Kevin provides strategic vision and design leadership across the firm and leads the design of many of PAYETTE’s signature projects for academic science and healthcare clients.
His work is consistently recognized nationally for design excellence and reflects the FUSION of Design and Performance—integrating form, social geometry, sustainability, and detail into transformative landscapes.
He is the Director of OpenLAB—a pioneering model of architectural education embedded in professional practice—in collaboration with Virginia Tech’s School of Architecture, where he serves as an Affiliated Professor in Practice. He is also a Design Critic in Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Kevin joined PAYETTE in 1987, became a partner in 1998, and has served as President since 2014. He was elected to the AIA College of Fellows in 2012 for his contributions in design.
EDUCATION
M.Arch., 1994, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
B.Arch., Magna Cum Laude, 1987, Virginia Tech
European Studies Program, 1986, Virginia Tech, Lugano, Switzerland
FEATURED PROJECTS
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Klarman Building
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital Needham Ambulatory Care Building
Boston Children’s Hospital, James Mandell Building
Boston College, 245 Beacon Street
Boston College, Merkert Chemistry Center, Laboratory Renovation
Brandeis University, Carl J. Shapiro Science Center
Breakthrough Properties, The 105 by Breakthrough
Cornell University, College of Engineering and Facility Master Plan Update
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, DFCI-BIDMC Future Cancer Hospital
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Center for Surgical Innovation
Hengqin Island, Hengqin ICTR
Holyoke Soldiers' Home, Integrating Landscape with Building to Create a Healing Environment
International Vaccine Institute, International Vaccine Institute
Jefferson Health, Center for Advanced Medicine Study
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Life Sciences Building
Land's Sake Animal Barn, Land’s Sake Animal Barn
Land’s Sake 40-acre Master Plan, Land’s Sake 40-acre Master Plan
Land’s Sake Farmstand, Land’s Sake Farmstand
National University of Ireland, Galway, Hardiman Research Building
National University of Ireland, Galway, Hardiman Research Building
National University of Ireland, Galway, Biosciences Research Building
Northeastern University, EXP
Northeastern University, Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex
Northeastern University, Northeastern PedX
Northeastern University, Science & Engineering Precinct Plan
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Clinical Quadrangle Master Plan
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Cancer Institute
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Children’s Hospital & Vertical Expansion
Penn State Hershey, Children’s Hospital
Pennsylvania State University, Eva J. Pell Laboratory for Advanced Biological Studies
Temple University, Health Sciences Campus Framework Plan
The Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT and Harvard, The Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT and Harvard
Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson / Thomas Jefferson University Caroline Kimmel Biomedical Research Building
Tufts University, Tsungming Tu Complex
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Biomedical Science Tower III
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Spinal Cord Injury Long-Term Care Facility
Veterans Affairs Providence, VA Providence
Veterans Home at Chelsea, Community Living Center
White Plains Hospital, Soaring Pavilions
Williams College, Hopper Science Center
Williams College, Williams College Wachenheim Science Building
HONORS & AWARDS
2021
AIA Architecture Award
2021
AIA Regional & Urban Design Award
2022
AIA COTE® Top Ten
2024
AIA Education Facility Design Award
2025
Fast Company Innovation by Design Award
2018
Harleston Parker Medal
2025
13th Annual Architizer A+Awards, Jury Winner
2022
AIA New England Architecture Awards, Merit Award
2021
American Architecture Award
2024
AIA New England Design Awards, Citation
2019
AIA New England, Merit Award
2016
AIA COTE Top Ten Recipient
2013
AIA New England, Honor Award
2012
AIA Pennsylvania, Honor Award
2006
AIA/Pittsburgh, Honor Award
2009
AIA New England, Merit Award
2024
AIA New England Design Awards, Honor Award
2024
Illumination Award for Interior Lighting Design
2023
IIDA NE Design Awards – Education
2020
BSA Honor Awards for Design Excellence Citation
2024
Architizer A+Awards, Special Mention
2017
AIA New England, Merit Award
2014
R&D Magazine, Lab of the Year High Honors
2011
AIA/Modern Healthcare, Award Citation
2007
AIA/New England, Merit Award
2011
