Arno Adkins, AIA

Arno joined COOKFOX Architects in 2010 and has since excelled working across a variety of scales and project typologies. As a partner of the firm, Arno established the Minneapolis branch of the COOKFOX Studio in 2022, leading a team of four working across the Midwest. He is currently the Partner-in-Charge for 900 Marquette, a new high-rise workplace building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and 555 Greenwich, a new modern workplace and urban streetscape in the Hudson Square District of New York. He recently led the design of Flatiron House, a ground-up residential condominium tower within the historic Ladies Mile District on West 23rd Street nearing completion, and 512 West 22nd Street, a new office building along the High Line that focuses on biophilic design and sets new standards for health and productivity in the modern workplace. Arno was the Project Architect for One South First, a mixed-use tower at the northern end of the Domino Sugar masterplan on the Williamsburg waterfront. His early projects at the firm include the renovation of a historical private residence in Garrison, New York, and the design of 301 East 50th Street, a luxury residential building in Manhattan.

While earning his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Cincinnati, Arno studied abroad in Copenhagen and interned in London, Boston and New York City. Upon graduation he spent time at Iu + Bibliowicz Architects, focusing on commercial interiors and residential work and then ImreyCulbert where he worked on several museum and gallery projects including the Kuwait National Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage project. He then moved to TEN Arquitectos where he contributed to a variety of design proposals and projects including 300 Ashland, a large mixed-use project within the Brooklyn Academy of Music Cultural District.

Arno is originally from Ohio, however, he spent most of his formative years in Las Vegas where he saw rapid and irresponsible urban growth in a challenging natural environment. At COOKFOX, Arno takes the lessons he learned there and elsewhere to make smarter, more environmentally responsible choices in his work.