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Dru Schwyhart

Dru Schwyhart

Denver, CO, US

 

About 

I am interested in creating a more sustainable, spiritual and sensual architecture in a modern vernacular language. I believe that good building practices are associated with an economy of means and simplicity of form as a common language of design which can be scaled to fit nearly all architectural programs.

Clarity in concept and construction make for more positive experiences within each person's built environment. The practice of Architecture should be focused on listening and observing to the existing forces of site, the culture and the people. The role of the Architect is to act as careful stewards of the land while improving human experience through spatial intervention.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Surround Architecture, Inc., Boulder, CO, US, Project Architect | Project Manager

Architect | AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C

Mar 2018 - current
 

Semple Brown | Architects & Designers, Denver, CO, US, Project Architect / Project Manager, LEED AP BD+C

Associate | Architect, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C

Apr 2007 - Mar 2018
 

Anderson Mason Dale Architects, Denver, CO, US, Intern

Model Making, 3D Digital Visualization, Project Designer, Construction Documents, Construction Administration

Jul 2003 - Apr 2007
 

Ugarte & Associates, Inc., Palmetto, FL, US, Summer Intern

Project Documentation

Jun 2002 - Aug 2002
 

Education 

Ghost Lab 8, Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, Design/Build

Two week Design and Construction of a 1,500 SF studio on the Canadian coastline of Brian MacKay-Lyons farm near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

Jun 2006 - Jul 2006
 

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, US, BArch, Architecture, Planning and Design

Architecture

Aug 1998 - May 2003
 

ITALART/Santa Chiara Centro di Studi, Castiglion Fiorentino, IT, Architecture

KSU International Study Abroad Program for Central European Architecture, Landscape and Urban Planning. Tuscany, Italy

Jan 2002 - May 2002
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills