Kate Wise Knecht

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Kate Wise Knecht is the Associate Director of Buildings + Communities at ILFI. With twenty years of experience in the architecture and building industries, Kate has led diverse projects of all scales and typologies, consistently prioritizing environmental and community stewardship. Her past work includes management and leadership roles on LEED-certified university buildings, public radio stations, corporate campus plans, medical facilities, office buildings, museums, and affordable housing projects. Prior to joining the Institute, Kate worked in a senior capacity at Clive Wilkinson Architects, an internationally renowned leader in workplace design whose practice is centered on the human experience. Kate received her Master of Architecture degree from UCLA and her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Princeton University School of Architecture. She is an active volunteer in her community, and enjoys being outdoors with her family, as well as reading, music and gardening.

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Sacramento Valley Station Area Plan becomes the first municipal project to achieve Living Community Challenge Vision Plan compliance

Kate Wise Knecht
October 22, 2021

As we enter fall 2021 amidst news of devastating global fires, Earth’s hottest month on record, and a bleak United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, we once again find ourselves asking – how can we act bigger, faster, sooner to address climate change? One might begin to find answers – along with hopefulness and inspiration – in…