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Ken Levy attended the School of Architecture at Kent State University in Ohio where he received a Bachelor of Architecture in 1974.   He  served most of his apprenticeship in Houston, Texas working with architectural firms and construction companies and became a registered architect in the state of Texas in 1979. 


In 1986 he moved to Crystal River, Florida and was employed as Director of Architecture at a multidisciplinary A&E firm. In October 1988 he moved to Columbus, Georgia to join a local commercial architectural firm as a Project Manager.  In March of 1990 Ken began his own architectural practice in Columbus.


Ken has been married for 30 years and has three children with his wife, Karen who works in payroll at the Muscogee County School District. His son Harrison works for the Social Security Administration in Baltimore and his son Mason will graduate in June 2012 from the University of Kentucky with a bachelors in mechanical engineering, an MBA and a National Championship with the UK cheer team. His daughter Madison is studying exercise science at Kennesaw State University and is on the KSU women’s rugby team.

 

CERTIFICATIONS

  1. •New Construction - Planning & Architectural Design -

   Commercial and offices buildings, retail, tenant build-outs,

   restaurants, churches, schools, residential & multi-family projects


  1. •Renovation, Adaptive Reuse and Remodeling -

   For existing commercial, institutional and residential buildings

   requiring adaptations, additions, renovation, remodeling, historic

   rehabilitation and/or changes of occupancy


  1. •Specialized Services - Existing building surveys, as-built

   drawings, code compliance assessments, building and

   house inspections, feasibility studies and planning studies


  1. •Project Delivery Methods - Design/Bid/Build (traditional), Team

   Approach with a preselected contractor, Design/Build (single 

   source for design and construction)


  1. •Consultants - All architectural work including interior design is

   done in-house.  Consulting engineering services for civil, struct-

   ural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical and landscape design is

   contracted out to qualified professionals in the surrounding area

   who have worked with Ken Levy on many projects.

SERVICES

January, 2004 - Gold Award - NAHB “Best in American 
 Living Award”, a multi-tiered competition sponsored by the
 U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department. The 
 award was for a series of affordable housing designs done 
 for the Columbus Housing Initiative and Fourth Street 
 Towers’ East Wynnton Park Project and was published in 
 Professional Builder Magazine in January, 2004.
Voted one of Reader‘s Choice Awards for Favorite 
 Architect - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, 2004
April, 1990 - 2nd Place - “A Playground for the Garrard 
 Girl‘s Club” sponsored by the West Georgia Chapter A.I.A., 
 Columbus, GA
November, 1987 - 3rd place cash prize - 60,000 sf school 
 building in a design competition sponsored by the Diocese 
 of St. Petersburg, Florida
June, 1976 - Honorable Mention for Design Excellence - 
 “Existing Urban Waterfront Structure and Property 
 Revitalization” - The Lebrun Fellowship Competition 
 sponsored by the New York Chapter A.I.A.
May, 1974 - 2nd place cash prize - “Community 
 Correctional Center” - National Student Competition 
 sponsored by The National Clearinghouse for Criminal 
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ARCHITECTURE  AWARDS

Apartment Building Elevation Study

Ken Levy - Architect - phone: 706-569-1791

Email:  klarch@me.com

Providing Architectural Services to Columbus, GA and the surrounding community for 20 years

Architectural Services for multifamily and hospitality projects

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HISTORY

• Registered Architect, State of Georgia #6987, March 1989

   & State of Alabama #3672, November 1980

  1. •Certified by the National Council of Architectural Review

   Boards (NCARB) #27978, 1980

  1. •Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1980-1996

  2. •Member, Southern Building Code Congress (SBCCI) 2002 -

• Member, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 2005 -

• Member, North Columbus Rotary Club, Columbus GA 1991 -

   present; current Director of Club Service

• Member, Board of Historic and Architectural Review (BHAR)

   City of Columbus, GA, 1993-1996

• Board of Directors, Temple Israel, 1997 - 2010