(Philadelphia, PA) September 30, 2012--JacobsWyper Architects, an award-winning architecture firm in the mid-Atlantic region focusing on reviving legacy manufacturing facilities as well as other corporate and institutional designs, is launching its first advertising campaign in the September/October issue of Pharmaceutical Engineering, the leading trade publication published by ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering. Highlighting three intertwined design concerns, “Compliance, Quality, Cost,” and the tagline “Transforming Legacy Facilities for the 21st Century,” JacobsWyper Architects is reinforcing its expertise as “process” architects.
JacobsWyper Architects provides support in the development and manufacture of complex products through the application of rigorous design and management standards and dedication to quality and customer service. It has special expertise working with legacy facilities that were built for a previous generation of GMPs, equipment and controls. Because legacy facilities evolved over time to meet various expediencies, they are often characterized by compromised flows, excessive material handling and outmoded technologies. The firm’s services involve design, problem solving and management of change according to clients’ facilities as these facilities rapidly adapt to the pressures of global competition.
According to Terry Jacobs, co-founder and partner, “Process plays such a key role in the end result of a manufacturing facility that we chose to use a stylized honeycomb as a metaphor for the seamless integration of good, efficient facility design and process design for chemical transformation.”
For over 30 years, JacobsWyper Architects has helped some of the most recognized pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies around the world such as AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKlein and Johnson & Johnson in the renovation of their manufacturing facilities to meet current GMP compliance, increase capacity and efficiency, reduce costs, and accommodate new equipment. The firm offers a range of services customized to each project, from spot interventions to wholesale renovations. Located in the center of Philadelphia, the firm handles all aspects of architecture and interior design, for a wide range of facilities with special expertise in academic, research, specialty manufacturing, mission critical and new workplace designs. For more information, visit www.jacobswyper.com
