KARIE KOVACOCY
Group 4 Design, Inc
SAY IT LOUD - FLORIDA Exhibitor
Florida Based Designer
Who or what inspires you professionally?
Travel inspires me professionally. I love traveling to large cities and abroad to see the design challenges and solutions architects have encountered. Whether is it restoring a 200-year-old building or designing a new 100 story high rise.
KARIE KOVACOCY
Bio:
The Great Designer Karie Kovacocy graduated from Carnegie Mellon with a BArch and Minor in Architectural History. Karie is the President of Group 4 Design, Inc. and the Architectural Principal with 25 years of Project Design and Project Management experience on numerous corporate, multi-family and amenity projects. Her strengths lie in design concepts, project presentation, client management, and maintaining client relationships. Karie has a passion for innovative architecture, place-making, and adaptive reuse.
How did you first learn about architecture and when did you decide that built environment profession was an area of interest for you?
I decided in elementary school that I wanted to be an architect. I was hooked on the built form and developed a love for drawing buildings, elevations and plans. I may have drawn a floor plan for every Care Bear and Strawberry Shortcake doll I owned.
What do you do?
I am the President and Architectural Principal of a multi-disciplined, 40-person Architecture and Interior Design firm in Jacksonville, FL.
What excites you in the work you do?
Teaching and watching the next generation of Architects grow. I grew up in the era of no internet and drawing most things by hand. I am in awe of the resources and capabilities of what the young architects can do these days.
Who or what inspires you professionally?
Travel inspires me professionally. I love traveling to large cities and abroad to see the design challenges and solutions architects have encountered. Whether is it restoring a 200-year-old building or designing a new 100 story high rise.
What is your proudest professional accomplishment or achievement?
At the bottom of the 2009 recession, I looked at the 3 talented people left standing beside me, and said “now what?” The design/construction market frozen, we decided to start an architecture and interior design firm.
Featured Project Name:
Ambar Tower
Featured Project Location:
Miami, Florida
Featured Project Completion Date:
December 2023
Role in Featured Project:
Architectural Design Principal
Featured Project Description:
At the heart of a neighborhood known for its dominant population of Hispanic Americans, this project celebrates the culture of immigrants. In 1997, this area was designated as an Empowerment Zone neighborhood to promote its community and economic development. Joining in that effort, this project brings high quality and affordable senior living to the table. With a dazzling display of color and energy, Ambar Tower honors the vibrance of Latin America and the heritage of the neighborhood.
