Kim Loken

Kim Loken is an Associate Professor, Program Director, and Minor Advisor in the Design Department at the University of Wisconsin-Stout's College of Arts & Human Sciences. She holds office in 225P Applied Arts and can be contacted at 715-232-1989. Loken earned her M.Arch. from the University of Texas at Austin and maintains credentials as a Licensed Architect and LEED-Accredited Professional through the U.S. Green Building Council.

Her industry experience spans civic, commercial, and residential architecture, with specialized work in adaptive reuse, historic preservation, and new construction. Recent projects leverage game systems to model environmental problem-solving. Teaching and research synergize through her focus on:

• Teaching: Design thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration, and large-scale project management.
• Research: Phenomenology and narrative-driven design methodologies.
• Professional practice: Place-making, critical regionalism, cultural history, and adaptive reuse strategies.

As Program Director for the B.F.A. in Game Design & Development - Art and advisor for Design Minors/M.F.A. candidates, she mentors emerging designers across disciplines. Her expertise in Architecture and Systems Design informs both pedagogy and industry engagement.