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Haviland Argo grew up on a farm in Harrison County, Kentucky. He received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Kentucky where he was in the Honors Program and a Fellow at the Gaines Center for Humanities. He received a Masters in Architecture degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.

 

Haviland worked in the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), Work Architecture Company (WorkAC), and REX, firms associated with Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas. He joined Gray Construction, building 21c Museum Hotel Louisville and went on to represent the owners during the construction of hotels in Cincinnati, Durham, and Lexington. 

 

Recently, Haviland designed and managed the construction of a visitors experience focusing on food, bourbon, and horses at legendary Hermitage Farm in Goshen, Kentucky. The project features a visitors center, museum, greenhouse, gardens, outdoor ArtWalk, and Barn8 Restaurant and Bourbon Bar. His firm Argo Architecture continues to advance projects diverse in scale, program, and budget, nearly all of them incorporating historic structures.

 

At the University of Kentucky, Haviland has taught architecture studios for graduates and undergraduates, has served as a member of the Advisory Council for the UK Alumni Association, and currently sits on the School of Architecture’s Advisory Board. Haviland has served as a board member for LexArts and the Lexington Art League and is a member of the Pope Villa Committee for the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation. He has exhibited and lectured at multiple institutions across the U.S.