Education University of Minnesota Master of Science in Architecture Sustainable Design Track Bachelor of Architecture, with a second major in Studio Arts Bachelor of Environmental Design Areas of Specialization Primary Areas Sustainable Design Affordable Housing Architecture Additional Areas Community Engagement Historic Preservation Accessibility Professional Credentials Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional United States Green Building Council Licensed Architect State of Minnesota March 2009 Present August 2006 Present Fellowships, Awards, and Special Mentions Presidential Citation American Institute of Architects, Minnesota 2012 For guiding the discussion that led to the first AIA Minnesota / McKnight Affordable Housing Design Award. Weaving Sustainability into Affordable Housing 2012 Finance & Commerce article Feb. 23, 2012 by Kevin Featherly, based on an AIA St. Paul presentation Affordable Housing Design: Solid, But Could Be Better 2011 Star Tribune article November 11, 2011 by Don Jacobson, based on an AIA Mn convention presentation Young Architects Award American Institute of Architects, Minnesota 2009 For exceptional leadership as an advocate for affordable housing, bringing attention to the most basic needs of shelter. Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota 2004 2005 Policy Forum Fellow Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Grant Recipient 1994 Author Facilities for Homeless Adolescents
Professional Experience Owner / Architect Concentric Architecture LLC, Minneapolis, MN Housing and Sustainable Design Independent Consultant, Minneapolis, MN Affordable Housing / Sustainable Design June 2012 Present February 2011 Present Research Fellow May 2011 August 2011 College of Design: Metropolitan Design Center, University of Minnesota Focus: Multifamily Affordable Housing in Minneapolis Project Manager October 2008 February 2011 Aeon, Minneapolis, MN Sustainable Affordable Housing Developer Instructor January 2008 May 2009 College of Design: Design Housing Apparel, University of Minnesota Course: Our Home, Our Environment Research Assistant September 2007 June 2008 College of Design: Metropolitan Design Center, University of Minnesota Project: On the Numbers Architect September 2007 January 2008 Afton Architects and Planners, Afton, MN Educational / Commercial Architect May 2000 August 2007 LHB, Inc., Minneapolis, MN Affordable Housing / Sustainable Design / Historic Preservation Partner / Graphic User Interface Designer January 2000 December 2000 Scio Design, Minneapolis, MN Intern Architect December 1995 May 2000 Miller Dunwiddie Architects, Inc., Minneapolis, MN Art Teacher June 1993 May 2000 Southwest Community School, Minneapolis, MN Drafter January 1995 December 1995 Bernard Herman Architects, Inc., Minneapolis, MN Research Assistant March 1994 May 1995 Regional Daylighting Center, University of Minnesota Accessibility Consultant September 1992 March 1993 Korsunsky Krank Erickson Architects, Inc., Minneapolis, MN Accessibility Consultant June 1992 October 1992 MacNeil Environmental, Inc., Burnsville, MN
Community Engagement Living Building Challenge Collaborative Minneapolis St. Paul Member / Presenter College of Design, University of Minnesota Design Studio Guest Critic 2012 Present 2003 Present Kingfield Neighborhood Association, Minneapolis, MN Redevelopment Committee Member 2002 Present Board of Directors (Vice President February 2004 April 2005) 2003 2005 The American Institute of Architects Minnesota and National AIA Member 2007 Present Associate AIA Member 2000 2007 Housing Advocacy Committee, American Institute of Architects Minnesota Steering Committee Member Search for Shelter Charrette Volunteer 1993 Present 1991 Present Rebuilding It Right, American Institute of Architects Minnesota Steering Committee Member Response to North Minneapolis Tornado 2011 2013 United Nations High Level Meeting, New York, NY Invited Participant Wellbeing & Happiness: Defining a New Economic Paradigm 2012 U.S. Green Building Council Member 2011 2012 Center for Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota Advisor Minnesota Green Affordable Housing Guide 2004 Center for Neighborhoods: Corridor Housing Initiative, Minneapolis, MN Steering Committee Member Nicollet Avenue in Kingfield Project 2004 Travels Abroad Study Abroad: the Netherlands Topics in Urbanism: Innovative Housing & Urbanism in the Netherlands 2008 Travels in India Four weeks Agra, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Mumbai, New Dehli, Rishikesh 2003 Five weeks Auroville, Chandigarh, Mumbai, New Dehli, Rishikesh 1999 Far East Study Abroad Spring term in China and Japan 1993
