Kasey Vliet is an Architect and a Builder. As a co-founding principal of In Parallel Architects + Builders, he is involved in all aspects of the firm, from client relations to design and construction. He strives to deliver design solutions that are project-specific, functional and cost-effective; as well as beautiful, transformative and progressive. His collaborative design approach involves listening to clients to ensure that designs are applicable to their needs. He collaborates with project teams including experts in architecture, engineering, construction trades, finance, product development, building code, and zoning policy.

Kasey has worked internationally on numerous architecture and construction projects at many different scales including residential, educational, installation, and worship. His projects have received recognition from renowned publications and organizations such as ARCHITECT Magazine, DWELL, Fine Homebuilding and the American Institute of Architects. Prior to co-founding In Parallel Architects + Builders in 2019 (formerly KASE Builders/KASE Studio, which he founded in 2013) Kasey gained experience with award winning architecture and construction firms including ARCHOLAB, ZGF Architects, Ply Architecture, Machado Silvetti, Environment Architects, and with architect Monica Ponce de Leon. He was also a community development volunteer in the United States Peace Corps in Suriname, South America from 2008-2010.

He has taught as a Professor of Practice in Architecture at Lawrence Technological University College of Architecture and Design, where he taught studios and seminars focused on the synergistic relationships between design and construction. He has also taught architecture courses at the University of Michigan Taubman College and Kendall College of Art and Design. He lives outside of Ann Arbor, MI with his family where he enjoys cycling, cooking and being outdoors.