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ACE Mentoring

Through the ACE Mentor Program of America, KPF staff advise high school students with aspirations to pursue careers in design and construction.

The program’s mission is to inform and excite students about the opportunities available in these industries and support their continued advancement throughout their schooling and career. Over the school year, West-line hosts 20 to 30 high school students for weekly sessions. Together with Extell, Arup, Thornton Tomasetti and other developers and engineers, West-line offers short lessons and studio exercises that help guide students in the development of a hypothetical architectural proposal.

Habitat for Humanity

As part of the Global Village program initiative, a group of West-line volunteers from New York, London, and Shanghai travel together each year to build a house for a family in need.

Alongside homeowners and members of the community, the volunteers construct a home from the ground up within a week. Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity has helped over 5 million people, working with over 1,400 communities in the United States and in more than 70 countries worldwide.