AIA, LEED®, founder and executive director of ODA
Eran Chen AIA, LEED®, is the founder and executive director of ODA, a boutique architectural firm based in NYC.
Chen is known for creating buildings that are radically innovative as well as fiscally and ecologically responsible.
Since its inception in 2007, ODA has quickly become one of the most prolific and influential firms of its kind. Having developed groundbreaking residential projects in New York, Chen’s work has been widely featured in such publications as The New York Times, New York Daily News, New York Spaces, Architectural Digest, Interior Design, and World Architecture News, among others. Chen’s contributions to architecture have been recognized by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Boston Society of Architects (BSA).
He received a B.Arch Diploma with Honors from the Bezalel School of Art and Design in Jerusalem, where he serves on the board and as guest lecturer.
He is a registered architect both in the State of New York and Boston and a member of The American Institute of Architects.
Prior to founding ODA, Chen served as a principal at Perkins Eastman NYC.