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VINCENT G. KLING, JR., RA, AICP

EDUCATION:

  • B. Architecture, University of Virginia 1967
  • 7 Society award-Design
  • School of Architecture Award-Design,Best Thesis
  • M. S. Planning, Columbia University 1969
  • William Kinne Fellow 1968-1969

REGISTRATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS:

  • Registered Architect, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware
  • American Institute of Certified Planners
  • Phila. Chapter A.I.C.P.
  • American Planning Association
  • West Vincent Township Planning Commission

Past memberships and service:

  • American Institute of Architects
  • Philadelphia Chapter A.I.A
  • Pennsylvania Society of Architects
  • Phila. Chapter P.S.A.
  • Northern Federation Chester County Communities Planning Commission,
  • NAIOP, Urban Land Institute.

SELECTED PLANNING
SITE PLANNING WORK
BUILDING DESIGN:

The following architectural and planning projects were accomplished while president of Vincent G. Kling, Jr., Inc., or as a partner in The Kling Partnership and Kling/Lindquist, Inc. The work entailed extensive site planning and analysis work, traffic and market/economic analysis, construction feasibility studies, architectural design, coordination of consultants, and work with governmental and local authorities for project approvals including planning, zoning, and subdivision, and construction observation / coordination.

Henderson Group:
Site analysis, special soil and environmental analysis, master plan, re-zoning, subdivision, Phila. Int'l Airport impacts, financial feasibility studies, graphics and presentations, 3 million sq. ft. master planned buildings, 400,000 sq. ft. initial building design, 275 ac. Airport Business Center, office park, Delaware Co., PA.

Church Farm School:
Master plan, site analysis, subdivision, re-zoning (open space, office park) 550 ac., Exton, PA, prior to sale to Rouse. Glen Loch at The Church Farm School: Planning, financial structure, design of non?profit life care community (not constructed).

Guardian Life:
Site selection, site analysis and master planning, subdivision, zoning, 450,000 sq. ft. total building design, Allentown, PA., Appleton, WS., Spokane, WA. (regional expansion across U.S.)

Prudential Real Estate Development:
Site selection, master planning, site and subdivision analysis, zoning, building design, King of Prussia and Horsham, PA., architectural design for 800,000 sq. ft. buildings total.

General Electric Microelectronics Center:
Site selection, master planning, zoning, film production for presentations and approvals, building design, 150 ac. Research Triangle Park, NC, 600,000 sq. ft. master planned construction, 150,000 sq. ft. initial construction, office and lab.

General Dynamics:
Site analysis, access, environmental, code analysis, master plan, site plan, economic and construction feasibility studies, 250 ac., Groton, CT., 600,000 sq. ft. master plan buildings, office and research facilities.

Marriott Corporation:
Site planning, zoning, building design, Richmond, Va., 300,000 sq. ft. high rise hotel, including interiors and documentation.

Army Corps of Engineers:
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas--Site selection, design, planning for Instructional center and Combined Arms Research Library including top secret NATO command and research section.

Chesco-Nichols Corporation:
Various projects-zoning, subdivision, feasibility studies, master planning, site planning, schematic building design, graphics and presentations, incl. building design for Liberty Federal Bank headquarters.

Trammel-Crow Company:
Site planning, site analysis, feasibility studies.

Johnson & Johnson / McNeil Labs:
Site analysis, code analysis, feasibility studies, master plan / expansion studies Pennsylvania, Florida.

Walter Reed Army Hospital;
Washington National Airport;
Philadelphia International Airport:
Member, planning and design team - master planning, design, community land use relationships, functional impacts, land planning for expansion, transportation planning, site planning and analysis, presentation documentation and community relations.

International:
Planning and design team member, Resort Community, Vidaubon, France; New community planning, El Rodeo, Costa Rica; Team leader, Waterfront complex competition, Tangiers.

Transportation / Land Use research on major airports and transportation centers in Europe: France, England, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Italy.

Various Subdivision/ planning/ construction:
Chester, Bucks, Delaware Counties, -residential. Design, financing, and construction of high quality single family homes on limited and individual basis from $ 200,000 to $ 1,000,000.

McAvoy Vitrified Brick Company:
Property analysis, planning, subdivision, master plan for open space and land use potentials, 360 ac. (current project-simple subdivision), Schuylkill Twp., PA.

Eastwick Estate:
Property analysis, planning, large lot subdivision, building site selection, 160 ac., Charlestown Township, PA.

Zeigler Subdivision:
Property analysis, planning, medium lot subdivision, building layout, 45 ac., Charlestown Township, PA.

Latta Land Plan:
Planning and subdivision analysis, sketch plan submission 119 acres, East Fallowfield Township, Chester County

Robert Kling Subdivision:
Large lot subdivision, 125 acres, West Vincent Township, Chester County, PA

Current residential projects include 6 custom designed and constructed residential projects in Charlestown Township, West Vincent Township, and Radnor Township, total land construction value of $6.5 million.

Current land planning / subdivision projects in Chester County totals 290 acres.