Kevin Hom, FAIA, LEED AP

Kevin Hom, FAIA, LEED AP

Kevin Hom’s expertise focuses on design and includes higher education, research, medical, library, athletic, and master planning projects. His designs have received numerous American Institute of Architect (AIA), NYC Fine Art Commission and Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) Awards, including their Firm of the Year Award in 2008. Kevin was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in 2017.

Kevin Hom is currently the Dean of the School of Technology at City University of New York. Appointed Dean of the School in 2011, Kevin has, in just five years, effected sweeping changes that have turned the School into an incubator and catalyst for new approaches to architectural education and for increased diversity in the profession.

As an acknowledged expert on design for Higher Educational Facilities with an emphasis on Student Centers and Unions, he has lectured widely in both the US and internationally. Mr. Hom has taught at Columbia, UCLA, Pratt, the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and the New York University Graduate School of Education.

Kevin Hom has extensive architectural experience and has worked at some of the most renowned design firms in the world, including: Arthur Erickson Architects, Gibbs & Hill, I.M. Pei, Marcel Breuer & Associates, Ulrich Franzen & Associates and Harrison & Abramowitz. He received both his Masters of Architecture and his B.S. in Engineering from the Columbia University. He holds numerous architectural registrations including NY, NJ, CA, CO, CT, DC, VA, as well as NCARB certification.

Teaching
School of Technology and Design, CUNY College of Technology, New York, NY
Dean, School of Technology and Design, 2011–Present
Associate Professor of Architecture, 2011–Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Spring 2010–Fall 2010

Pratt Institute, New York, NY
Guest Critic, Brooklyn Waterfront Studio, 2014

CCNY Spitzer School of Architecture, New York, NY
Guest Critic, Thesis Studio, 2013

NYU Graduate School of Education
Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1997–2001

New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY
Guest Critic, Thesis Studio, 1990

University of California at Los Angeles, College of Architecture & Urban Design, Los Angeles, CA
Guest Critic, 4th Year Studio, 1987

University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Design, Ann Arbor, MI
Guest Critic, Thesis Studio, 1980

CUNY Brooklyn College, New York, NY
Guest Lecturer, Modern Architecture, 1976

CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY
Guest Lecturer, Urban Design, 1976

Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, New York, NY
Teaching Assistant, 1970–1974

Lectures
“Sustainable Design Methodologies in University Building,”
World Class Universities in World Cities: The WC2 University Network Conference
2016, Berlin, Germany

“Sustainable Design in Universities: Pursuing the Zero CO2 Campus,”
World Class Universities in World Cities: The WC2 University Network Conference
2015, London, UK

“The Rezoning of Downtown Brooklyn: Ten Years Later,”
Brooklyn Historical Society Symposium, 2015, Brooklyn, NY

“Mathematics of Sustainable Design,”
World Class Universities in World Cities: The WC2 University Network Conference
2014, St. Petersburg, Russia

“History and Influence of the City University of New York,”
World Class Universities in World Cities: The WC2 University Network Conference
2014, Johannesburg, South Africa

“Impact of Urban Universities,”
World Class Universities in World Cities: The WC2 University Network Conference
2013, Milan, Italy

“Designing the Future: Brooklyn Waterfront: Design & Urban Landscape,”
BLDG 92 TALKS, 2013
University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland; Pratt Institute, New York, NY

“University Stakeholders in a Global Environment,”
World Class Universities in World Cities: The WC2 University Network Conference
2012, New York, NY

“Honoring a University’s Renaissance Tradition, Case Study: University of San Diego Student Center,”
Association of College Unions International, Regional Conference
2010, Princeton, NJ

“Meet the Architects & Engineers,”
Professional Women of Construction
2010, New York, NY

“Schools that Make the Grade: Discover New Opportunities in Charter Schools & Private Universities,”
Society of Marketing Professional Services, THE Marketing Event
2009, New York, NY

“Good Design for Good Causes,”
CUNY New York City College of Technology
2008, New York, NY

“Where’s the Beef? Food Service Design Planning,”
ACUI, 2004, Washington DC

“Seven Steps to a New Student Activities Center,”
ACUI, 2002, Albuquerque, NM

“Purchase College: Necessity the Mother of Inspired Master Planning,”
SCUP, North Atlantic Regional Conference
2001, Montreal, Canada

“Making an Old Dog Do New Tricks—Retrofitting an Obsolete Building into a Student Union,”
ACUI, 2000, New York, NY

Kevin Hom, AIA, LEED, Educational Architect