recognized for excellence

kYd Named Forbes Best-in-State Residential Architect 2026

Forbes Best-in-State Architects 2026

September 2026

LUXE Interiors article highlights Omar Zaater’s expertise

Master The Most Challenging Projects With NKBA Certification

November 2025

kYd Named Forbes Best-in-State Residential Architect

Forbes Best-in-State Architects 2025

September 2025

ARCHITECT features Esherick House

Louis Kahn Built the Sexiest Suburban Box in America

August 2025

ASID features Omar Zaater in Member Spotlight

Omar is an allied ASID member and PA East Chapter Philadelphia Liaison.

May 2025

Best of HOUZZ 2025

kYd recognized for 13th year in a row

February 2025

DELCO Today Features Birch Knoll

Home Built for Aronimink Golf Club President in 1949 Restored

November 2024

kYd Named Among Forbes Top 200 Residential Architects

Forbes Top Residential Architects in America

November 2024

Extant Magazine Features Birch Knoll

Restoration Role Model

September 2024

Omar Zaater Earns CKBD Credential

Demonstrates the high standards of the National Kitchen & Bath Association

August 2024

Geberit and Dwell Magazine Highlight kYd Bathroom

Building a Better Bathroom

July 2024

kYd Cited as Best Residential Architect

General Contractors Magazine Profiles k YODER design

April 2024

Preservation Achievement Awards 2024

Birch Knoll Restoration wins Grand Jury Award

March 2024

Chinea-Richman Residence Featured in Philadelphia Inquirer

Curating Space

December 2023

Lake Avenue Residence Featured in Dwell

They’d already renovated an iconic midcentury. What’s one more?

November 2023

Docomomo-US Modernism in America Awards 2023

Birch Knoll restoration wins Citation of Merit

September 2023