KAI Texas recently welcomed Chief Planner and urban designer, Herman h. Howard, to their company. Howard, Georgia based architecture specialist before then by Studio H-town, joins the KAI of South East team as Director of planning and urban design.
"This strategic step allows KAI to offer planning services nationwide, as well as create a presence for all existing KAI facilities within the market of Atlanta," says Michael r. Kennedy, CEO of KAI Texas. "In particular, with the acquisition, we can now offer planning through our other offices in St. Louis, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio. We also provide all our existing services to our clients in the region, Atlanta, like architecture, Mep engineering, interior design and project management and construction. "
"Atlanta is a key location because it's not too far from our headquarters in St. Louis, and it enables our company to be presented in the southeastern part of the u.s. from Atlanta we can serve neighbouring countries from South Carolina, Alabama, to northern Florida. This triangle of coverage between Missouri, Texas and Georgia gives us a strong edge in our expansion efforts. "
Prior to joining kai, Howard served as a founding partner, CEO and Chairman of Studio H urban. Before the founding of Studio H urban, he worked for six years at HOK of Atlanta service as principal of the aviation & transport.
Howard holds a master of architecture in the design of the building from Columbia University in New York and a Bachelor of architecture from the University of Southern California. He currently serves as a professor at the Georgia Institute of technology school of architecture and urban design studio and is an academic advisor for student the national organization of minority architects-Atlanta Chapter. He is also a member of the national organization of minority architects and urban land Institute.
About Kai Texas
KAI Texas, LC (www.KAITexas.com) is a Texas corporation headquartered in Dallas, with an additional Office in San Antonio. Founded in 1999 and led by President and Chief Operating Officer Darren l. James, AIA, Kai Texas provides program management, construction management, architecture and mechanical/electrical/Plumbing (EP) engineering and planning services.
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