Leadership Team

MARCUS THOMAS

MARCUS THOMAS

MANAGING PRINCIPAL
AIA, NCARB, NOMA

ROBERT EASTER

ROBERT EASTER

FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
FAIA, NOMAC

MONICA FLIPPEN

MONICA FLIPPEN

VICE PRESIDENT
NOMA, CSI, ASSOC, AIA


ESTABLISHED
1983

LOCATIONS
RICHMOND, VA | CHARLOTTE, NC

PHILOSOPHY
PEOPLE. PLACES. PROGRESS.

SERVICES
• ARCHITECTURE
• CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION
• CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
• INTERIOR DESIGN
• PLANNING
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PRIMARY MARKETS
• AVIATION
• CORPORATE
• EDUCATION
• HEALTHCARE
• SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
• STATE | MUNICIPAL

AWARDS
• Design Excellence Award
• Pine Camp Cultural Arts & Community Center
• Design Excellence Award, Virginia Biotechnology
• Design Excellence Award, Montgomery County, MD Parking Garage 11
• Design Excellence Award, Bethlehem Baptist Church
• Mid Atlantic Project of the Year – Industrial, Greater Richmond Transit Company Admin and Maintenance Facility
• National Award of Merit in Federal, State, County, Municipal category from the Design-Build Institute of America, Richmond Justice Center
• 2020 AIA VA Award of Honor (unbuilt), Museum at the Lumpkin’s Slave Jail Site / Devil’s Half Acre

CERTIFICATIONS
• VADOT MBE/DBE
• VA SWaM (M)
• NC HUB (M)
• NCDOT MBE/DBE
• MDOT MBE/DBE


We are KEi Architects; an award-winning full-service architecture firm passionate about the built environment and how it influences the world in which we live. We are a Minority-Owned, Small Business Enterprise focused on results and the satisfaction of our clients.

We believe in People, Places, and Progress. These are the core principles that drive us daily. Centered on this belief, we can deliver projects that are not only aesthetically pleasing but are built specifically for the people they were meant to serve.

Our goal is to guide our clients through an experience where ideas are translated into functional architectural solutions that fit within our client’s budget, time constraints, and expectations.

Our expertise is wide and diverse. With over 38 years of experience, we successfully have completed a number of projects of varying type, size, and budget, allowing us to compete with the best. KEi Architects, has developed a long-standing reputation as a distinguished, client driven practice.

Our approach is centered on a continual conversation. We have conducted design forums and charrettes to engage clients, communities, and other stakeholders. It is important to us that we are in constant communication with our clients to achieve the best design outcomes.

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