liam kelley

architectural associate

For Liam, architecture has always been a pursuit about creating more humane living conditions for everyone. This philosophy came to be during a stroll through the Loop, when he found himself admiring the architecture of Chicago’s Metropolitan Correctional Center. Although he was studying accounting at the time, the shape and aura of the imposing, triangular building suggested that perhaps architecture was his true calling.

Five years later, in an act of serendipity, he was asked to redesign a jail during his last year at the University of Oklahoma, where he earned his Bachelor of Architecture. At OKW, he uses that same sensibility to inform how our projects can improve the built environment.

Born and raised in Oklahoma, Liam is most himself in the great outdoors. Thanks to a life of excursions to remote, wooded cabins, he enjoys camping, hiking, and fishing.

Favorite sport to watch: College football

One skill at which you could instantly become an expert: Cooking. I love to cook but to instantly become an expert would be great.

If you could have one superpower: Teleportation. It’d make traveling much easier.