Sam De Jong
AIA LEED APAssociate Principal, Architecture
Sam De Jong is an Associate Principal in BNIM’s Kansas City office. He is passionate about design for social impact with the belief that architecture of high quality and innovation is created by disparate minds coming together. Sam’s extensive experience at BNIM bridges numerous project types and scales, from higher education projects with University of Missouri and Rockhurst University, to housing, nonprofit, religious, urban design and planning, and diplomatic work with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations.
Most recently, Sam championed BNIM’s approach to the development of sustainable, equitable housing for all through an initiative called Address. Sam’s dedication to a holistic human-centered design approach has been recognized for design excellence through numerous local, regional and national design awards, including a local AIA Design Excellence award for a self-initiated design and development of the Harrison Duplex, and an AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Project Award for a volunteer project in rural western Kenya at the Asilong Christian High School.
Select Experience
- Bancroft School RedevelopmentKansas City, Missouri
- Jacob's Well Addition and RenovationKansas City, Missouri
- Westport Presbyterian ChurchKansas City, Missouri
- Kiowa County SchoolsGreensburg, Kansas
- A to Z Naturals Nutrition CenterDouglasville, Georgia
- Reconciliation Services - Master Plan and RenovationKansas City, Missouri
- Asilong Christian High SchoolWest Pokot County, Kenya
- Habitat for Humanity Office RenovationHabitat for Humanity of Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri
- North Parking Garage and RetailRockhurst UniversityKansas City, Missouri
- Bloch Executive HallUniversity of Missouri - Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri
- Patient-Centered Care Learning CenterUniversity of Missouri - ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri
Education
Bachelor of Architecture
Iowa State University
Registrations
Registered Architect: MO
LEED Accredited Professional