Clete Benken is a Landscape Architect and Partner with MKSK - a multi-disciplinary planning and design firm practicing throughout the Midwest region.
Over his 28 years of professional practice Clete has served as project manager or principal-in-charge for a wide array of project types including neighborhood planning and design, downtown district redevelopment, parks and recreation, and mixed-use commercial, residential, and institutional work in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida, California, and Connecticut.
Clete understands that the quality of our built environment must be measured in more than simple financial terms and that social, cultural, and aesthetic considerations play an equal role in the success or failure of our professional endeavors. He is a frequent speaker at local and regional planning conferences and serves as a volunteer member of his Neighborhood’s Community Improvement Corporation in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Clete and his wife are proud parents of two college-aged children. Clete enjoys cycling, golf, and traveling with his friends and colleagues.