Allen Kieslich has been involved with designing structures for over 50 years. He started on his first day at Vermont Tech where he received an associate degree in civil highway technology then moved on to the State of Vermont Transportation Department’s Bridge Design Division. The aptitude and desire for physical design is genetic. Kieslich Construction Company was started by Allen’s great uncle and the largest construction company in Vermont in the early 1900’s. They built many of the larger Vermont buildings of the era, including the Bishop Degobriand Hospital, The MA Chocolate Factory and HO Wheeler school in Burlington and The Vermont State Hospital complex in Waterbury, Vermont. Allen, through KDC, has developed three Condominium home areas in suburban Burlington.
Allen admires the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, and IM Pei; loves balance in designs, not only of the structure but also the places in between. Examples of places in between would be the Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Elysees, and the US Capital Building and the DC Mall, each complements the other in scale and position.
Through the years Allen had multiple opportunities to engage his creative side in various ways. Sometimes as an avocation and others as part of his corporate or public responsibility. After his initial AAS at VTC he expanded his knowledge through the years with a BS at Northeastern University, and continued education at Boston University, Harvard and MIT.
A list below is an indication of his roles and training in design and construction throughout the years.
Allen Kieslich was Project Manager Consultant for Consortium of MIT, Harvard, BU, Northeastern and U Mass partnering with the State of Massachusetts and Cisco for the design and construction of the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computer Center in Holyoke, MA.
Allen Kieslich was appointed to the Burlington, VT Planning Commission, Chittenden County VT Planning advisory Board, Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission- Transportation sub-committee.
As Burlington Vermont City Council Lake Champlain waterfront development chair visits Lucerne, Zurich, and Interlocken, to review lakefront development in Europe.
Kieslich Development Co-chairs ULI/Urban Land Institute Technical Advisory Panel for re-design of Salem, MA downtown area.
Kieslich Development Chairs ULI Technical Advisory Panel for Winchendon, MA downtown area
Kieslich Development member of ULI Technical Advisory Panel for re-design of Bristol, RI downtown waterfront.
Kieslich Development, member of ULI Technical Advisory Panel for re-design of Mattapan T station business district in southern Boston-Mattapan, MA.
Allen Kieslich Joins BU staff as consultant in ULI “Urban Plan” course on downtown re-development.
Allen Kieslich receives certificates in Urban Design from Harvard GSD-Graduate School of Design.
Allen Kieslich receives certificates in Commercial Real Estate Development and Economic Theory of Real Estate Pricing from MIT CRE-Center for Real Estate.
Allen Kieslich receives certificates from BU for Real Estate Finance, Commercial Development and Project Management.
Allen was a member of Boston REFA-Real Estate Finance Association, and a PMP-Project Management Professional.
Kieslich Development Corp. receives Home Design award from Vermont – National Association of Home Builders for “The Village at Old Stage Road” a 125-unit Single Family and Condominium Project off Old Stage Rd in Essex, VT.
Kieslich Development Corp. receives Home Design award from Vermont – National Association of Home Builders for “Wellesley Grove” a 24-unit Condominium project on Heinsberg Rd, South Burlington, VT.