Philip S. Kennedy-Grant, FAIA is an architect, artist, writer, and musician. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, and served in the Army Corps of Engineers. He earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture.
Mr. Kennedy-Grant is former Chairman of the Editorial Board of Architecture New Jersey magazine and of the Design Arts Advisory Panel for the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. He has written extensively for Architecture New Jersey, as well as for Architectural Record, Architecture, and Texas Architect. He received a Fellowship for his writing and editing and an Artist in Education grant, both from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Mr. Kennedy-Grant is the co-author and editor of the book, AIA New Jersey Guidebook: 150 Buildings and Places.
Mr. Kennedy-Grant has been honored for the design excellence of his work since the inception of his practice for projects ranging from residences to renovations of historic structures.
An accomplished artist, Mr. Kennedy-Grant’s watercolor and ink sketches of Paris have been exhibited at the Alliance Française in Washington, D.C.. His travel sketches have been published in Arcade and Places magazines. He exhibits his paintings frequently and has had several one-man shows of his art. As a member of the Board of Trustees of The Center for Contemporary Art, he initiated and conducted the international competition and exhibit, “Art in Architecture,” in 2010.