Edwin Akins

Biography

Ed Akins II graduated with a Master of Architecture Degree in 1996 from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has worked locally with Atlanta communities to achieve LCI grants and with the Architecture firms Thompson Ventulett Stainback and Smith Dalia Architects. Since 2002, he has taught at both the Georgia Institute of Technology and at Kennesaw State University, where he is currently an Associate Professor and Coordinator of Environmental Technologies. Ed has served as Co-Chair and Chair on the President's Commission for Sustainability at KSU and has taught Ecological Urbanism within the USG European Council Paris program.  Most recently, he was chosen as KSU Sustainability Fellow for the 2016-2017 Academic year.

Research Interest

With a focus on reparative planning and solar accommodation in design, Ed continues to expose and explore the delicate relationship between human occupation and nature.