About
Jason Keen is a photographer documenting architecture that has been producing award winning imagery for over a decade. Jason is nestled near Detroit, Grand Rapids, Chicago, and Toronto and is available for assignments in the midwest and globally.
Jason's intent is to create imagery that transcends notions of architecture as a commodity and evokes the feeling of experiencing an environment.
Accepting select commissions only.
Contact:
Please read this helpful FAQ and fill out this form to initiate a project or reach out directly below. Please submit images or project reference materials for consideration.
Contact: jason@jasonkeen.com
Phone: (989) 255 2867
Selected Clientele
Gensler, Olson Kundig, ODA, Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects, Peterson Rich Office, PLY+, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Morris Adjmi Architects, OSD, Touloukian Touloukian, Prince Concepts, Undecorated, Stantec, OMA, Smithgroup, AIA, Taubman School of Architecture (UoM), Populous, Moody Nolan, ROSSETTI, Cannon Design, HOK, Mathison Mathison Architects, Lucid Architecture, Tower Pinkster, GMB, Merge Architects, McIntosh Poris, INTOTO studio, IDS, HED, Hamilton Anderson, Neumann Smith, tsvdesign, inFORM Studio, Progressive AE, Jacobs, Ghafari, EYP, Kirksey, Quinn Evans, RATIO, ASH NY, NORR, Walbridge, Christman, Granger, WSA studio, National Trust for Historic Preservation...
Editorial: DWELL, Frame, Metropolis, Dezeen, Architectural Record, Surface, Domus, The Plan, Wallpaper, Architect, Architectural Digest, Interior Design, WorkDesign, Preservation.
Full CV below.
Recent Awards
AIA Michigan, Building Award, 2023
AIA Michigan, Building award, 2023
AIA Michigan, Community Impact Award, 2023
The School at Marygrove, PLY+
ENR Best of the Best, Higher Education / Research Project of the Year, 2021
ENR Texas Higher Education Project of the Year, 2021
American School & University, Outstanding Design for Postsecondary, Architectural Portfolio Awards, 2021
Learning by Design Awards, Citation of Excellence, 2021
Architizer A+ Awards, Winner, 2021
Dwell Magazine, Winner, Prefab project, Design Awards, 2021
Architecture Masterprize, Winner, Multi-unit Residential, 2021
Caterpillar by Undecorated, Prince Concepts, and Steelmaster
AIA Michigan, Building Award Winner, 2022
AIA Detroit, Historic Rehabilitation Award, 2022
American School & University, Outstanding Design for Renovation/Modernization, Architectural Portfolio Awards, 2021
AIA Columbus, Merit Award, 2021
AIA Michigan, Building Award Winner, 2022
SARA NY Design Awards - Merit Category , 2021
Architect's Newspaper, Best of Design Awards - Honorable Mention, 2021
AIA Southwest Michigan, Merit Award, 2021
IIDA Michigan Awards, Corporate Project of the Year (10K+) 2022
Stryker Instruments Research + Development Center by HOK and Tower Pinkster
Architect's Newspaper, Best of Design 2022 award winner, residential / mixed use
AIA Michigan, Building Award Winner, 2022
AIA Detroit, 2021 Honor Award
AIA Michigan, Building Award Winner, 2022
AIA Detroit, 2021 Honor Award
AIBD 2021 ARDA Best in Show Award Winner
AIA Southwest Michigan, Honor Award, 2022
AIA Southwest Michigan, Honor Award, 2022
AIA Southwest Michigan, Merit Award, 2022
AIA Southwest Michigan, Merit Award, 2022
Charles & Lynn Zhang Portage Community Senior Center by Byce
AIA Michigan, 2020 Honor Award
AIA Grand Rapids, 2020 Residential Architecture Award
AIA Grand Rapids, 2020 Interior Architecture Award
Architecture Masterprize, Winner, Mixed use, 2021
Interior Design Magazine, Best of Year, Interiors Finalist 2020
AIA Grand Rapids, 2019 Residential Architecture Award
AIA Grand Rapids, 2019 Small Commercial Project Award
AIA Detroit, 2019 Honor Award
Mike Ilitch School of Business by SmithGroup
See full 2019 award list below.
