Nate Owings

Nate is an architectural designer with over two decades of experience, having worked on projects of various sizes from private high-end residential homes to K-12 school design and now justice facility design. He has received several awards for his work, both as a practitioner and as a graduate student.

As early as he can remember, Nate has been compelled to express himself through drawing. This drive brought him from being an inspired young student studying local buildings to managing large-scale higher education renovations as a design professional. Education is an important part of Nate’s professional journey and career, and he often returns to the University of Kentucky College of Design to teach classes and participate in design reviews. Nate also regularly participates in a local program called Ace of the Bluegrass, an organization that fosters teaching architectural and engineering classes at the high school level.

When he’s not at work, Nate is kept busy with his two boys and can be found in a basketball gym or on a soccer field with them. He and his wife can also be found renovating their 1929 Bungalow in Lexington’s Hollywood neighborhood, or he might find time to play the drums in a band with a group of other busy dads.