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Kent Pontious standing in a bright office space, leaning casually against a tall wooden table, wearing a light blue polo shirt and dark jeans.

Kent Pontious

AIA LEED AP
Associate Principal + Studio Director
Mixed-Use & Multifamily Studio
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Dallas Office
Texas A&M University – College of Architecture

Kent has over 30 years of experience in the architecture and construction industry, devoting the past 20 years to civic, municipal, mixed-use and multifamily projects. From initial client contact through the final stages of construction, Kent has experience in managing all aspects of a project. With degrees in both Architecture and Construction from Texas A&M University, he has a reputation for well thought out and well documented drawings that are not only complete, but have resulted in extremely low change order instances. He has worked for a general contractor, a design-build firm, as well as traditional architecture firms giving him unique insight and understanding of the total design and construction business.

As a LEED Accredited Professional for more than 15 years, Kent has successfully certified 8 Civic and Municipal projects acting as the LEED Administrator. All of his projects have exceeded the LEED Certification goal level most significant additional cost.

Kent’s projects have been recognized with many local and national design and construction awards, and have been featured in several magazine articles. He has also been a guest speaker at a national justice convention discussing his contributions on several regional police facilities.

Kent Pontious standing in a bright office space, leaning casually against a tall wooden table, wearing a light blue polo shirt and dark jeans.

Kent has over 30 years of experience in the architecture and construction industry, devoting the past 20 years to civic, municipal, mixed-use and multifamily projects. From initial client contact through the final stages of construction, Kent has experience in managing all aspects of a project. With degrees in both Architecture and Construction from Texas A&M University, he has a reputation for well thought out and well documented drawings that are not only complete, but have resulted in extremely low change order instances. He has worked for a general contractor, a design-build firm, as well as traditional architecture firms giving him unique insight and understanding of the total design and construction business.

As a LEED Accredited Professional for more than 15 years, Kent has successfully certified 8 Civic and Municipal projects acting as the LEED Administrator. All of his projects have exceeded the LEED Certification goal level most significant additional cost.

Kent’s projects have been recognized with many local and national design and construction awards, and have been featured in several magazine articles. He has also been a guest speaker at a national justice convention discussing his contributions on several regional police facilities.

Kent Pontious is an Associate Principal and studio Director in the Mixed-Use & Multifamily Studio
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    Mixed-Use & Multifamily

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    A bold reinvention of 1980s retail into a dynamic, pedestrian-friendly district

    Assembly Park Mixed-Use

    Plano, Texas

    Close-up rendering of the plaza and building base at 1899 McKinney Avenue, with café seating, trees, and retail frontage in Dallas high-rise zone.

    Set on a compressed triangular site, 1899 McKinney Avenue rethinks what’s possible for high-rise residential development in Uptown Dallas.

    1899 McKinney

    Dallas, Texas

    What if luxury could feel both elevated and grounded at once?

    Validus 2701 Brown

    Dallas, Texas

    A celebrated mid-rise meets a refined residential tower, shaping a new chapter for Maple Terrace

    Hines Maple Terrace

    Dallas, Texas

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