November 3rd, 2022
6:30 PM est
Kerry Nolan Senior Associate, Beyer Blender Belle Architects and Planners
Kerry Nolan is a Senior Associate at Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners with over 20 years of expertise in leading project teams through the development of design and construction documentation and coordinating the work of consultant team. She is currently serving as the Executive Project Architect on the New York Public Library Midtown Campus Renovation project, including a phased renovation of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (currently under construction) and the recently opened Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. She is also the Project Manager on the University of Pennsylvania Quad Dormitory project, a 500,000 square foot 1400 bed dormitory for first-year students. Before BBB, Kerry worked at Gluckman Tang for 10 years where she was an Associate serving as the Project Architect on many high profile cultural and higher education projects including the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, the Perelman Building at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Dineen Hall at the Syracuse University College of Law.
Kerry is involved at AIANY and recently completed a six-year term as co-chair of the Women in Architecture Committee. She now sits on their Advisory Board. She is also on the Dinner Committee for Common Bond and was elected to the Oculus Committee in 2019. She joined the Professional Women in Construction mentoring program in 2021.
Kerry received her Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1992 and her Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University in 1999.
Being Your Own Best Advocate
Kerry discovered the field of architecture as a teenager while taking an architectural drawing class and decided to pursue it in college. Over the course of her career, Kerry has faced hurdles that many women face in the male dominated field of architecture and has strived to challenge the biases inherent in the system. Through her leadership at AIANY WIA she has elevated the voices of other women, giving them a platform to share their work and encouraging emerging architects to fulfill their potential. When you’re the only woman at the table at a construction meeting how do you ensure your voice is heard? How do you fight to maintain a presence at your design firm? Kerry will share personal anecdotes from her 27 years of experience, ranging from salary negotiations, forging a path to leadership, and knowing when it's time to make a change in career direction.