Kate Reggev, AIA

Owner's Representative, Project Management Professional at the City University of New York (CUNY), Architect, & Preservation Writer

An architect, historian, design writer, and educator, Kate Reggev, AIA, is an owner’s representative and in-house project management professional at the City University of New York (CUNY) and brings deep expertise in design management, construction administration, historic preservation, adaptive reuse, cultural projects, institutional work, and architectural storytelling.

With a career rooted in design, construction, preservation, research, and public engagement, she works on projects that contribute meaningfully to public space while helping complex teams move thoughtfully from vision to execution.

Her work connects architecture, project management, preservation, communication, negotiation, and construction coordination, helping clients, consultants, institutions, and communities align around buildings with historical, cultural, and architectural significance.

Kate specializes in renovating, repositioning, and adaptively reusing meaningful buildings through thoughtful design leadership and disciplined project management.

As a design and construction project manager, Kate helps lead cultural, institutional, and preservation projects with a focus on consensus-building, clear communication, budget discipline, schedule management, and carefully executed design outcomes.

Her background as an adjunct professor at Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, design writer, architectural historian, project leader, an owner’s representative, and now, in-house project management professional at the City University of New York (CUNY) gives her a sharp perspective on how buildings carry memory, serve communities, and shape public experience over time.

She understands that preservation is not simply about keeping old buildings intact; it is about finding new purpose, honoring cultural meaning, managing complex constraints, and helping significant spaces continue to matter in contemporary life.

Kate’s work reflects a deep passion for buildings old, new, and everything in between. She continually brings empathy, curiosity, historical insight, and practical project leadership to the conversations shaping the future of the built environment.

Kate Reggev, AIA Joins DATM 2026 As A Preservation, Project Management, and Architectural Storytelling Voice Empowering Built World Professionals Through Thoughtful Design Leadership.

By connecting historic preservation, public space, construction management, and design communication, Kate helps the built world transform meaningful buildings into stronger civic, cultural, and community assets.