Kevin Sneed is a Partner and Senior Director of Architecture of OTJ Architects in Washington, DC where he leads the office quality assurance/quality control program, which sets the standards of his office construction document and construction administration process. Kevin is also a frequent participant in the marketing and business development for his firm.
As a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, Kevin received his bachelor’s degree in Architecture. He has over 30 years of experience in architecture, interior architecture, and the construction industry. He has earned his LEED AP(BD+C) as well as the Construction Specification Institute (CSI) Construction Documents Technologist certification.
In 2019, Kevin was the recipient of the AIA Virginia’s award for Distinguished Achievement for his noteworthy accomplishments. In 2017, Kevin was elevated to Fellow by the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows for his contributions to the Institute, which placed him as the third African-American to be elevated in the AIA Virginia Chapter. Active in the AIA Northern Virginia and AIA Virginia since 1987, Kevin co-founded one of the earliest AIA groups focusing on young architects. Since then, he has served as President of AIA Northern Virginia and on the board of AIA Virginia for multiple terms. He is the recipient of the 2004 AIA National Young Architects Award, and his work has received awards from AIA, IIDA, and NOMA. In 2004, Kevin was the chair of the AIA National Diversity Committee and in 2006, he chaired the AIA National Interior Architecture Knowledge.
Kevin was a contributor to “Becoming an Architect – A Guide to Careers in Design,” a book which aimed to delineate pathways for potential architecture students, interns and young architects on their way to becoming established professionals.
Kevin is the epitome of the AIA’s Citizen Architect; to also serve the community-at-large, he provided his expertise on the City of Alexandria’s Board of Architectural Review Parker-Gray District and currently serves on NCARB’s Region 2 Mid-Atlantic Region Member Board as well as a committee member for NCARB’s Professional Conduct Committee, where he oversees the application, and adjudication of Council policies and practices relating to the professional conduct of record holders.