Rob Winstead, AIA, NCARB, ALEP, LEED Fellow

Principal, K12 Market Leader

VMDO Architects


Rob Winstead, AIA, NCARB, ALEP, LEED Fellow is a principal and K12 Market Leader at VMDO Architects. A nationally recognized expert in learning space planning and design as well as sustainability, Rob is an advocate for exceptional learning spaces that blend thoughtful design with high performance goals to deliver added value for clients and users. Rob is committed to a collaborative, integrated, and inclusive process that complements VMDO’s relationship-based approach to developing customized solutions for clients and communities.

He is a frequent speaker at national and regional conferences and is an active and engaged leader in the school design community. In 2018, he was named the Planner of the Year by the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE). His innovative work – regional, national, and international - has been recognized with numerous awards for planning, design, architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, and sustainability.