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Transystems | DPK&A Architects

421 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: (215) 627-2700
Fax: (215) 627-9113
E-mail: dpkopple@transystems.com
Web: http://www.dpka.com

About the Firm

DPK&A Architects joined TranSystems on December 31, 2008. TranSystems is a transportation consulting firm that serves freight railroads, passenger rail and transit, states and municipalities, airports and air carriers, shippers and distributors, ports and maritime, trucking and automotive, energy and communications and the Federal government. DPK&A brings to TranSystems its architects, restoration specialists and planners with their strong tradition of creating innovative and high-quality designs for new facilities, for the restoration of significant historic buildings and monuments, and for the rehabilitation of existing buildings.


Types of Work
5% Accessibility/ADA Consultants
35% Historic Preservation/Restoration
5% Institutional Facilities
10% Office Buildings/Commercial
5% Religious Facilities
35% Transportation
5% Urban Design

Special Services

Design/Build

Expert Witness/Testimony

Structural Inspection

Sustainable Design

Virtual Reality


Firm Personnel
  • 21 Total Staff This Office
  • 15 Architects (Registered)
  • 4 Landscape Architects
  • 2 Administration

Examples of Projects

Ardmore Train Station, Ardmore, PA; US Custom House, Philadelphia, PA; Poff Federal Building, Roanoke, VA; American Museum of Natural History, New York City; IDIQ for the General Services Administration, Region 3; On-Call Contract, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA; Consolidated Rental Car Facility for Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, AZ; Station Design on Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail, Phoenix, AZ; Design of Bio-diesel hybrid streetcar, Savannah, GA; Union Pacific Railroad, Joliet Intermodal Terminal, Joliet, IL; Erie Courthouse Complex, Erie, PA; Frankford Transportation Center, Philadelphia, PA; Restoration of 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA; The Union League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah, GA; Central Synagogue, New York, NY; Four Historic Stations, Philadelphia, PA; Terminal B/C Improvements, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA; The Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, PA; Amtrak Continuing Services, various locations; Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA; Harrah's Human Resource Center, Atlantic City, NJ; Glassboro Train Station, Glassboro, NJ;


Recognition / Awards

National GSA Design Award; PA Historical & Museum Commission Design Awards; AIA Philadelphia Chapter Design Awards; National Trust for Historic Preservation; Commerce Bank/Philadelphia Business Journal Design Awards; General Building Contractors Association Awards; Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia Design Awards; Interfaith Forum on Religious Art and Architecture; Plant of the Year Award, 2008 and 2009, Food Engineering Magazine.


Contacts
Principals
Dan Peter Kopple AIA, LEED AP; Carl E. Doebley CSI
dpkopple@transystems.com

Senior Associates
James A. Rice AIA, LEED AP; Arcangelo Guida AIA, LEED AP; Clive Copping RIBA; James N. Branch AIA

Consultant
Jan MacV. Kopple CPSM

Supplier
Roseanne O'Connor

Primary
Dan Peter Kopple
dpkopple@transystems.com

Marketing
Jan MacV. Kopple CPSM
jmkopple@transystems.com

PR
Jan MacV. Kopple CPSM
jmkopple@transystems.com

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