Keith Myers

Across more than four decades as an architect and planner, Keith Myers has helped shape some of the most iconic places in greater Columbus and at The Ohio State University. He is currently principal at K. Myers Studio and board chair of RAPID 5, an organization dedicated to connecting central Ohio’s major waterways and trails into one interconnected greenspace system, and the RAPID 5 Land Trust. He is a member of the board of Campus Partners. 

From 2013-2022, Keith led Ohio State’s Planning, Architecture and Real Estate team. In this role, he helped guide the university’s physical footprint, planning and design decisions. The restoration of Mirror Lake, the University Square project and Ohio State’s Innovation District are just a few of the projects he shepherded. Keith was also the chief executive officer of two university-affiliated nonprofits: Campus Partners and the Science and Technology Campus Corporation. 

In 1984, he founded the landscape architecture and urban planning firm MKSK and led its successful growth into the largest such firm in the Midwest. His work included leading planning and design projects worldwide. In central Ohio, some of his most notable projects included leading the master planning of the Nationwide Arena District and the design of the Scioto Mile and the Scioto Greenways. He also served as the planning consultant to the Village of New Albany for more than 22 years.

Throughout his career, Keith has served on many community boards and commissions in Columbus, including the Center for Architecture and Design, the Neighborhood Design Center and the Brewery District Commission. In 2011, he was elected a Fellow in the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Keith earned a BS in landscape architecture from Ohio State and remains involved in the Knowlton School of Architecture (KSA) as an adjunct faculty member and as part of the KSA Development Committee.