Atul Karkhanis Architects LTD.Atul Karkhanis, AIA, LEED AP is the President and Principal Designer of Atul Karkhanis Architects, LTD. (AKA). The firm was established as a corporation in 1990 and since then has completed many prestigious Educational, Commercial, Healthcare and Residential projects in the Chicagoland area as well as throughout the United States. AKA is founded on the idea of Concept to Completion (TM): a promise to provide excellent service and overcome any obstacles in order to achieve successful project completion. We fully coordinate projects with local and national building authorities and permit expeditors to move them through the system as quickly as possible.