Orsman DesignProject Coordinator
Lighting plans, elevations, detailed artistic designs, presentations, fixture coordination, orders, and estimates for high-end residential work.
Selected work · Professional + Independent
Architecture for
curious lives.
Ejiro Eli James Akamune is a New York-based architectural designer working across design, drafting, visualization, and project coordination.
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Selected projects(04)
Profile / Approach
Through experimentation there is innovation.
Ejiro is an architectural designer and project coordinator with experience spanning high-end residential lighting, historic brownstones, mixed-use renovations, commercial spaces, and ground-up design studies.
His practice combines architectural documentation with expressive visualization. He works across project teams to translate design challenges into coordinated drawings, renderings, models, filings, and presentation materials.
Experience / Credentials2018—Present
Current focus
Design,
detail,
delivery.
Based in New York CityBachelor of Architecture · New York Institute of Technology
FreelanceArchitectural Drafter
Architectural drawings, graphics, stylized renderings, physical models, and New York City Department of Buildings filing sets.
Eli James Construction & Property ManagementProject Manager
Construction and property-management coordination from inception through completion, with attention to schedule, budget, quality, vendors, and compliance.
KMP Design and Engineering PLLCArchitectural Project Manager
Residential, commercial, historic brownstone, and mixed-use projects; structural and ecological design studies; client and consultant coordination.
Buf Concept GlassDesigner
Custom commercial glass and glazing design and installation, including work for LinkedIn’s Washington, D.C. office.
Software
Technical toolkit
AutoCAD · Rhino · Revit · Grasshopper · Lumion · Adobe Creative Suite · Bluebeam · Procore · 3D and resin printing / modeling
Leadership
Building the profession
Former NYIT NOMAS President, NCARB Student Licensing Advisor, and AIA Representative Board Member focused on mentorship, licensure, and studio culture.
Affiliations
Community
American Institute of Architecture Studies · National Organization of Minority Architects · Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Creative Practice
Ways of seeing
Material studies, urban observation, sketching, and visual research used to inform architectural thinking.