UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School at Penn State is hosting two principals of Centerbrook Architects, a collaborative firm based in Connecticut, for a lecture at 4 p.m. on Oct. 9 in the Stuckeman Family Building Jury Space. The lecture will also be live streamed by the Department of Architecture via Zoom.
Justin Hedde and Elizabeth Hedde will be giving a joint lecture together titled “Centerbrook Architects: The Village Model,” during which the two will discuss the approach their firm takes to engage with the communities to design, construct and inhabit their projects.
Justin Hedde holds a master of architecture from Yale University and his bachelor of architecture from the University of Florida. He joined Centerbrook Architects in 2011 and recently became a principal of the firm. Some of his notable work includes the expansion of the Yale Peabody Museum, a residence in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and the Shepherd’s Run estate winery in Rhode Island.
Elizabeth Hedde earned her master of architecture at Yale and her bachelor of architecture from the University of Virginia. She joined Centerbrook Architects in 2012 and became a principal in 2022. In 2024, Elizabeth was the recipient of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Connecticut Women in Architecture Award. Some of her notable works include the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in Connecticut, The Pavilion at the Grace Church in Rhode Island and the development of the Upper School Campus at Greenwich Country Day School in Connecticut.
Founded in 1975, Centerbrook Architects is based in Centerbrook, Connecticut and has won an AIA Architecture Firm Award. The firm focuses on restoration, renovation and creating new buildings, and they have built projects in 27 states as well as China and Canada.
According to the Centerbrook website, the firm describes itself as “a community of creative problem solvers working together to advance place making and the craft of building. Seeking inspiration from the particular rather than the universal, we use specific details of program, site, surroundings and cultural history in order to deliver a compelling sense of place.”
The event is free and open to the public.