ABOUT.
Kaitlyn Boniecki, AIA + NCARB is a graduate of Kent State University’s dual Masters of Architecture and Masters of Urban Design program. She obtained a Bachelors of Science in Architecture from Kent State as well, graduating summa cum laude and with a minor in sustainability. During her academic career, Kaitlyn has won several awards for her work, including for her Masters of Urban Design thesis project Designing for Dystopia: The Game, and her design proposal for the Mahoning Valley entitled Work, Play | Industry, Nature. She was the recipient of the Henry Adams Medal from the AIA in 2021, and has received the Bronze Medal from Tau Sigma Delta for distinguished students of architecture and the allied arts. Also during her academic career, Kaitlyn has studied in Florence, Italy and Curitiba, Brazil in effort to learn about international city planning, architecture, and culture.
Kaitlyn is an active member of AIA Cleveland, participating in the WIA+ Committee and has served as the Co-Chair for the YAAM (Young Architects and Associate Members) Committee. She created and led the monthly "Wellness in Design" event series, which ran for several years. In addition, she plans and hosts events/workshops centered on mentorship and community building for young designers and architects within the city. Kaitlyn is also one of the lead mentors for her ACE Cleveland team at the Garrett Morgan School of Engineering and Innovation. As a lead mentor, she is responsible for coordinating a diverse team of mentors, planning lessons that aim to keep students engaged, and maintaining scheduling in order to meet the project deadlines and deliverables. Her team won the ACE Cleveland design competition in 2024 and has placed in the top three twice out of the five years of the program's existence.
During her undergraduate studies, Kaitlyn worked at DS Architecture as an intern where she primarily worked on smaller retail and adaptive reuse projects. She also helped assist with in-office events, such as the All-Star Game celebration when the game came to downtown Cleveland. During her graduate education, Kaitlyn worked with the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative where she had focused on the urban design and economic redevelopment opportunities of the Mahoning Valley and East Side of Cleveland by visualizing alternative futures through research on the future of work, sustainable development, and community-driven activation. From 2021 - 2023, Kaitlyn worked at Bialosky Cleveland, where she worked on projects that focused on both architecture and planning. Her interest in adaptive reuse and community-focused projects led her to work on some notable buildings, including Park Synagogue, the Hawthorne School, Euclid Public Library, and CPL Glenville. At Bialosky, Kaitlyn joined the Community and Pipeline groups of the firm’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion initiative as well as the firm’s event planning team that was responsible for the annual summer picnic, chili cook-off, and end of year celebration.
Kaitlyn currently works at AODK, Inc. in Lakewood, Ohio, focusing primarily on medium-to-large scale mixed use buildings and small scale retail adaptations. She continues to push her interest in adaptive reuse and advocates for sustainable development and client/community involvement during the design process. In addition to her role as Architect, she serves as the firm's Production Manager. In this role, she leads the Production Foundation and sets, updates, and manages changes to the firms project process and production standards. She is the creator and manager of the firm's Revit template which is used across the firm to develop project drawings. In addition to this group, Kaitlyn participates in the Client Experience Foundation, event planning committee, and advocates for changes in office-wide policies.
Kaitlyn became a registered Architect in the state of Ohio in March of 2026 and is NCARB certified. She believes wholeheartedly that anyone can design and enjoys working collaboratively towards a design solution.
Kaitlyn lives with her husband and pets (a cat, a lizard, a chinchilla, and some beetles) in Rocky River, OH.