about us

Experience:

Jim graduated with honors from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and earned the 2010 Thesis Prize titled ‘PARK: Negations of Meaning’. ‘PARK’ studies the impact of power, access, resources, and knowledge on space and place making at both a land organizational level, as well as an individual user level. Upon graduation Jim continued his architectural investigations at a design and fabrication studio in the hills of Roxborough, Philadelphia. While there he gained exposure to high-end custom residential architectural design, furniture design, shop and field construction methods, and digital fabrication techniques and processes. In 2015 Jim joined a large multi-disciplinary firm in the city and continued his growth grounded in a more formal practice of architecture. Here he specialized in both single and multifamily residential architectural in the City of Philadelphia, completing some 45 townhomes and 300 apartment units.

Jim believes in both the practicality and functionally of architecture. He considers how buildings house our daily lives and are a physical tapestry for our society and culture. He seeks to celebrate the function of the building in conjunction with its cultural importance through thoughtful space making and design. 

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Interests:

When taking notes as a grade school student, Jim once thought he missed the explanation to the question: “What is the Meaning of Life?” As such, Jim wouldn’t mind jumping headlong into the disciplines of Philosophy, Psychology, and Economics. Jim takes joy in the act of thinking and looking at things from multiple points of view. He is fond of exploring the world and learning from others. Jim delights in sharing pizza with his wife on Friday nights and wrestling with his son on the living room floor. Jim loves laughing with his family and friends, even when it turns out he is the punchline to the joke.

Experience:

After graduating from Temple University, Dane worked at a variety firms in the Philadelphia region honing his skills on many project types. From multi-story buildings in New York City to single family houses in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Dane has tackled a multitude of typologies. In the years before getting Square up and running, Dane was focused on the design and renovation of movie theaters up and down the east coast. Working on projects from Massachusetts to Washington D.C., Dane helped an international theater chain renovate and update its major theaters to the latest movie going experience.

While architecture is Dane's passion, he also enjoys developing and sharing new tools with his colleagues, so much so that he began teaching at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Dane teaches a variety of classes from using the right tools to properly document buildings to advanced modelling techniques and parametric design.

Interests:

Dane is fascinated with systems and making digital tools to allow Square to better serve its clients. He is always looking for a better, faster, more efficient way to complete tasks while maintaining the same level of quality. Dane also loves learning new computer programs and developing his repertoire of skills, always looking for the latest and greatest software to keep Square ahead of the curve. In his personal life Dane has a variety of hobbies and interests that keep him busy.  He enjoys camping, hiking and the occasional scuba diving trip to recharge his batteries. Dane also enjoys learning as much as he can on a variety of topics and can usually share a fun fact or two or three he learned recently.