Strada is taking active measures to ensure the health of our Team Members and also to assist in fighting the spread of COVID-19. We closed our physical offices in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia on March 17, 2020. We continue to operate remotely while considering CDC guidelines and recommendations to protect our team and clients for a safe reopening. We anticipate returning to our offices this summer, but will update our plans as new information becomes available.
Meetings will continue to be held virtually, via conference call or may be postponed. All of our Team Members will be working remotely under our work-from-home policy. Due to school and business closings, our staff may be active at various times throughout the day and evening. Please bear with us as we make every effort to stay on schedule and in contact with our clients and business colleagues.
The University City Science Center in Philadelphia is a powerful economic engine for the regional economy. UJMN, now Strada, has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with the Science Center stretching back to the design of the Port of Technology in 2000.
The firm served as the local architect to ZGF Architects on the design of the core and shell of this new 10-story, 400,000-SF mixed-use research facility at 3711 Market Street. The building encompasses a 500-car garage and features one of the largest green roofs (34,000 SF) in Philadelphia.
Strada also directed the LEED certification process and subsequently designed the majority of tenant spaces in the building. These include the Science Center’s new offices and Global Soft Landing Labs, an open office for Energy Plus, headquarters for AVID Radiopharmaceuticals, as well as labs and a manufacturing facility for Invisible Sentinel.
Strada also designed spaces such as the Creative Cafe @ Replica and Han Dynasty expansion that added much needed social spaces to the Science Center. Similarly, entrepreneurs, engineers, researchers and funders gather for informal networking events at the Quorum.
