Erik Heitman

Erik is an Associate with more than 20 years of experience in guiding complex, high performance projects, and is dedicated to historic preservation and neighborhood advocacy. A graduate of the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Architecture, Erik pairs strong design sensibility with strategic thinking to deliver enduring, people centered architecture for both new and existing buildings and their thoughtful additions.   

His long career includes accolades such as the award-winning, state-of-the-art Bloch Galleries addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, where he spent more than 15 years contributing to multiple projects at a wide range of scales. His leadership in sustainable design extends nationally, encompassing innovative controlled-environment agriculture and high-performance manufacturing facilities. This work includes Gotham Greens’ rooftop hydroponic greenhouse at the Method Southside Soapbox in Chicago, the first LEED Platinum manufacturing facility in the world, as well as more than one million square feet of Gotham Greens greenhouse developments across eight states. His portfolio also includes nationally recognized cultural and commercial projects such as the 205,000-square-foot LEED Gold–certified Norix Headquarters, featuring more than 3,400 rooftop solar panels supporting sustainable furniture design and manufacturing. 

Erik is actively involved in community service. He has served as President of the Lincoln Central Neighborhood Association in Chicago, and during his time practicing in Kansas City, he served as President of the Plaza-Westport Neighborhood Association and was the Chair of the Kansas City Historic Preservation Commission, where he advocated for preservation and thoughtful urban development. Erik’s passion and dedication to detail and context driven sustainable design, paired with his respect and experience in complex adaptive reuse and historic preservation, are what he brings to his civic engagement wherever he practices.