AIA Chicago, 2020 Design Excellence Award
Full Clientele and Awards List
Architecture clientele
- Gensler
- Populous
- Stantec
- Olson Kundig
- Moody Nolan
- Touloukian Touloukian
- Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects: LOHA
- SmithGroup
- ROSSETTI
- Cannon Design
- HOK
- Prince Concepts
- UNDECORATED
- PLY+
- Mathison Mathison Architects
- Tower Pinkster
- McIntosh Poris
- Integrated Design Solutions
- Hamilton Anderson
- tvsdesign
- inFORM studio
- Progressive AE
- Jacobs
- Ghafari
- EYP
- Luminaut
- Kirksey
- BKV
- Quinn Evans
- Lord Aeck Sargent
- Looney Ricks Kiss
- livingLAB Detroit
- ASH NYC
- Hobbs and Black
- Acuity
- Interior Environments
- Independent Design Architects (IDEA)
- RATIO Architects
- Miller Davis
- NORR
- Walbridge
- Danzer
- Primary Projects
- Groundswell Design Group
- GMB
- Thornton Tomasetti
- McKissack & McKissack
- Equitone
- SFCS Architects
- NBS Commercial Interiors
- The Christman Company
- HLB Lighting
- Giffels Webster
- Soave
- Bailey Edward
- Clark Construction
- Sachse Construction
- Granger
- OAK
- Broder & Sachse
- Illuminart
- Peter Basso Associates
- WSA Studio
- JLL
- DeAngelis Diamond
- Danzer
- Arktura
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- smdp studio
- BakerGroup
- Nikken-Sekkei
- C2AE
- Jack Porter Design
- Lamar
- Landmark
- O-A-K
- Kling Stubbins
- Hitchcock Design Group
- coG studio
- Next Step Design
- Delaware North
- Patricia Spencer Design
- AKT Peerless
- Aristeo
- KP Development
- Fabcon
- Shiel Sexton
- Byce + Associates
- MG Design
- Kirco
- Kirlin Company
- NanaWall
- Meadowlark
- Humphreys & Partners
- Coronet LED
- Limbach Inc
- Counsilman-Hunsaker
- Insulspan
- JS Vig
- Duo Gard
- Gary Steffy Lighting
- Metl-Span
Editorial
- Dwell
- FRAME
- Dezeen
- Architectural Record
- Surface
- Domus
- Wallpaper
- Architect
- Architectural Digest
- Farfetch
- Interior Design
- WorkDesign
- Preservation (NTHP)
- Popular Mechanics (Hearst)
- Associated Press
- Fortune (Time Inc.)
- Time
- The Guardian
- Rolling Stone
- Delta Sky
- Wall Street Journal
- Good Housekeeping (Hearst)
- Teaching Tolerance
- CiderCraft (Storey Publishing)
- HOUR Media
- Detroit Free Press
- Prosper
- Tricycle Magazine
- Issue Media Group / Model D
- LS:N Global
- Demand Media
- MSN
- The Future Laboratory
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- Huffington Post
- Visit Detroit
- Hypebeast
Commercial
- GM
- Microsoft
- McCann
- Budweiser
- Shell
- Continental Automotive
- Chrysler
- Vox Media
- Epic Digital (Vox Creative)
- Ford Foundation
- The North Face
- Scripps Network
- HGTV
- Stryker
- Ford Foundation
- Sparrow Health
- Ascension
- ASAE (American Society of Association Executives)
- Quicken Loans
- Bedrock Detroit
- Ted Baker
- Knight Foundation
- NEXT:SPACE Detroit
- CLLCTRAnonymous
- Saudi Aramco
- Ford Field
- Plante Moran
- Delta Airlines
- Pewabic
- City Colleges of Chicago
- Hong Kong Housing Authority
- Octane Design
- Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC)
- Wonderful Machine
- Belle Isle Conservancy
- Downtown Detroit Partnership
- Lake Orion Downtown Development Association
- Ace Pyro
- Duluth Trading
- Visit Denver
- Olu Company
- Association Strategies
Advertising
- Anomaly (Budweiser)
- Roundhouse Agency (Adidas)
- Perich Advertising (Continental Automotive)
Selected Awards
2023:
AIA Michigan, Building Award, 2023
Glen Lake Community Schools, Mathison Mathison
AIA Michigan, Building award, 2023
Riverside Park Pavilion, INTOTO Studio
AIA Michigan, Community Impact Award, 2023
2022:
Northpointe Bank by Ghafari, AIA Michigan Building Award Winner, 2022
2660 John R by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects (LOHA), AIA Michigan Building Award Winner, 2022
Michigan Animal Rescue League by PLY+, AIA Michigan Building Award Winner, 2022
LTU East Residence Hall by inFORM Studio, AIA Michigan Building Award Winner, 2022
Stryker Instruments R+D Facility by HOK + Tower Pinkster, IIDA Michigan Awards, Corporate Project of the Year (10K+) 2022
Grand Rapids Community College Lakeshore Campus by GMB, Learning by Design Awards, Outstanding Project Award 2022
Northpointe Bank by Ghafari Associates, ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards Nominee 2022
Obama Building by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects, AIA Detroit, Historic Rehabilitation Award, 2022
2021:
University of Texas at Dallas Sciences Building by Stantec, ENR Texas 2021 Higher Education Project of the Year
ENR Best of the Best, Higher Education / Research Project of the Year, 2021
