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Casaccio Architects and GYA Architects join to form Casaccio Yu Architects

Casaccio Architects and GYA Architects join to form Casaccio Yu Architects

Architects Lee A. Casaccio, AIA, LEED AP, and George Yu, AIA, share leadership of the new firm.


By Posted by Tim Gregorski, Senior Editor | May 22, 2012
Architects Lee A. Casaccio, AIA, LEED AP, and George Yu, AIA, share leadership o
Architects Lee A. Casaccio, AIA, LEED AP, and George Yu, AIA, share leadership of the new firm.
This article first appeared in the June 2012 issue of BD+C.

Casaccio Architects of Havertown, Pa., and GYA Architects of Philadelphia, Pa., have turned their frequent collaboration into a permanent partnership. The new practice, Casaccio Yu Architects, based in Havertown, provides architectural design services for academic, religious, corporate, healthcare, senior living, library, civic, and corporate/commercial clients.

Principals Lee A. Casaccio, AIA, LEED AP, and George Yu, AIA, lead the Casaccio Yu Architects team of 12 architects, interior designers, and support staff.

Casaccio and Yu partnered on multiple projects before making their collaboration permanent this year, including the Spirituality/Education Conference Center at Daylesford Abbey in Paoli, Pa., and the McCaffery Lounge and Fitness Center Complex at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, Pa. +

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