Profile

O’Brien & Keane is a full-service architecture firm with offices in Northern Virginia and on Maryland's Eastern Shore, offering experience in building design, interior design, and land planning services to a broad spectrum of clients since 1993.

We also provide consulting engineering, and specialty design services through subcontracts with allied design professionals.

Furthermore, we work to demonstrate our clients’ stewardship of the environment and sustainable practices in each of our designs, and endeavor to apply the latest building science and technology in order to deliver practical, affordable, and durable solutions.

In order to provide the best possible level of personal service and attention to detail, we operate as a tightknit group of individuals who are invested in cultivating strong relationships and communication with the client, and creating a team approach for each project.

We specialize in school and church design, and provide full architectural and engineering services for major new facilities as well as renovations, building additions, and adaptive reuse projects.

Our values of service, diligence, and integrity serve our goal of helping our clients realize their dreams in the built environment.

With each project, our firm is dedicated to creating designs that make a definitive statement, while reflecting the heritage of architectural history.

Contact

Arlington, Virginia

 

1010 North Glebe Road, Arlington, Virginia 22201
703.522.8803

Easton, Maryland

 

26409 Presquile Drive South, Easton, Maryland 21601
410.253.8922

Employment

O’Brien & Keane offers a high level of architectural services to a broad spectrum of clients, on a wide range of building types. The firm has enjoyed particular success in the design of buildings dedicated to sacred worship as well as education. We have a special interest in architecture that is rooted in history and classically inspired. We were founded in 1993 and are headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with a new office located in Easton, Maryland.

If interested in employment opportunities with the firm, please apply using the application form below.

People

Recognition

Significant Awards

Logo for the 2024 Palladio Award winner in traditional building, featuring stylized ornamental design and text.

St. Paul of the Cross Monastery Church, Pittsburgh, PA

2024 Traditional Building Magazine
Palladio Award

The logo of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) featuring an eagle with outstretched wings, a shield, and a banner above, accompanied by the bold letters 'CIA'.

Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, Raleigh, NC

2019 AIA Northern Virginia
Junior’s Citation

Certificate for the 2019 John Russell Pope Award with a beige laurel wreath design and black text.

2019 Institute of Classical Architecture and Art
John Russell Pope Award, Ecclesiastical Design

A certificate with a laurel wreath design, awarding the 2017 John Russell Pope Award to a recipient in the category of ecclesiastical design under 3,000 square feet.

Mary’s Chapel, Thurmont, MD

2017 Institute of Classical Architecture and Art
John Russell Pope Award, Ecclesiastical Design

Black and white image of a decorative crest with swirling patterns and feathers, featuring the text '2017 Palladio Award'.

2017 Traditional Building Magazine
Palladio Award

The logo of the American Immigration Control Foundation, featuring a bald eagle with wings spread and the acronym 'AIC' in large bold letters.

1300 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC

1994 AIA Northern Virginia
Merit Award

Significant Publications

Cover of Traditional Building magazine, December 2018 issue, featuring a classical architectural interior with a hallway lined with white columns and arches, leading to a religious artwork of Jesus.

Chapel of Christ the King, Christendom College, Front Royal, VA

Spring 2019: Instaurare “Uplifting Verticality” Niall O'Donnell

The cover of Building Stone Magazine, Fall 2017, featuring an arched open gate leading into a church interior with a crucifix, altar, and stained glass window.