Ford & Associates Architects, Inc. is a full service architectural and interior planning firm.

Ford & Associates Architects, Inc. was established in 1993 by its principal, Mark Ford. Our firm is comprised of 14 individuals with three registered architects, six graduate architects and three administrative staff members. 

During the past 30 years our firm has participated in a wide range of construction projects by providing interior planning, architectural design, construction documentation, and construction administration services.

Our firm has provided services on a wide variety of project types including: corporate interiors, higher education facilities, customer call centers, build-to-suit office buildings, lifestyle retail centers, retail renovations and large mixed-used commercial developments. As each of our clients has grown, we have grown to meet the professional opportunities and challenges our clients have provided us.

The essential role that we provide on any project is that of a problem solver. At all levels of our team, we are able to establish creative and functional strategies to solve the challenges that may present themselves in all types of projects.

Our firm provides a personal approach to accountability. Each member of our team works with our clients and is responsible to meet the demands associated with managing a project.

The experience that we are able to offer from the success of our projects attributes to the success of our team members. We are able to offer learning, teaching, and educational values that translate to future success on prospective projects. Our team is able to collaborate in order to share designs and challenges that create a better overall building product.

 

Current Architecture Licenses

Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, North Carolina, Maryland, Arizona, Georgia, Massachusetts, Colorado, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas, South Carolina, Washington, Indiana, Delaware, Kansas, Wisconsin, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Minnesota, Virginia, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Iowa, Idaho, Utah, Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota, and Montana

Our Amazing Clients

MEET THE TEAM


Mark ford

Title:

  • Principal Architect
  • NCARB
  • LEED-AP

Degrees:

  • B.S. Architecture, The Ohio State University – Cum Laude, 1981
  • M.A., The Ohio State University, 1983
  • Post Graduate Studies, History of Art, The Ohio State University, 1983-1985
  • Graduate Teaching Associate & Lecturer, Dept. of History of Art, 1983-1985
  • CSI Course Certificate, 1991

Team member since September 1993.


dean baumgartner

Title:

Registered Architect

Degrees:

  • B.S. Architecture, Professional Practice Certificate, University of Cincinnati, 1990

Team member since October 1996.


rob macinnes

Title:

  • Registered Architect
  • NCARB

Degrees:

  • B.S. Architecture, Kent State University, 2008
  • M.A., Kent State University, 2009

Team member since August 2014.


Christopher bach

Title:

Project Manager

Degrees:

  • Bachelor of Science in Architecture – Kent State University, 1995
  • Bachelor of Architecture – Kent State University, 1996

Team member since May 1998.


John Gerlach 

Title:

Project Manager

Degrees:

  • B.S. Architecture, The Ohio State University, 1993
  • Postgraduate Studies, Architecture, Miami University, 1995-1997

Team member since September 1997.


dan Ford

Title:

Office Manager

Degrees:

B.A.S. Economics, Miami University, 2010

Team member since May 2018.


Gayle zimmerman

Title:

  • Project Manager, Interior Design
  • LEED Accredited Professional

Degree:

B.S. Architecture, The Ohio State University, 2006

Team member since June 2006.


michelle martin

Title:

Associate Designer

Degree:

B.S. Architecture, Miami University, 2013

Team member since May 2013.


Katie Miller

Title:

Associate Designer

Degree:

B.S. Urban Planning, University of Cincinnati, 2016

Team member since December 2019.


steve ford

Title:

Administrative Assistant

Degree:

B.S. Education, Ashland College

Team member since January 2000.


lidia a-wan

Title:

Associate Designer

Degree:

  • B.S. Architecture, Ball State University, 2017
  • M.A., Ball State University, 2019

Team member since October 2020.


Louis Vigder

Title:

Associate Designer

Degrees:

  • B.S. Architecture, Kent State University, 2020
  • M.A., Kent State University, 2022

Team member since September 2021.