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2020 INTERSECT Scholarship Awarded to Kalle Kutschera

Bray has awarded its 2020 INTERSECT Scholarship to Kalle Kutschera. Kalle is finishing up his first year as a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Master’s Student in the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, with an expected graduation date of May 2021. After completing his undergraduate degree in engineering, Kalle was drawn to pursue his master’s…

Educational + Municipal Design Excellence Recognizes Bray Architect Projects
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Educational + Municipal Design Excellence Recognizes Bray Architects

We are thrilled to announce that three Wisconsin organizations have recognized our firm for design excellence, with three educational projects and one municipal project receiving awards. While we never begin a project nor our design process with the goal of winning awards or receiving recognition, we do collaborate with our clients to create a design…

Photo collage of Terry Berkovitz on a background of architectural drawings that reads, "Congratulations on your retirement"
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Thank you, Terry Berkovitz!

When one thinks of what it means to be loyal, the following may come to mind: dedicated, dependable and trustworthy. Here at Bray, a name comes to mind: Terry Berkovitz. Terry has been a Bray employee for over 45 years and has exemplified what loyalty means in every sense of the word. Dedicated: Terry has…

2020 Icon of Construction and Rising Young Professional Awards
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Matt Wolfert + Maria Welch Recognized by The Daily Reporter in 2020 Icon of Construction and Rising Young Professional Awards

We are proud to share that The Daily Reporter has recognized Matt Wolfert, President, and Maria Welch, Senior Project Specialist, in a 2020 Icon of Construction and a Rising Young Professional awards, respectively. The Rising Young Professionals and Icons of Construction awards recognize industry professionals who have demonstrated leadership, contributed to their community, and successfully…

Bray Architects Acquires BHMM
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Bray Architects Acquires BHMM to Strengthen Midwest Presence

Bray Architects recently acquired Bracke.Hayes.Miller.Mahon (BHMM), an architectural design and planning firm, based in Moline, Ill. BHMM has served clients throughout Illinois and Iowa for nearly 60 years. Mark D. Miller, AIA, and John A. Mahon, AIA, partners of the company, will both join the Bray Architects’ team through the BHMM acquisition. “Mark and John…

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Proven Approach: Referendum Support

Community engagement doesn’t end during the planning process. In our experience, successful referenda are the result of a unified message and months of planning and implementation through the proven approach of referendum support. Bray’s proven approach to referendum support has resulted in an 82% success rate in the past five years. Three steps which lead…

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Proven Approach: Community Engagement

Successful projects only happen with a committed and proven approach to community engagement. Throughout your planning or pre-referendum process it is crucial to engage the community to ensure they are part of the decision-making process. Community engagement is a critical component of every successful project. We are community engagement experts who specialize in facilitation of…

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Proven Approach: Educational Visioning

The Educational Visioning proven approach is a collaborative research method focused on gaining a deeper understanding of the ways in which teaching and learning take place in modern educational settings. This process allows us to support the specific and unique educational needs through architecture and design. We lead curriculum focused engagement to understand how your…

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Learning Environments for the Modern Age: The Top 10 Takeaways from LearningSCAPES 2019

The Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) held its LearningSCAPES 2019 annual international conference last week in Anaheim, California. As usual, I found it to be an invigorating discourse between facility planners, architects, school facilitators, policy makers, and educators. While this list is in no certain order, it is pared down from the hundreds of amazing…

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2019 Women In Construction Honoree: Agatha Vonderberg

It is with great enthusiasm and excitement that we are able to share The Daily Reporter has selected Agatha Vonderberg, AIA, NCARB, as a 2019 Women in Construction honoree! The Women in Construction awards recognize the outstanding achievements of top women in the industry and those who, through their success, have paved the way for…

Bray Architects Receives Design Excellence Recognition
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Design Excellence Awards Recognize Bray Architects

Bray is excited to have received recognition from three Wisconsin organizations for design excellence. It is both an honor and privilege to be able to collaborate with clients to bring their vision to fruition. At the start of a project, it is never our intent to design an award-winning facility, but rather create a design…

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2018 Project Groundbreakings & Grand Openings

It has been an exciting few months here at Bray, as we have been able to celebrate many 2018 project groundbreakings and grand openings with our clients. It is during these special events that our design team, project partners, and clients can take a moment to celebrate all of the hard work put in and…