Maggie Ward AIA

Maggie Ward joined Cooper Carry in 2018, was named Associate in 2019, Senior Associate in 2021, and Associate Principal in 2023. She received her Master of Architecture from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2010 where her focus was on sustainable connection through architecture and planned mixed-use communities. Previously working in Savannah, Georgia, her experiences range from single-family residential, hospitality, and urban infill to large multifamily mixed-use developments. Since joining Cooper Carry, Maggie’s work has most prevalently included mixed-use development, taking projects from conceptual stage to final completion. She is a registered architect in the state of Georgia, as well as a member of the American Institute of Architects, and served as a board member on the Chatham County Resource Protection Commission.

Ward is an expert on complex light-frame wood construction, specifically in mid-rise, mixed-use development. She has been a large part of the development process for several projects spanning the Southeast, amounting to nearly three million square feet of building area completed or under construction. These projects include Modera Germantown Phase I and II in Nashville, Modera Nations in Nashville, Modera Decatur in Decatur, Georgia and Riverworks at Eastern Wharf in Savannah. Ward has a passion for quality control and standardization and has helped streamline processes in all aspects of the programs used to complete a design.

In 2024, Maggie was named to Globe St.’s CRE’s Aspiring Leaders List, a list of up-and-coming leaders who have already made significant accomplishments in their careers.