Kenton
Q. Blackwood, Associate AIA
Vice
President
Blackwood
Associates, Inc.
Architects
and Planners
Fairmont,
West Virginia
Education:
West
Virginia University
Memberships:
Associate
Member of American Institute of Architects
Experience:
Kenton
Blackwood has been with Blackwood Associates, Inc. for more than 20
years. He directs the BAI staff in the planning and design of
facilities throughout West Virginia. He is experienced in site
evaluation and design, building program evaluation, planning and
design, construction document development and on-site construction
observation.
In
addition, he has taken BAI to the forefront of technological
architectural media with his knowledge of vector-based 3D computer
modeling and CAD applications. His proficiency with “virtual
reality” modeling allows BAI to use these technologies as a design
tool. Where other firms may provide elevations or a traditional
architectural rendering to convey an idea, BAI can take a client
around and through a design, studying different forms, lighting,
color schemes and finishes, and make any revisions before the first
shovel of soil is overturned.
Kenton
Blackwood’s skills as a designer and modeler have benefited many
clients. Developers, administrators, school boards, design
committees, and non-profit groups have used his skills to help
obtain funding and approval for proposed projects all across West
Virginia.
In
addition to his talent as a 3D designer, Kenton Blackwood has
provided important design input on and/or served as job captain on
dozens of projects. Some of these projects include:
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Harrison
County 4-H Recreational Facility, Clarksburg, WV
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BC Bank Fairmont Branch
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SteppingStones
Building, Morgantown
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Buxton-Landstreet
Renovations, Thomas, WV
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Addition to the Mountainlair Student
Union, WVU
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William R. Sharpe
Hospital, Weston, WV
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Veterans Square
Development, Fairmont, WV
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Hutchinson House Historic
Restoration, Fairmont- 1999 AIA Craftsmanship Award Winner
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First National
Bank, South Fairmont Branch
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Admissions/Evaluation Unit, Fairmont General Hospital
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AEGIS Office
Facilities, Fairmont, WV