often exceeding 100 projects per year," Youse said. "Mark, and his father before him, were not only contributors but architects to local charities and religious organizations as a large part of their DNA, and regularly included work for those assisting our society, from The American Red Cross, to the Catholic Diocese of Columbus, the Columbus Jewish Foundation, and Temple Israel, Pilot Dogs, Vision Center, Columbus Symphony, YWCA, Columbus Academy, Yassenoff Center, and Buckeye Boys Ranch, among dozens of others. Youse noted that Feinknopf's influence extended far beyond high-profile projects. "Mark and his partners and associates believed in creating great places in the city of Columbus. Mark generously gave his time and resources to make Columbus what it is today." "Few architects can have the impact and vision to continually plan the future of the city and execute projects on such a diverse basis," said David Youse, the current president of the firm. He returned to Columbus to join his father’s architectural firm, now called Feinknopf Macioce Schappa Architects.
That's one year."īorn in 1936 in Bexley, Feinknopf graduated from Yale University in engineering and, after serving in the Army, from the Harvard School of Design. "In 1987 alone, he was working on 23 projects near Broad and High. "He worked on so many projects," said his daughter, Kim Feinknopf-Dorrian, who has researched her father's life. Joseph's Cathedral and what is now the Ohio Supreme Court building. In more than three decades as an architect and planner, Feinknopf was involved in a string of transformative projects in the Columbus area, including the Southern Theatre restoration, the North Market, City Center Mall, the Columbus Zoo, the Columbus Museum of Art, AmeriFlora, Capital University buildings, and renovation projects at St. A service will be held Sunday to celebrate the life and legacy of architect Mark Feinknopf, who played a large role in shaping the modern Columbus skyline.
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