Andrew B. Cogar, AIA
President
Andrew began his architectural career with Historical Concepts in 1999, after serving 3 years of active duty as a Combat Engineer Officer with the United States Army. Little did he know that his assignment overseas would forge such a strong bridge between his education and his future profession. Stationed in Bamberg, Germany, in the heart of Bavaria, Andrew was immersed in old world urbanism, an environment that affirmed his belief in the new urbanist principles he had learned at the University of Miami’s School of Architecture.
Promoted to Principal in 2007 and named President in 2016, Andrew is a place-making specialist and has guided some of the firm’s most prominent custom residential, developer, and civic projects. Andrew is also a natural leader with exceptional communication and management abilities, traits that served him well as he spearheaded the opening of Historical Concepts’ first satellite office, now the main hub of the firm’s practice, located in a live-work building designed by the firm in the Glenwood Park community of Atlanta. More recently, Andrew was instrumental in establishing Historical Concepts’ New York office, located in the historic St. James Building in Manhattan’s Flatiron District.
Andrew has a history of leadership with the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art on the national level, and is also Trustee Emeritus of the ICAA’s Southeast Chapter. He was a founding member of the Atlanta chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism and is a member of the American Institute of Architects. Andrew has also been recognized by the Atlanta design and business community, selected as one of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles “20 Under 40” and the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “40 Under 40” program. He is an active member of the Design Leadership Network and a sought-after speaker on the topic of traditional architecture and design.