Jennifer Mak, AIA, NCARB, AICP, LEED Green Associate, Architect and Senior Urban Designer

Jennifer Mak

AIA, NCARB, AICP, LEED Green Associate, Architect and Senior Urban Designer



Jennifer is a highly creative Architect and Planner with experience in the public and private sectors since 2008. She has been involved in all project aspects from planning and urban design on small and large scale projects through building construction administration in a variety of market types including healthcare, higher education, K-12, aviation, civic, office, transportation, mixed-use, hospitality and residential.

Jennifer is passionate about creating sustainable sites, environments and buildings as well as engaging the community (especially the underserved). She enjoys educating and interacting with stakeholders and transforming their needs and vision into reality while also taking into consideration the impacts that each decision may have on the users, community and the environment.

Jennifer joined Kendig Keast Collaborative (KKC) as a Senior Urban Designer in 2022 and is based in Sugar Land, TX. She works on urban design project components for a range of projects including zoning and land development codes, parks and recreation plans, historic preservation plans, and design guidelines for clients nationwide.

Jennifer began her professional career at Llewelyn-Davies Sahni (LDS), an award-winning, Houston-based architectural, planning and urban design consulting firm. As a Project Manager with the firm, Jennifer worked on a variety of projects including urban design guidelines, framework plans, master plans, strategic plans and various architecture projects. In all planning and urban design projects, Jennifer worked closely with community members and stakeholders to determine the appropriate strategies to implement their vision. In the course of her projects, Jennifer has assisted in visioning exercises and design charrettes with a range of activities including identification of goals and facts; opportunities and constraints identification; developing concepts, site and building plan gaming; and visual preferencing activities. Jennifer synthesized input and presented findings and recommendations to staff, community members, and elected officials.