Kimberly Loken

Kimberly Loken

Program Director / Associate Professor

Phone 715-232-1989
Office 225P Applied Arts

Kim Loken's industry experience spans civic, commercial, and residential projects. Her approach to each is further informed by a storytelling mindset cultivated in scenic design work for film and theater. As an Associate at Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners, she helmed a variety of adaptive reuse, historic preservation and new construction projects in New York City and led the exhibit design for the Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp, Belgium. Teaching invigorates her practice and provides the opportunity to mentor young designers in a variety of disciplines.

Teaching Interests: Design thinking, interdisciplinary design, large-scale collaborative projects

Research Interests: Phenomenology, narrative-driven design

Professional Interests: Place-making, critical regionalism, cultural history and adaptive re-use