K. Kennedy Whiters, AIA, with professional licenses to practice architecture in the states of Washington and New York, is a member of the “less than 1%” for less than 1% of all architects in the United States are Black women. Pre-med when she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a bachelor’s degree in Spanish, a year of AmeriCorps service on Chicago's Westside at a community wellness center after graduation inspired her to be of service to predominantly Black and Latinx communities through architecture and historic preservation instead of medicine.
Through one of her many offerings to the practice of architecture and historic preservation called (un)Redact the Facts, she contributes to a culture of care for people by advocating for complete, honest storytelling of history to tell a full(er) (hi)story for racial equity and healing. In 2021, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) interviewed her to highlight perspective on historic preservation. The interview is a part of their “Preservationists in Your Neighborhood” series.
kennedy is the owner and principal of wrkSHäp | kiloWatt, LLC, an architecture/historic preservation/owner's representative firm based in NYC.
Learn more about kennedy at www.wrkSHapkiloWatt.com.