Jack is an architect, sound artist, and DJ based in Brooklyn, exploring the relationships between space, materiality, and sound. With seven years of experience in architecture, he has worked on affordable housing, public schools, and institutional buildings, focusing on projects that shape the built environment with social and spatial awareness. His background in anthropology informs his approach, allowing him to critically analyze how people interact with space, both physically and sonically.
In his sound art practice, Jack investigates the hidden resonances of architectural materials, revealing the ways in which they interact with their surroundings. Drawing from Pauline Oliveros’ Deep Listening, his work challenges perceptions of inert structures, treating them as active sonic bodies that shape and are shaped by vibration. By capturing and manipulating these often-overlooked acoustic properties, he transforms the built environment into a site of sonic exploration.
As a DJ, Jack aka keenus brings his spatial sensibilities into the realm of techno, crafting immersive sonic experiences that blend hypnotic rhythms, atmospheric textures, and deep, driving basslines. He is the host of Go To Bed on KPISS.fm, a late-night exploration of ambient, downtempo, and field recordings designed to guide listeners into meditative states.
Jack is also a co-creator of Steamroom, a sauna techno rave where sweat, steam, and sound merge into a communal, sensory experience. Through his work—whether in architecture, sound art, or DJing—he seeks to dissolve the boundaries between body, space, and sound, creating environments that are both immersive and transformative.
Education
M.A. in Anthropology, The New School 2023 B.Arch, Pratt Institute 2018
Work
Project Lead, ESKW/Architects 2025-Present
Intermediate Architect, BDP 2023-2024
Job Captain, Garrison Architects 2022-2023 Intermediate Architect, CTA Architects 2018-2021 Editor, Pratt Journal of Architecture 2014-2018 Intern Architect, CTA Architects 2016-2018 Research Assistant to Meredith TenHoor, Pratt Institute 2017 Gallery Assistant, Pratt Institute 2015-2016
Publications
RE:Making Pratt Journal of Architecture 2016
Awards
Excellence in Academic Achievement, Pratt Institute 2018 Fred L. Liebmann Book Award, New York Society of Architects 2014 International Merit Scholarship, Goldberg Scholarship, Stabile Endowed Scholarship Pratt Institute Various Years