
Ken Filar, AIA, LEED AP, has joined HDR as a principal laboratory planner in the firm’s architecture practice.
He comes to HDR with over 30 years of experience at some of the nation’s top architectural and lab planning firms. Ken has helped hundreds of clients solve some of their most challenging problems in the science and research, electronics, and emerging technology fields.
“Ken and I worked together several years ago with others that have since joined HDR. It’s exciting to be reunited,” shared Steve Riojas, HDR’s Global Director for Education | Science | Technology. “Ken brings a tangible passion in science and research that readily translates into effective partnership with our clients to program, plan and design great environments for discovery.”
Ken will be based in San Francisco, but will support clients around the globe.
“It’s a thrill for me to be collaborating with some of the best and brightest laboratory architects and engineers in the world,” stated Ken, “particularly in the physical sciences which have been a lifelong passion of mine.”
Ken has pursued his passion for the physical sciences and engineering in both conventional and unconventional ways, including founding and coaching a world champion high school robotics team. In his spare time, Ken is a visiting scientist with MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, applying his knack for problem-solving and design thinking to the systems design of next generation fusion reactors.
About HDR
We are a design- and research-driven practice with a long history as a global leader in designing the world’s most technologically advanced facilities that support life-changing scientific advances and foster discovery.
We have partnered with clients to shape communities and push the boundaries of what’s possible since 1917. We specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. With nearly 10,000 employees in more than 225 locations around the world, we think global and act local.