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Innovators of the Year: Bray Architects
We are honored that The Daily Reporter selected us as Innovators of the Year for their 2022 Newsmakers awards. And we’re particularly proud of the projects and initiatives that helped us earn this distinction. From The Daily Reporter: For nearly 60 years, Bray Architects has been an innovator in educational and civic design. The firm…
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October 14, 2022
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Moving + Shaping Bray
We are thrilled to announce the well-deserved promotions of our exceptional team members and welcome several recent graduates to our team as well as welcome back a former employee. This summer, we welcomed seven recent graduates from the following universities: Iowa State University, UW-Madison, and UW-Milwaukee. We also welcomed back Marcel Franz as project specialist.…
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July 27, 2023
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Employee Spotlight – John Everitt
John Everitt is a project coordinator and is currently working on the North Fond du Lac (NFDL) School District project. John works on the predesign phase for many projects and recently expanded his workload on the NFDL project to include construction documents and design work. The architecture field was a decision he made in high…
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June 29, 2023
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Bray Spotlight – Stephanie Vierling
Our incredible team has exceptional talent with diverse skills and backgrounds – including Stephanie Vierling, interior design manager who brings her creative touch to every project! We took a break to ask Stephanie some questions about her past five years with us. What do you like most about Bray? I enjoy design charrettes that bring…
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June 23, 2023
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Bray Spotlight – Austin Schroeder
Our incredible team has exceptional talent with diverse skills and backgrounds – including Austin Schroeder, senior project coordinator who is celebrating five years with us! We took a break to ask Austin some questions about his past five years. Over the course of 5 years at Bray, what have you learned? I’ve learned the…
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June 16, 2023
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Employee Spotlight – Nick Woodard
Nick Woodard is a project leader + architect at our Davenport, Iowa office and leads his team through the design process, coordinating the internal efforts with colleagues and externally with consultants. He’s currently working on projects with the Mercer County and Cuba City School Districts. A visit to a construction site at an early age…
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May 17, 2023
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Employee Spotlight – Oscar Avila
Oscar Avila is a senior project specialist at Bray and works on all the phases of an architectural project development process with focus on the technical details – implementing codes into floor plans while also coordinating with engineering firms and other contractors. While projects are in the construction phase, Oscar enjoys being on site seeing…
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April 19, 2023
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Successful Referenda for five Wisconsin school districts
We’re proud that five Bray clients had at least one referendum question pass during Wisconsin’s April election. Congratulations to Deerfield Community School District, Hudson School District, Oconomowoc Area School District, School District of La Crosse, and Valders Area School District! The funds from these referenda will give our clients a tremendous opportunity to make positive…
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Bray Spotlight – Nate Stark
We’re honored to have a talented and dynamic team at Bray – including Nate Stark, project leader & architect who is celebrating 15 years with us! We took a quick break to congratulate Nate and ask him a few questions about his last fifteen years with us. Q: Over the course of 15 years at…
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March 30, 2023
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Employee Spotlight – Paul Bestul
Paul Bestul is an architect at Bray, currently working on Schulte Elementary School (Racine Unified School District) project. He’s involved in all phases of a project: schematic-level design, programming, space planning, and client meetings through construction documents. Over the past year, Paul’s passion for designing schools that have made a positive impact on students and…
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March 21, 2023
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Employee Spotlight – Jesus Sandoval
Jesus Sandoval is an architect at Bray and involved in many aspects of projects – research, production, design, consultant coordination, and client meetings. While he enjoys the various architectural tasks day-to-day, he really enjoys mentoring future architects on his team. “My mentors always told me that your main goal should be to train your replacement;…
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March 14, 2023
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Celebrating IWD & Women in Construction Week
We’re proud to celebrate the talented women that work at Bray in honor of International Women’s Day and Women in Construction Week. Their passion and dedication to the firm and our clients are truly inspiring.
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Employee Spotlight – Michael Hauser
Michael Hauser is a project coordinator at our Sheboygan office and assists the project teams in the completion of construction documents using Revit software. He’s recently had the ability to dive into some design opportunities, currently working on the New Boston Elementary School project in Mercer County School District. Even though Michael is celebrating his…
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January 31, 2023