Knapp Schmidt Architects has specialized in providing architectural services for veterinary and animal care facilities for over forty years.

KSA was redesigned in 1994 to carry on the veterinary specialty designs of E. John Knapp & Associates, established in 1972. E. John Knapp (1916-2017) was an award-winning architect, a long-time member of the American Institute of Architects, and author of the iconic reference manual The Floor Plan Book: Veterinary Hospital and Boarding Kennel Planning and Design.

Mark Schmidt, Architect, AIA, is currently the owner of Knapp Schmidt Architects, LLC.

Our expertise ranges from small, large, and mixed-practice animal hospitals to hospitality facilities, such as boarding and daycare, to animal shelters and humane societies.

Project Types & Services Include:

As described in the AIA Standard of Practice, the design process has distinct phases. KSA can provide services for all phases of a building design project:

• New construction
• Remodeling and additions
• Tenant lease space build-outs
• Modular animal care facilities
• Veterinary market analysis

Other related architecture services can be obtained through:

• American Veterinary Building Systems: Modular and single-unit manufactured animal care buildings
• Mecan River Design: Commercial and residential design services for projects in Wisconsin