Presentations Preservation Alliance of Minnesota Old Home Certified Designation Course 2014, 2015 Instructor Why Old is Green: Sustainability in Older Homes American Institute of Architects Minnesota Convention Access Excellence 2014 Moderator Affordable Housing: Equity and Design Excellence Northside Neighborhoods Council Vision: North First!, Minneapolis, MN 2012 Speaker Presentation on Housing American Institute of Architects Saint Paul Lecture Series Food for Thought 2012 Invited Speaker Barriers to Sustainable Design in Affordable Housing American Institute of Architects Minnesota Convention: Framing Our Future 2011 Moderator Affordable Housing Design Innovation Beyond the Façade Panelist Rich Conversation: Design and the Common Good Working Together Conference, Brooklyn Center, MN 2011 Panelist Rehabbing the Green Way 2011 Search for Shelter Design Charrette, Minneapolis, MN 2011 Panel Discussion Organizer/Moderator Search for Shelter Celebrating 25 Years Greenbuild USGBC Affordable Housing Summit, Chicago, IL 2010 Presented Aeon s future project The Landing to a team of charrette volunteers. Homes for All 2010, St. Paul, MN 2010 Panelist Sustainable Homes for All New Shade of Green Workshop Series, Minneapolis, MN 2010 Organizer / Co Moderator Explored the viability of the Living Building Challenge in Minneapolis Greening the Heartland 2010, Minneapolis, MN 2010 Panelist Affordable and Green, a Case Study: Alliance Apartments 2010 Energy Design Conference, Duluth, MN 2010 Panelist Alliance Apartments: A Case Study of Energy Efficiency American Institute of Architects Minnesota Convention: Converge Emerge 2009 Podcast Interview with Renee McGivern Panelist Old is the New Green: Localize & Revitalize American Institute of Architects Minnesota Convention: Tomorrow is Today 2007 Panelist Making an Impact One Small Step at a Time Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota 2006 Invited Speaker HOME House Project: The Future of Affordable Housing Minnesota State Council on Disability, St. Paul, MN 2005 Invited Speaker Visitability The Planners Network Design Conference: Justice by Design, University of Minnesota 2005 Panelist Sustainable and Affordable: Strategies in Center Cities
Publications Master of Science Thesis 2011 Addressing the Barriers to Sustainable Design in the Process of Developing Multifamily Affordable Housing in Minnesota University of Minnesota, Graduate Student Research Sustainable Design Guidelines Impacting Residential Construction in Minnesota 2008 Social Housing in the Netherlands 2008 The Environmental Consequences of Urban Growth: As Witnessed during Three Periods of U.S. History 2007 Mixed Use Misdirection or Misplaced Pessimism: Investigating Housing Subsidies on Commercial Corridors (Group Project) 2007 Comings and Goings: The Impact of Federal Housing and Transportation Policies on the Hawthorne Neighborhood of Minneapolis 2007 Kingfield News Quarterly Neighborhood Publication Occasional Contributor 2005 2007 t/here: Journal of Architecture and Landscape, Volume 2: Refuse, University of Minnesota Contributing Writer Designers Making a Difference: the Story of Search for Shelter 2005 LHB, Inc. Editor LHB Newsletter: High Performance Design: Thinking Green 2002 2004 Housing Advocacy Committee, American Institute of Architects Minnesota Publications Editor 1995 2003 Bachelor of Architecture Thesis A Neighborhood Café and Cohousing Residence for Formerly Homeless Adolescents 1994