Architect of Record — Nationwide
For nearly fifty years, developers and design architects have relied on Kendall/Heaton to carry demanding projects — high-rises, headquarters, and museums — from construction documents through completion. On schedule, through the jurisdiction, without surprises.
A design architect sets the vision. As Architect of Record, we make it buildable, permittable, and real.
That is the entire discipline of this firm — and after nearly five decades of it, we have reduced the work of getting a complex building built to three things we do better than anyone.
Nearly half our staff are licensed architects — well above the industry norm. Every set is modeled, clash-detected, and coordinated before it ever reaches the field.
We run the consultant team across geographies and time zones — with the responsibility matrices, decision schedules, and submittal reviews that keep dozens of parties moving as one.
The team that starts your project finishes it. Principal and management tenure here averages more than two decades — through documents and construction alike.
What an Architect of Record does
The design architect shapes the vision. We carry the accountability that turns it into a finished building — and we stay firmly in that lane, which is exactly why the best design firms bring us in.
One project, two disciplines — and no daylight between them.
From intent to reality
A detail begins as a sketch, becomes a coordinated set, and ends as something built to stand for decades. That passage — from design intent to finished building — is the whole of our work.
In good company
The design architects behind the world's landmarks choose Kendall/Heaton to deliver them.
Renzo Piano · Norman Foster · I.M. Pei · Tadao Ando · Steven Holl · César Pelli · SANAA · Rem Koolhaas / OMA · SOM · SHoP · Rafael Moneo · Santiago Calatrava · Kevin Roche · Philip Johnson · Lake|Flato
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More than 30 million square feet certified — 21 LEED Platinum, 28 Gold, plus WELL and BREEAM, with LEED Accredited Professionals at every level of the firm.
The earlier an Architect of Record joins, the more risk comes off the table before it reaches the field. Let's talk about your project.