Oswald Insurance Companies provides risk management and insurance brokerage services with a focused lens on professional liability insurance. Oswald helps architects see the risks and manage accordingly through their services, including contract reviews, education opportunities and deep experience in the design industry.

“At CCC, we tailor our process to suit you. Every project is different and so are the needs of every client. Every step that we take through the construction process, is specifically designed to mitigate the common risks of constructing a building.”

At Kohrs Lonnemann Heil Engineers, Inc. (KLH Engineers), Senior Lighting Design Professional Matt Minard, LC, IES, IALD Assoc., believes that the quality of light is essential to quality of life. “Lighting makes a difference. Great lighting design can change how you feel in a space and it also provides personality and identity to the built environment,” says Minard.

Congratulations to Robert Busch, FAIA, drawing dept and Douglas J. Gallow, Jr., FAIA, Lifespan Design Studio! These two chapter members and local architects have been named to the American Institute of Architects’ prestigious College of Fellows, AIA’s highest membership honor, for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society.

“Our wood flooring and wall treatments are made to order,” said Jeff Rose, Founder and Partner, Mansion Hill Custom Floors. “We enable customers to select every facet of their wood flooring. That had been unheard of in our region. Each of our projects is customized – meaning that the wood species, lengths and widths, and stains vary from job to job. We even create floors that curve!”

AIA Cincinnati is led by a volunteer board, elected by our chapter members. Get to know this year's leadership, including their favorite things from 2021 and hopes for 2022.

Timothy Wayne Hill, AIA, Visual Storyteller / Principal at Elevation Design LLC. “It took a lot of faith for the homeowners to ask for my help not knowing what the service would be. I hope that I made them feel smart for hiring me.”

Martin R. Simon, AIA, Architect, the Studio of Martin R. Simon. “Coaching, mentoring, and training the next generation of design professionals [is what I love most].”

Victor Smith, Associate AIA, Project Designer at SHP. “I like the idea that in a couple of years, somebody will be in that space that was designed and it will be the backdrop for some memory that lives with them forever. A first job, meeting a new romantic partner, the best chicken wing they ever had, something will make an indelible mark and a space I designed will be the backdrop for it.”

Allison Beer McKenzie, AIA; Principal, Director of Sustainability at SHP. “I tend to think of AIA membership as a layer cake of diverse benefits that all work together to make you a more well-rounded architect. Just a few of these for me include: strong connections to layers of networks at local, state and national levels, diverse continuing education opportunities, and advocacy opportunities to help me find my own voice as an architect and as a human.”