K. Jeffries Sydness Principal Sydness Architects, P.C.

Name: K. Jeffries Sydness Title: Principal Company: Sydness Architects, P.C. Location: 1150 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 Birthplace: Fargo, N.D. Family: Married with 2 daughters College: Principia College, BA; University of Minnesota, M.Arch. What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? We regularly get called on to design multifamily housing, hotel, office buildings and mixed use projects and recently they've been located in major growth areas in the U.S., like Phoenix, Tampa and Northwest Arkansas, and abroad in China and the Middle East. Our firm is fortunate to have a series of projects now underway in Manhattan, but we are looking forward to returning to China where we have had some notable successes. Key to success Being a good listener