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Employee Spotlight – Maria Welch
Maria Welch is an architect who helps project delivery teams develop a design concept for K-12 educational projects and ensures that the concept is integrated at all points throughout the design process. She enjoys the work of transforming abstract architectural concepts into a tangible design vision that the client will take ownership of as they…
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November 29, 2021
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Employee Spotlight – John Mahon
John Mahon is an architect and delivery team leader for Bray’s special projects team. Formerly a partner at BHMM in the Quad Cities before the firm merged with Bray, John continues to work in and expand this market. His day-to-day tasks include work on adaptive reuse, religious, K-12, and city government projects. John knew he…
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November 23, 2021
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Employee Spotlight – Nathan Bassett
Nathan Bassett is the building information modeling (BIM) manager, who ensures that Bray’s BIM software is running smoothly so that all the architects, project specialists, and project coordinators can do their work. This role requires Nathan to be tuned into the high-level operation of the firm and the details of each team member’s workstation. In…
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November 11, 2021
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Employee Spotlight – Maren Burg
Maren Burg is an architect currently working on the new middle and elementary schools in the Oshkosh School District. She is involved in all parts of the architectural design process, from space planning through construction. She collaborates with the rest of the Oshkosh project team to produce sets of construction documents. Construction runs in Maren’s family:…
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November 9, 2021
- Insights
Celebrating National STEM/STEAM Day: Four Design Takeaways
To celebrate National STEM/STEAM Day, we wanted to share insight from our years of experience designing these important educational spaces. Here are four takeaways we’ve learned after creating STEM, STEAM, and tech ed spaces for more than 35 communities. STEM/STEAM programs gain strength through partnerships with local businesses. The addition and renovation of Tech Ed…
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Employee Spotlight – Michael Spector
Michael Spector is an architect at Bray currently working on the Black River Falls, Beyond Vision, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, and Neenah projects. After high school, Michael was sure he would become an engineer, because he loved almost every subject in school. When it came time to think about college courses, he followed his high…
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November 2, 2021
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- Projects
Bray Architects Design Marks Largest Net Zero Verified Education Project in U.S.
Forest Edge Elementary School in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, has become the largest net zero verified education project in the United States, serving as an example of what’s possible in making public architecture more sustainable
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Employee Spotlight – Kyle Downing
Kyle Downing is a project specialist currently working on the Oshkosh School District projects. He’s always had a fascination with the built environment and sees architecture as a puzzle. He likes working on K-12 projects especially because there are many stakeholders to consider, and they all provide learning opportunities – stakeholders are the pieces to…
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October 26, 2021
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Daily Reporter honors Ellen Del Vecchio + Stephanie Vierling as 2021 Newsmakers
We're thrilled that The Daily Reporter honored Bray team members Ellen Del Vecchio and Stephanie Vierling as 2021 Newsmakers of the Year.
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- Projects
Top projects, x5: Daily Reporter honors Bray’s work for 2020
Our firm doesn’t work on education architecture projects for the awards, but you have to admit – earning a little hardware doesn’t hurt. On Sept. 29, Bray was recognized by the Daily Reporter for our role in five of its Top Projects of 2020. That means Bray had a hand in nearly one in ten…
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Employee Spotlight – Mary Biwer
Mary Biwer is an interior designer currently working on our New Glarus, Kohler, Columbus, and McFarland projects. Before coming to Bray, Mary spent several years working in merchandise and presentation planning for a large retail company where she designed fixtures and displays for the stores. In 2019, she returned to the interior design and architecture…
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September 21, 2021
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Employee Spotlight – Kyle Hoard
Kyle Hoard is an environmental graphic designer working on multiple different projects including Waukesha School District, Beloit Turner School District, and Sun Prairie West High School. He’s always loved art, and focused on communication design and illustration in college. After dabbling in marketing and communications design, Kyle found his niche in interior graphics and environmental…
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August 10, 2021