James William Kideney

James William Kideney
Born(1899-04-25)April 25, 1899
Pittsburgh
DiedNovember 10, 1987(1987-11-10) (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
AwardsFellow, American Institute of Architects (1949)
PracticeJames William Kideney;
Harbach & Kideney;
James William Kideney & Associates;
Kideney, Smith & Fitzgerald;
Kideney, Smith, Fitzgerald & Partners
The Central Library of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, designed by James William Kideney & Associates with Paul Hyde Harbach and Elon B. Clark Jr. and completed in 1964.
The Orchard Park High School, originally the Orchard Park Junior High School, designed by James William Kideney & Associates and completed in 1960.

James William Kideney FAIA (April 25, 1899 – November 10, 1987) was an American architect in practice in Buffalo, New York from 1926 until his retirement in 1974. The firm he founded is still in business as Kideney Architects PC. He is the namesake of the James William Kideney Gold Medal Award, the highest honor awarded by AIA New York State.