SCUP, Honor Award for District Planning
2024
BSA Design Awards, Hobson Honor Award
2023
IIDA NE Design Awards – Humanity in Design
2020
Boston Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award
2024
IIDA New England Design Award
2018
BSA Honor Award for Excellence, Citation
2019
AIA COTE® Top Ten
2015
SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Architecture: New Building, Merit Award
2015
Boston Society of Architects, Citation for Design
2011
AIA New England, Merit Award
2007
Boston Society of Architects, Award for Design
2009
Boston Society of Architects, Honor Award for Design Excellence
2020
Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section Sustainability in Civil Engineering Award
2019
USGBC Green Building Showcase Market Leader – Health & Wellness
2021
BSA Sustainable Design Award
2022
AIA Education Facility Design Awards
2016
Boston Society of Architects, Sustainable Design, Citation Award
2010
Boston Society of Architects, Healthcare Facilities Design Award
2007
R&D Magazine, Lab of the Year Special Mention
2011
Boston Society of Architects, Higher Education Award Citation
2020
Excellence in the National ACEC Awards
2024
Illumination Award for Interior Lighting Design
2018
I2SL Go Beyond Award, Buildings Category
2015
I2SL Go Beyond Award, Buildings Category
2010
CARITAS Project, Generative Space Health Improvement Award
2020
Envision Bronze Award
2019
IIDA New England, Award, Research Laboratory Category
2018
American Architecture Award
2020
Massachusetts ACEC Engineering Excellence Silver Award
2019
AIA New England, Honor Award
2020
CMAA New England Project Achievement Award
2018
SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Architecture: New Building, Merit Award
2018
Boston Society of Architects, Sustainable Award, Award
2017
AIA New York COTE, Merit Award
2017
Boston Society of Architects, Honor Award for Excellence
2017
I2SL Go Beyond Award, Buildings Category
2020
Boston Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award
2023
AIA Healthcare Design Awards
2022
BSA Healthcare Facilities Award
2025
IIDA New England Design Award, Education
2024
AIA New England Design Awards, Citation
2025
IIDA New England Design Awards, Science & Tech
2025
IIDA New England Design Awards, Humanity in Design
2023
AIA New England Design Awards, Honor Award
2023
AIA New England Design Awards, Merit Award
2023
BSA Built Design Excellence Awards, Social Impact Advancement Commendation, Other
2025
Fast Company Innovation by Design Award
2025
2016
SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Planning, Merit Award
2015
Boston Society of Architects, Citation for Campus Planning
2014
Boston Society of Architects, Healthcare Facilities, Citation
2016
AIA New England, Merit Award
2014
Boston Society of Architects, Healthcare Facilities, Citation
2023
BSA Built Design Excellence Awards, Technical and Environmental Impact Advancement Commendation, Institutional Facilities
2024
IIDA New England Design Award
2014
Boston Society of Architects, Honor Award for Design Excellence
2014
Boston Society of Architects, Healthcare Facilities, Award
2013
AIA/Modern Healthcare, Award of Excellence
TEACHING & LECTURES
Adjunct Professor in Practice and Director of the Boston Studio, Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design, 2021-Present
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Frances Loeb Library Faculty Colloquium Series, Fusion (Monacelli Press, 2020), Presenter, January 2021
Penn State, School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Fusion (Monacelli Press, 2020), Presenter, 2021
Performalism, Virginia Tech School of Architecture & Design, 2021
“Design Standard: the FUSION of Design + Performance,” AIA Conference, June 2019
Guest Lecturer: “Fusion of Design + Performance,” Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Design, March 2019
“Interdisciplinary Science at Northeastern University,” ABX, November 2016
Tradeline College and University Science and Engineering Facilities 10/16
Tradeline: College & University 04/16
Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design 09/14
Lab Design 04/14
Tradeline: Academic Medical Centers 11/12
AIA New Jersey Design Awards Juror 01/12
Healthcare Facilities Symposium 09/10
Tradeline Academic Medical Centers 10/08
Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design 10/07
Tradeline Conference 09/05
Harvard Graduate School of Design: Guest Critic 09/05
Construmental (Metal in Architecture) Conference (Sao Paulo, Brazil) 06/04
Tradeline Conference 09/04
Pennsylvania State University, School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture 03/03
Tradeline Conference 10/03
Rhode Island School of Design: Guest Critic 01/02
Tufts Sackler School of Medicine 04/01
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