Preservationist Architect Kuhn Dies of Heart Attack
Denis Glen Kuhn, a respected leader of Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects, New York City, died of a heart attack on May 10. He was 65.
The company named Kuhn a principal partner in in 1987. He started with Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Whitelaw in 1979 as an associate and was named a senior associate in 1984. The company added his name to its title in 1997. Kuhn was known for his work in the field of adaptive reuse and preservation. He was instrumental in transforming old and abandoned landmark buildings such as the 1909 Beaux-Arts U.S. Custom House, which reopened in 1994 after being abandoned in the 1970s. It now houses the National Museum of the American Indian and the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts.