DESIGNER | LIFE LONG LEARNER | STORYTELLER
WRITING
HOW CAREERS IN DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION CAN INFLUENCE SOCIAL CHANGE
Presented with Patri Acevedo, AIA as part of the South Dakota Department of Education 2020 Virtual CTE Conference. In our presentation we encourage educators to see how they can encourage the next generation of designers and diverse thinkers. [READ MORE]
LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE: WHAT WE’VE LEARNED FROM 2020
This past year has been a prime example of the theory that “the only constant in life is change.”
We continue to face challenges
HOW CAREERS IN DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION CAN INFLUENCE SOCIAL CHANGE
Presented with Patri Acevedo, AIA as part of the South Dakota Department of Education 2020 Virtual CTE Conference. In our presentation we encourage educators to see how they can encourage the next generation of designers and diverse thinkers. [READ MORE]
BUILDING THE RIGHT TEAM FOR BUILDING
We all want our schools to be a place for students to learn, grow, and thrive. When districts are faced with a building project, either through construction of a new facility, addition to an existing one, or a remodel of their current space, they face the challenge of making sure all invested stakeholders' .... [READ MORE]
THE FUTURE OF HOW AND WHERE WE LEARN
What will education look like tomorrow? In five years? In twenty?
What students need to learn and how they are being taught are adapting to a world that is changing faster than ever before. Teachers are faced with the .... [READ MORE]
STORIES
History, by its very nature is HIS STORY. When it comes down to it, history is really one big story comprised of individual stories, with different points of view and different versions based on who is telling the story.
For generations history has .... [READ MORE]
S.T.E.M.
The practice of education is constantly evolving based on new demands and new trends that arise. The latest evolution comes in the form of STEM education, a topic at the heart of many K12 discussions today. STEM, an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, was first introduced in the early 2000s and calls for an ... [READ MORE]
#WHYFARGO
The #whyfargo was created as a way to engage the community and find out more about those who also call Fargo, ND 'home'.

About a month ago we were fortunate enough to have Candy Chang come speak at our annual Beaux Arts gala. Beaux Arts is a night to celebrate ... [READ MORE]
LITTLE FREE LIBRARY
This past summer I had the opportunity to serve my community of Grand Forks in a really great way. Through our JLGives Back project our office designed, built, and installed four Little Free Libraries throughout the city.If you have never heard of Little Free Libraries then you are not alone. Many people have not heard of them, despite the fact that there are....[READ MORE]
STUDIO H
Design programs in high schools are a rare entity. I was fortunate enough to have one in my high school. I took every class my school offered and competed four years in the state Minnesota Technology Challenge. I would spend every minute I could in that classroom; it felt like my second home some days. Without my high school design ... [READ MORE]
DUBAI
I had never imagined that I would go to Dubai in my lifetime. As someone with an interest in great design and new places, there is a long list of where I wish to go someday. Despite its quick growth into an architectural mecca, The Unite Arab Emirates was never a location that I had anticipated traveling to. When the opportunity came along ... [READ MORE]
