Kiss-Architects - formerly Kiss + Cathcart - is a Brooklyn-based firm whose work is based on the innovative application of environmental principles to architecture, planning, and design. Since 1983 they have completed projects in a wide range of locations, scales and typologies. They are pioneers and leading experts in building integrated solar, vegetation, and agriculture. They view building performance and economy as essential qualities of architecture, and insist on the highest possible environmental aspirations for their projects. Their studio environment is collegial, collaborative, and non-hierarchical, and encourages the broadest range of experience and interests in the team. See www.kiss-architects.com and www.kisscathcart.com for more information.