Ken Lowney

Biography: Ken Lowney AIA, LEED AP Ken Lowney founded Lowney Architecture in 2003 and is the President and Design Director of the firm. Mr. Lowney focuses his practice on the entitlement phases of projects. His particular areas of expertise include site utilization studies, building design, community public hearings and city presentations. Mr. Lowney has worked with owners, large and small corporations, city governments, communities and private developers to get projects entitled in cities around the San Francisco Bay Area. Project experiences include grocery stores, restaurants, retail, offices, multifamily housing, parking structures, bridges, specific plans and urban design. He has won numerous design awards from business and trade organizations, including the American Institute of Architects. Work History Lowney Architecture, Oakland, CA 2002-present Founder, President and Design Director Award winning design firm, consistently ranked by San Francisco Business Times as top firm ranked by billings. Firm expertise in urban infill projects. Gensler, San Francisco, CA 1999-2002 Project Designer Office parks, hotels, pedestrian bridges, auto dealership rollouts for VW and Nissan, master plans. Project designer for George Lucas’s 1,000,000 square foot office project in Presidio, San Francisco. Gensler, New York City, New York 1996-1999 Project Designer Corporate Tenant Improvements for McKinsey & Co, Rockefeller & Co, and NBC. Downtown Group, New York City, New York 1994-1996 Designer Video post-production studios such as Editel and Manhattan Transfer. Boss Agnew Architects, Los Angeles, CA 1992-1994 Designer, Project Manager Designed single family home that figures prominently in the movie Be Cool, as Edie Athen’s (Uma Thurman) house. Rasmussen Ingle Anderson, San Francisco, CA 1987-1989 Intern working on silicon wafer fabrication plants, TRW. Awards Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute: Design Award for Excellence in Architectural and Engineering Design, Best Retail Stores and Mixed Use Structures 2007 East Bay Business Times: Structures Reuse/Redevelopment Project of the Year 2007 Business Times: Real Estate Deals of the year New Best Retail Finalist 2007 Business Times: Real Estate Deals of the year Community Impact Inner East Bay Finalist 2007 Design Build Institute of America: Private Sector Building over $15 Million Merit Award 2009 Design Build Institute of America: Rehabilitation/Renovation/Restoration Excellence Award 2009 California Construction: Best of Awards Recognizing Excellence in Best Retail 2009 The American Institute of Architecture East Bay: Unbuilt Design Award for Commissioned Work 2009 Oakland Chamber: Small Business Innovation Award 2010 Pacific Coast Builders Conference: Gold Nugget Award of Merit for Best Retail Project 2012