We are architects living and working in the Mississippi Delta.
We believe in breaking the cycle of disinvestment and abandonment in our community by designing solutions that elevate the neighborhood.
PROJECTS
Helena Architecture Team is a collaboration between Eckerson Architecture, led by Amoz Eckerson and Kudzu Collective, led by Ryan Biles. With a combined 40 years of practice and a focus on the challenge of revitalizing historic structures throughout the region, Eckerson and Biles are dedicated to downtown Helena and to the community that is served by the places and spaces that we call home.
About Us
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Ryan Biles
Ryan Biles, AIA is principal of Kudzu Collective, PLLC, a Delta-based design practice specializing in convening, creating, and connecting our communities. With a focus on adaptive reuse projects that catalyze transformation in rural places, Ryan approaches the challenge with a defiant optimism, on behalf of the local champions for whom he serves as a guide through the design and construction process. An alum of University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture (B. Arch. 2003), Ryan is married to interior designer Natalie Biles of Shine Interior Design Studios.
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Amoz Eckerson
Amoz Eckerson, is an NCARB certified Architect and the principal of Eckerson Architecture.. Eckerson has a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and a Masters of Architecture degree from Kansas State University. Prior to starting the Helena Architecture Team, Eckerson worked as an apprentice at Jameson Architects in Little Rock, Arkansas for 10 years.
