KKE Architects

KKE Architects, Inc.
IndustryArchitecture, architectural planning, interior design
Founded1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Key people
Board of Directors
  • Founder Jerry Korsunsky
  • Ron Erickson, chairman
  • Tom Gerster, president/COO
  • Greg Hollenkamp, CEO
  • Brian Arial, director
  • Mohammed Lawal, associate director
  • Randy Lindemann, senior associate[1]
  • Quin Scott, secretary, senior associate
  • Ron Krank, advisor
Number of employees
135
Websitewww.dlrgroup.com

KKE Architects, Inc. (formerly Korsunsky Krank Erickson Architects) was an architecture firm that serves in the fields of architecture, interior design and architectural planning. KKE was ranked one of the top 50 architectural firms in the United States by Building Design & Construction[2] and a Top 500 Design Firm by Engineering News-Record.[3] They had offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pasadena, California, Irvine, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Tucson, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada.[4] KKE had licensure in every state of the United States. Staff architects are members of the American Institute of Architects and several hold National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) certification and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation.

In July 2010, KKE Architects announced it was joining national design firm DLR Group. KKE offices in Minneapolis; Las Vegas; Tucson; and Pasadena and Irvine, California were merged into DLR Group and operate today as DLR Group.[5]

  1. ^ "Minneapolis-based KKE Architects elects Randy Lindemann to board" by Finance and Commerce Staff Report, Finance and Commerce Daily Newspaper, 2007
  2. ^ "BD+C's 2009 Giants 300 Report – Honoring America's Foremost AEC Firms - Building Design & Construction". www.bdcnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-21.
  3. ^ The Top 500 Design Firms
  4. ^ "Minneapolis-based KKE Architects expands presence in southwest" by Brian Johnson, Finance and Commerce Daily Newspaper, 2008
  5. ^ "The 2nd Annual Architect 50", Architect, April 28, 2010]