About CIVITAS Architects, Inc.
CIVITAS Architects Inc. is a full service architectural firm offering architectural and interior design services. These services cover diverse areas of building types, such as dental / healthcare, residential, institutional, and commercial building types.
CIVITAS Architects Inc. is a partnership of Raymond F. Rola, AIA and Agnes A. Kan. Assoc. AIA, who have been creating buildings and spaces since 1988. CIVITAS means community. The company was founded by Ray and Agnes with the goal of providing design services to the communities, where creativity can make a difference in human experience and interaction.
CIVITAS Architects Inc. strives to achieve the harmony of designs we produce and its environmental context within the community tradition. In the spirit of respect for the environment we try to orchestrate timeless classic elegance and beauty through our design.
Whether it is a dental office, a home, a store, a restaurant, or a church we celebrate the gift of life through the opportunity to shape the envelope, space and the details that will hold the life, and strive to design environments that are truthful to the individuals and to the community.
Vision
Our vision is to be the world leader in dental office designs, while producing inspiring architecture for other building types.
Mission
Make a positive contribution to clients and their communities by delivering quality design products and services that enable our clients to achieve their goals and improve the quality of life in their communities.
PRINCIPAL BIO
RAYMOND F. ROLA, AIA
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| CIVITAS Architects, Principal |
1988 - present
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| Bower Lewis Thrower Architects, Architect |
1979 - 1983 |
| Brown Sullivan Associates, Architect |
1977 - 1979 |
| EDUCATION |
| Pratt Institute, B. Architecture |
1977
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| Albright College |
transferred 1975 |
| TEACHING EXPERIENCE |
| Art Institute of Philadelphia |
1984 - present
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Instructor in courses of AutoCad, and 3-Dimensional Design, Interior Architecture, Environmental Design, Building Materials, HVAC Systems, Drafting |
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| REGISTRATION |
| Pennsylvania, 1981 |
Number: 8843 |
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New Jersey, 1983 |
Number: 08583 |
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New York, 1987 |
Number: 019157 |
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AGNES AKIKO KAN
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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| CIVITAS Architects, INC., Co-Founder/ Partner |
1989 - present |
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CMD Management Inc. / CMD Real Estate Inc., Vice President |
1991 - 1995 |
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Furihata Architects / Nagano, Architect |
1988 - 1989 |
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Team Zoo Architects / Tokyo, Architect |
1987 - 1988 |
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Ewing Cole Cherry Parsky, Architect |
1985 - 1987 |
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Bower Lewis Thrower, Architect |
1983 - 1985 |
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Institute for Scientific Information, Space planner |
1981 - 198 |
| EDUCATION |
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University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - Master of Arts in Architecture |
1983 |
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Berea College, Berea, KY - Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Fine Arts |
1979 |
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Sophia University / Tokyo, Japan |
Transfer 1976 |
AWARDS, HONORS, SCHOLARSHIPS
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| Scholarship from Institute for Scientific Information, University of Pennsylvania. |
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| Academic Excellence Awards - Philosophy Department, Fine Arts Department, Berea College |
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| Japan Housing Foundation Grant for the study of Japanese traditional architectur |
| COMMUNITY SERVICE |
| Board Member, Japan-American Society of Greater Philadelphia |
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| Board Member, International House of Philadelphia |
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