Arno Adkins, AIA

Arno joined COOKFOX Architects in 2010 and has since excelled in working across a variety of scales and project typologies. He is currently the Partner-in-Charge for Mundo Verde Calle Ocho, an award winning, Net-Zero bilingual charter school in Washington, DC, and Jacksonville Riverfront, a mixed-use, luxury hotel and condo situated on the St. John’s riverfront in Jacksonville, Florida.

He recently led the design of 555 Greenwich, a LEED Platinum building that is recognized as the first all-electric workplace in New York City, and Strathmore Square, a mixed-use transit orient development in Bethesda, Maryland. Previously, he oversaw Flatiron House, a LEED Gold certified ground-up residential condominium tower within the historic Ladies Mile District on West 23rd Street, and 512 West 22nd Street, a biophilic office building along the High Line that sets new standards for health and productivity in the modern workplace. Additionally, Arno was the Project Architect for One South First, an innovative mixed-use tower at the northern end of the Domino Sugar masterplan on the Williamsburg waterfront. He regularly speaks publicly about environmentally responsive architecture and has presented at the AIA Conference on Architecture, Chicago Realtors Renewable Real Estate series, Monographs Best Practice Webinar and The Architects Newspaper.

Prior to joining COOKFOX, Arno spent time at Iu + Bibliowicz Architects and ImreyCulbert, where he worked on residential, museum and gallery projects including the Kuwait National Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage project. He then spent 4 years at 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.