KNOXVILLE, TN – STV today announced the opening of a new office in Knoxville, Tennessee, expanding the firm’s placemaking capabilities as communities nationwide invest in public spaces, mixed-use developments, active transportation networks and other projects that strengthen quality of life and economic development.
Located in Knoxville’s Old City neighborhood, the new office brings together infrastructure experts from planning to urban design and development strategy, who will help the firm’s public- and private-sector clients create connected, vibrant destinations. The team will support projects ranging from parks, trails and waterfronts to mixed-use districts, streetscapes and community master plans, extending STV’s placemaking capabilities to new markets nationwide.
“Infrastructure is increasingly measured by the places it creates, not just the assets it delivers,” said Jerry Jannetti, PE, regional transportation president at STV. “By bringing a range of our infrastructure experts together in Knoxville, we can help clients turn ambitious, long-term community visions into destinations that create lasting value.”
The office builds on placemaking work already underway at STV. In Baltimore, multidisciplinary teams have helped shape major urban revitalization efforts such as Baltimore Peninsula and Harborplace, building on more than 30 years of community-focused redevelopment experience. Across the South, STV has supported projects that integrate mobility, economic development and public space to help accommodate growth, including the Cauble Park Phase I Improvements in Acworth, Georgia, and the Lake Wheeler Road Improvement Project in Raleigh, North Carolina.
“The strongest places are created when buildings, public spaces and surrounding infrastructure are designed as one connected experience,” said Kim Vierheilig, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, president of STV’s buildings group. “Knoxville gives us another platform to help communities create places that attract people, investment and long-term social value.”
In addition to Knoxville, STV has Tennessee offices in Franklin and Chattanooga, providing multidisciplinary services to help public agencies, municipalities and private-sector clients plan, design and deliver projects that strengthen communities and support regional growth. Representative projects include the new Franklin City Hall, the Broadway Viaduct Replacement in Nashville and the Knoxville Regional Transit Corridor Analysis.