American School & University, Outstanding Design for Postsecondary, 2021 Architectural Portfolio Awards
Learning by Design Awards, Citation of Excellence, 2021
Byron Center Public Schools High School by Tower Pinkster, American School & University, Outstanding Design for Postsecondary, 2021 Architectural Portfolio Awards
Caterpillar by Undecorated / Prince Concepts, Architecture
Masterprize, 2021 Winner, Mixed Use
Architizer, 2021 A+ Awards Winner
Dwell, 2021, Design Awards, Winner, Prefab
Dezeen, 2021, Dezeen Awards, Longlist
Michigan Animal Rescue League by PLY+, Society of American Registered Architects Design Awards - Merit Category , 2021
Malcolm X City College by Cannon Design / Moody Nolan, AIA Columbus, 2021 Merit Award
2660 John R by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA], AIA Detroit, 2021 Honor Award
2660 John R by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA], Architecture Masterprize, 2021 Winner, Mixed Use
LTU East Residence Hall by inFORM Studio, AIA Detroit, 2021 Honor Award
Ford Vehicle Performance and Electrification Center by Ghafari, ESD 2021 Award
Riverglass Residence by Mathison Mathison Architects, AIBD 2021 ARDA Best in Show Award Winner
Traverse City Old City Hall by TowerPinkster and CSM Group, ABC National EIC Awards, Winner (Restoration)
2020:
Portage North Middle School by Stantec
AIA Michigan, 2020 Honor Award
Hudson Valley Residence by Mathison Mathison Architects
AIA Grand Rapids, 2020 Residential Architecture Award
VanDyken Mechanical HQ by Mathison Mathison Architects
AIA Grand Rapids, 2020 Interior Architecture Award
2660 John R By Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]
Interior Design Magazine, Best of Year, Interiors Finalist 2020
Malcolm X City College by Moody Nolan and Cannon Design
AIA Chicago, 2020 Design Excellence Award
Viking Group Corporate HQ by Byce and Associates, AIA SWM, 2020 Honor Award
The Exchange Building by Byce and Associates, AIA SWM, 2020 Merit Award
2019:
Lumen at Beacon Park by Touloukian Touloukian Archinect, 2019 International Architecture Awards, Winner, Restaurant/Resort
Riverglass Residence by Mathison Mathison Architects. AIA Grand Rapids, 2019 Residential Architecture Award
Airport Viewing Pavillion by Mathison Mathison Architects. AIA Grand Rapids, 2019 Small Commercial Project Award
Mike Ilitch School of Business by SmithGroup. AIA Detroit, 2019 Honor Award
Charleston Convention Center. AIA West Virginia, 2019 People’s Choice Award
Pewabic expansion by inFORM Studio. AIA Detroit 2019, Small Project Honor Award
Detroit Shipping Company by Independent Design Architects. AIA Chicago 2019, Honor Award
Kankakee Illinois National Guard Readiness Center and Army Aviation Support Facility by Bailey Edward
AIA Chicago 2019, Design Excellent Award
Four Points by Sheraton, Gangnam Seoul by RATIO architects, AIA Chicago 2019, Distinguished Building Award
2018:
Lumen at Beacon Park by Touloukian Touloukian. AIA: New England, BSA, Detroit, Architizer A+ Finalist, Architecture Masterprize Winner. All other awards listed here.
Detroit Foundation Hotel by McIntosh Poris. AIA Michigan, 2018 Honor Award. Michigan Governor's Award for Historic Preservation 2018. Michigan Historic Preservation Network Building Award 2018.
True North Detroit by Edwin Chan / EC3, Mies Crown Hall Americans Prize, Shortlist, 2018
Selected Clientele (Abridged)
Architectural
Gensler, Populous, Stantec, Smithgroup, Olson Kundig, Moody Nolan, Touloukian Touloukian, Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects, ROSSETTI, Cannon Design, HOK, Prince Concepts, Undecorated, PLY+, Mathison Mathison Architects, Tower Pinkster, GMB, McIntosh Poris, Integrated Design Solutions, Hamilton Anderson, tsvdesign, inFORM Studio, Progressive AE, Jacobs, Ghafari, EYP, Kirksey, Quinn Evans, Lord Aeck Sargent, RATIO, ASH NY, NORR, Walbridge, Christman, Granger, Frank Rewold, WSA studio, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Editorial (Architectural)
DWELL, Frame, Metropolis, Dezeen, Architectural Record, Surface, Domus, Wallpaper, Architect, Architectural Digest, Interior Design, WorkDesign, Preservation
Editorial (Diverse)
Fortune, Time, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, New York Times, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Tricycle, Southern Poverty Law Center
Commercial
GM, Ford, Chrysler, Microsoft, Google, McCann, Budweiser, Shell, Continental Automotive, Vox Media, Epic Digital (Vox Creative), Ford Foundation, North Face, Scripps, HGTV, Stryker, Sparrow Health, Ascension, Quicken, Bedrock, Knight Foundation, Delta Airlines
Advertising
Anomaly, Roundhouse, Perich