Kerim Eken

Eken Design

Kerim Eken, AIA, is the co-founder and architectural principal of Eken Design - a collaborative, interdisciplinary studio that takes on challenges ranging from branding to buildings. He is a registered architect in the state of New York. Kerim received his BS in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Mathematics from John Hopkins University and holds an MArch from the Pratt Institute, where he was the recipient of the Winnemore Endowed Graduate Scholarship.

After receiving his graduate degree, Kerim collaborated with Urban Movement Design on the winning submission for the 2012 Young Architects Program (YAP) MAXXI in Rome. He continued his professional development as a Project Architect at Robert AM Stern Architects and Morris Adjmi Architects where he gained a broad range of experience in various project types including mixed-use multifamily residential buildings, commercial spaces, master plans and product design.

Kerim also teaches studios and seminars at the Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design at Pratt Institute and in the undergraduate department at the Michael Graves School of Public Architecture at Kean University.