Hey there! Iā€™m Josh Kayden, an architectural designer based in Brooklyn, NY.

My experience

Over the last 5 years I've gained experience working with multiple different firms at a variety of scales. The projects I've worked on have range from large scaled urban developments, to the design of a tower in Manhattan, to full renovations of Brooklyn residence.

EKEN Design
Architectural Designer
May 2022 ā€” Present
FORRM Architects
Architectural Designer
June 2021 ā€” May 2022
Morris Adjmi Architects
Architectural Designer 1
July 2018 ā€” September 2020
Education
Syracuse University School of Arch
B. Arch 2018

Work

Manhattan Tower

New York, NY
2019
Located in busy midtown Manhattan and with visibility along West 55th Street and directly from the MoMA sculpture garden, the goal for this tower was to create a design that would feel comfortable in its context while also adding something unique to the area.

Reston Tower Development

Reston, Virginia
2019
Just a few minutes off a new train stop from Washington, DC, this project started as a masterplan for a new residential and commercial hub in Reston Virginia. As the overall masterplan took shape, the project shifted into the design of a tower and the surrounding amenities that was the heard of the new development.

Brooklyn Residence

Brooklyn, New York
2021
This project included the interior renovation, addition of a rear deck, the full redesign of the rear facade, and a new front entrance portico for a single family home in South Brooklyn.

Kaira Looro Children's House Competition

Senegal, Africa
2022
Located in the town of Baghere in Senegal, the brief for this competition was to create a resource center that would help locals learn abut giving their children the best sources of nutrients and care. This would be done by providing learning spaces, a kitchen for lessons on nutritious dishes and examination rooms for care.

Under Grad Thesis Project

Houston Texas
2020
Worked on throughout all of 5th year, this project proposed a new and extreme solution for how we handle rebuilding after natural disasters, which will only become more intense because of climate change.

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