Kevin Kennon (born in

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) is an American

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. Kennon is the Director of

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and is a founding principal of United Architects, a finalist in the prestigious 2002 World Trade Center Design Competition organized by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.

Biography

Kennon is the son of Paul A. Kennon, an architect who served as dean of the School of Architecture at

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. Kennon graduated from

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with a bachelor's degree in literature and pursued architecture studies in

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in 1978. In 1988, he joined

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(KPF) in New York and became a partner in 1996. Kennon left KPF in 2002 and established his office in

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, and has served as director of The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies since 2001. In 2002 he founded Kevin Kennon Architects, an

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and

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firm based in

. As a founding principal of United Architects, Kevin Kennon was a finalist in the prestigious 2002 World Trade Center Design Competition organized by the

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. His work has been exhibited widely and is in the Permanent Collection of the

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. He has received major design awards ranging from the

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, the Architectural League Young Architects Award, and the Progressive Architecture Award. His monograph, “Architecture Tailored” DD Publication #16, was published in 2006. He has taught at

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, the

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, and

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and has lectured at Princeton, Yale, Rice,

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, and the Architectural League of New York. Kevin Kennon is the Executive Director of the Paul Kennon Memorial Symposium at

, Houston, and Executive Director of the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies. The Institute is a not-for-profit educational organization that provides an introduction to the culture of architecture. He was also a founder and Chairman of the Beaux-Arts Ball for the Architectural League from 1989-91.

Notable projects

* 100 William Street * American Express Building, 157 Hudson Street New York *

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Chestnut Hill * Bloomingdale's Costa Mesa * Bloomingdale's Fashion Island Newport * Bloomingdale's Glendale * Bloomingdale's Miami * Bloomingdale's Orlando * Bloomingdale's Palo Alto * Bloomingdale's San Francisco at

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* Bloomingdale's Santa Monica at

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* Columbus Indiana Learning Center (

, Kevin Kennon Design Principal) *

Glendale Galleria The Glendale Galleria is a large three-story regional shopping center and office complex located in downtown Glendale, California, United States. Opened in 1976 with 1.6 million square feet of retail space, it is the fourth largest mall in Los An ...

Incubator Arts Project The Incubator Arts Project was an Off-Off-Broadway theater located above St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery in the East Village, Manhattan, East Village of Manhattan, New York City. History Ontological Theater (1992-2005) In 1992, Richard Foreman f ...

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Headquarters (

, Kevin Kennon Design Principal) *

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* Pier 17 * Rodin Gallery *

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Headquarters (

, Kevin Kennon Design Principal) * Sanya Resort *

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Headquarters (

, Kevin Kennon Design Principal) * Tian Fang Tower, Tianjin, China *

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Competition * World Trade Center Site Viewing Platform

Competitions

* World Trade Center Competition, 2003 – ‘‘Finalist’’ * Robbins School Elementary School Competition, 2005 – ‘‘Finalist’’ * City Lights Competition NYC, 2005 – ‘‘Finalist’’ * The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Competition, 2000 – ‘‘2nd Place’’ * The Film House, The Architect’s Dream House Competition, 1995 – ‘‘1st Place’’ * The Foundations House, The Architect’s Dream House Competition, 1995 – ‘‘2nd Place’’

Exhibitions

* ‘‘‘‘‘WTC/UA entry’’’’’, MoMA Permanent Collection * ‘‘‘‘‘UA Exhibition’’’’’,

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, 2006 * ‘‘‘‘‘Tall Buildings’’’’’

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, 2004 * ‘‘‘‘‘Beyond the Box’’’’’ The Municipal Society of New York, 1995 * ‘‘‘‘‘Architects Dream’’’’’ Center for Contemporary Architecture,

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, 1995 * ‘‘‘‘‘On Hold’’’’’ Young Architects Annual Competition Exhibition,

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, 1992 * ‘‘‘‘‘New Schools for New York’’’’’ Architectural League of New York, 1992 * ‘‘‘‘‘Vacant Lots’’’’’ Architectural League of New York, 1990

Awards

, * ICSC Best of the Best VIVA Award – Bloomingdale's Santa Monica, 2013 * ICSC US Design Development Award – Bloomingdale's Santa Monica, 2012 * ICSC International Design & Development Award, 2008 * New York Chapter AIA Project Design Honor Award – The Incubator, 2006 * Robbins School Elementary Competition Finalist, 2005 * NYC City Lights Competition Finalist, 2005 * MoMA Permanent Collection – WTC/UA entry, 2003 * New York City Chapter AIA Design Award – The Rodin Museum, 2001 * New York City Chapter AIA Project Design Award – The Columbus Indiana Learning Center, 2001 * Jersey City Good Neighbor Award – Harborside Plaza Building 4A, 2001 * Construction News Award – 745 Seventh Avenue, 2001 * I.D. Magazine Award, Best of Category – Rodin Museum, 2000 * Saflex Safe and Sound Award – Rodin Museum, 1999 * New York State AIA Design Award – Rodin Museum, 1999 * American Architecture Award – Rodin Museum, 1999 * New York Chapter AIA Project Design Award – Rodin Museum, 1998 * New York State AIA Award – Bloomingdale’s Aventura, 1998 * Progressive Architecture Award – Rodin Museum, 1997 * New York City Chapter AIA Project Design Honor Award – The Film House, 1996 * New York City Chapter AIA Project Design Award – The Foundations House, 1996 * The Architect's Dream House Competition 1st Place – The Film House, 1995 * Young Architects Award from the Architectural League of New York, 1993

References

*Kennon, Kevin. ‘‘Architecture Tailored’’. Seoul, DAMDI, 2006. *Kennon, Kevin. ‘‘The Rodin Museum, Seoul’’. New York, Princeton Architectural Press, 2001. *http://moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A27435&page_number=1&template_id=6&sort_order=1

External links

*
Kevin Kennon Architects
profile on Archiplanet
Bloomingdales in Orlando designed by Kevin Kennon Architects

* ttps://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06E5DB163DF933A25752C0A96E9C8B63&sec=&spon= 100 Williams Street
NY Times slideshow if 100 Williams Street

* ttp://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_rockwell_builds_at_ground_zero.html Video Interview with Kennon
157 Hudson St

Infosys Software Development Research Campus

Taifeng Tower

Architectural Record Article of Columbus Indiana Learning Center

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