Kevin studied architecture at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and Canberra University, Australia. In London he worked with David Chipperfield Architects before establishing Carmody Groarke. He has lectured internationally about the work of the practice and taught at several architecture schools, including The Bartlett School of Architecture (University College London), The Royal College of Art , The University of Stuttgart, Cornell University (Ithaca) and Yale School of Architecture where he was William Henry Bishop Visiting Professor.