024

Maxine Frank Singer Hall Wins National AIA Design Award

June 11, 2024

Virginia Commonwealth University’s STEM Building Awarded LEED Gold

May 29, 2024

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Kiewit Hall Grand Opening

March 12, 2024

exterior rendering of Brown University Life Sciences Building

Plans for Brown University Integrated Life Sciences Building Advance

February 01, 2024

Exterior of Maxine Frank Singer Hall at Swarthmore College with AIA Pennsylvania Architectural Excellence Design Award and AIA Pennsylvania Architectural Excellence COTE Award seals in the corner

Ballinger Honored with 2023 AIA Pennsylvania Architectural Excellence Awards

November 21, 2023

Exterior View of Maxine Frank Singer Hall at Swarthmore College

Maxine Frank Singer Hall Wins 2023 AIA Philadelphia Award

November 15, 2023

Exterior of Virginia Commonwealth University STEM building

VCU STEM Building wins Golden Hammer Award

November 07, 2023

Exterior of American University building at dusk

Programming and Planning Options: Strategies for Collaborative STEM Buildings

November 06, 2023

Chemistry tower at University of Wisconsin-Madison and Singer Hall at Swarthmore College both selected as finalists for AIA Pennsylvania Awards

Ballinger Projects Selected as Finalists for AIA Pennsylvania Awards

October 27, 2023

Exterior of American University Hall of Science

Greenbuild Tour of American University Hall of Science

August 09, 2023

Group photo at Virginia Commonwealth University STEM building

VCU STEM Building Opens

April 27, 2023

Lab tools at Brown University

Ballinger Chosen to Partner on Brown University’s New Hub for High-Impact Life Science Research

November 08, 2022

interior of Ballinger firm

Ballinger Announces Staff Promotions

October 31, 2022

construction at University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Kiewit Hall

University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Kiewit Hall Tops Out

September 12, 2022

A Year of Discovery at AU’s Hall of Science

January 15, 2022

American University Hall of Science Wins IIDA Award

January 07, 2022

Sustainability at American University’s Hall of Science

December 03, 2021

Towering Potential

November 13, 2021

Nebraska Celebrates Kiewit Hall Groundbreaking

July 01, 2021

VCU STEM Building Tops Out

May 05, 2021

VCU STEM Building Taking Shape

February 16, 2021

Berea College - Ballinger

Margaret A. Cargill Natural Sciences and Health Building at Berea College Awarded LEED Gold

July 23, 2019

Swarthmore’s Singer Hall Named in Honor of Scientist Alumna

May 18, 2019

AIA PA Award

Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Teaching Labs Achieves LEED Platinum

January 14, 2017

Ballinger’s Design Approach to Interdisciplinary Buildings Featured in Tradeline Report

August 10, 2016

Tradeline Features Ballinger’s Laboratory Renovation

February 19, 2015