Arieto A. Seraphin, PE

Senior Project Manager

About Ari

Ari Seraphin joined Keast & Hood in 2007 following graduation from Drexel University. In addition to his engineering education, Ari has more than ten years of experience as a general carpenter, including residential and commercial construction work. Ari has contributed to Keast & Hood projects for historic restoration and new construction, including non-destructive testing and thermography analyses. Ari’s practical hands-on construction knowledge coupled with his structural engineering training serve him well in developing pragmatic structural solutions and in coordinating and communicating effectively with members of the design team and with tradespeople.

Notable Project Experience

- Broad Street Ministries | Philadelphia, PA
- Academy of Music | Philadelphia, PA
- The National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia | Philadelphia, PA
- Hutchinson Infill Building | Philadelphia, PA
- 23rd Street Armory | Philadelphia, PA
- Quadrangle Renovation, University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA
- St. George’s School | Arden and Diman Dormitories | Middletown, RI

Professional Activities

- Association for Preservation Technology, Member
- Delaware Valley Chapter Board of Directors 2016 - 2017
- Chairman, Board of Directors 2018 - 2024

Publications | Presentations | Awards

- Façade Inspections, What Property Owners and Managers Need to Know, Building Industry Association of Philadelphia Presentation 2022
- Brick and Allied Crafts Historic Masonry Program Presentation 2019
- ICRI Fall 2023 Convention – Presentation “Academy of Music Exterior Renovation”

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