Principal
Stephen M. Bartlett
AIA, LEED AP

“I strive to make spaces that sing – places that are memorable, functional, and facilitate interaction and the development of community.”
Steve joined Ballinger in 1999 and provides clients in the academic and corporate sectors with integrated design solutions that fuse expressive architecture with high-performance engineering. Steve’s aptitude for reflecting a client’s institutional culture and capturing their aspirational vision has been particularly apparent in his work on science buildings. Clients like Johns Hopkins University, the Wistar Institute, American University, and the University of Maryland have all benefitted from Steve’s ability to celebrate the everyday processes of science.
featured projects

University of Maryland Baltimore Breaks Ground on School of Social Work Building
October 17, 2024

University of Maryland, Baltimore Selects Ballinger to Design New School of Social Work Building
August 05, 2024

VCU STEM Building wins Golden Hammer Award
November 07, 2023

Programming and Planning Options: Strategies for Collaborative STEM Buildings
November 06, 2023

Greenbuild Tour of American University Hall of Science
August 09, 2023

VCU STEM Building Opens
April 27, 2023

Salk Hall Achieves LEED Platinum
January 30, 2023

Pennovation Lab Certified LEED Silver
January 16, 2023

ILSB gets a visit from Kizzmekia Corbett, a developer of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine and Meyerhoff Scholar
January 13, 2023

Agile Workspace Featured in Context Magazine
August 28, 2022

A Year of Discovery at AU’s Hall of Science
January 15, 2022

American University Hall of Science Wins IIDA Award
January 07, 2022

Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building Certified LEED Gold
December 20, 2021

2021 AIA Philadelphia Design Awards
December 07, 2021

Sustainability at American University’s Hall of Science
December 03, 2021

Two Years in Flight
October 12, 2021

Recognition for Technological Achievement
May 28, 2021

VCU STEM Building Taking Shape
February 16, 2021

Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building Wins Interior Design Award
December 17, 2020

ILSB Recognized for Collaborative Process
November 13, 2020

ILSB Recognized by AIA Maryland
October 08, 2020

University of Maryland Baltimore County Project Featured in Context Magazine
May 11, 2020

Philadelphia-Based Researchers Work Towards COVID-19 Vaccine in Ballinger-Designed Labs
April 28, 2020

ILSB Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
October 10, 2019

Ballinger Announces Expanded Firm Leadership
October 02, 2019

A. James Clark Hall Featured in Context
April 06, 2019

SCUP Tours Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building at UMBC
March 20, 2019

A. James Clark Hall Awarded LEED Gold
December 05, 2018

A. James Clark Hall Wins AIA Pennsylvania Award
November 16, 2018

Innovation Hubs and Incubators Drive Academic Research to Commercialization
October 12, 2018

Ballinger and Penn Lead Tradeline Session on R&D Maker Spaces
April 30, 2018

Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Teaching Labs Achieves LEED Platinum
January 14, 2017

Tradeline Report: Convergence Drives New Approaches to Strategic Planning
July 29, 2015

Ballinger Presents Post-Occupancy Data at Tradeline
May 28, 2015

Tradeline Features Ballinger’s Laboratory Renovation
February 19, 2015

Ballinger Explores Convergent Environments at Tradeline Conference
November 18, 2014

The New Research Facility Value Metrics: Interaction, Sustainability, Project Quality
May 10, 2013