Kevin Underwood has been appointed Principal and Head of Master Planning & Design at HKS Inc. in London
HKS Hospitality Group, the global architectural practice recognized internationally for its creative design and collaborative approach, has announced the appointment of Kevin Underwood as Principal and Head of Master Planning & Design. Underwood, whose 30-year career in master planning and landscape design has spanned award-winning hotel/resort projects, as well as major urban regeneration schemes around the world, will be based in the firm’s London office. In his previous roles, Underwood was the Principal in charge of Hospitality at Edaw before Aecom acquired it, and then he was the Global Leader of Leisure and Culture at Aecom. In this role, he led the teams responsible for such notable designs as the seminal Heart of Doha/Msheireb project and Education City Doha, as well as the world’s first Qu’ranic garden, Disneyland Paris and a number of international developments for luxury hotel brands including the Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Hyatt, and Banyan Tree.
