Kimberly Tuttle, AIA from Gensler, is visiting to talk about the firm's upcoming Student Design Exchange and their first firm-wide internship program, the Gensler Summer Fellowship, which gathered 42 students of diverse backgrounds from across the country for a research-focused and data-driven 10-week intensive program.
Who is Kimberly Tuttle?
Kimberly Tuttle, AIA, is a mentor and advocate for students, deeply passionate about uncovering new opportunities for the next generations of design leaders. Recipient of the AIA's 2023 Young Architects Award, she is following her graduate studies at Norwich University. In 2006, Kimberly spent the first decade of her career along Maine's Penobscot Bay on high-end residential projects and small restaurants for Maple Street Design Studio, and she joined AIA Maine's Board of Directors as associate director and IDP coordinator. In 2014, shortly after obtaining licensure, Tuttle moved to Washington, DC, to serve as NCARB's outreach manager for experience and education, traveling across the country to speak with students and emerging professionals about the path to licensure.
Today, Tuttle has transitioned into a similar role for Gensler, where she is an associate tasked with overseeing the firm's emerging talent program. She was instrumental in the launch of Gensler's first firm-wide internship program, the Gensler Summer Fellowship, which gathered 42 students of diverse backgrounds from across the country for a research-focused and data-driven 10-week intensive program. The fellowship is run out of the firm's research with a particular focus on social and climate justice.
For her work, Kimberly received the AIA's 2023 Young Architects Award, which honors individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the architecture profession early in their careers.