Self-employed as an architect in Indianapolis doing mainly custom residential remodel plus some commercial, public art, and public housing interiors work.
I'm also very involved in the local arts and design community, and currently hold positions on two local design-related groups:
What is interesting to me looking at my profile is that I'm listed - accurately - as currently being employed by four different entities. I see this type of dispersed practice being more and more common in our profession in the coming years. Barbara Bestor refers to it as "truffle hunting" - seeking out the small but interesting design opportunities all around us that may be being ignored by larger entities.
For about 5 years here on Archinect I went by the screen name liberty bell.
Donna's General Blog on Archinect:
Get Yer Groove On! : Archinect Dance Party
A dance party (also referred to as "a dance") is a social gathering where dancing is the primary activity. Some dance parties are held in a casual setting and open to the public, such as a rave, or those held in nightclubs and discothèques. Other types of dance parties may be a formal or semi-formal private event which often require guests to don formal wear and have an invitation or membership within the community hosting the event, such as school dances and Cotillions.
Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, Visiting Professor
Co-teaching an undergraduate Art History class in Contemporary Architecture with Michael Bricker of People for Urban Progress.
Donna Sink, Architect, PC, Principal
The official architecture half of my two-firm involvement. I'm equally employed by both my own PC (a registered professional corporation) and by MWHarris LLC Architecture Interiors Design. The Donna Sink side deals with projects requiring the use of my registered architect stamp, as well as very small personal projects that do not require stamping at all.
Kentucky Center Governor's School for the Arts (GSA), Co-Chair and Faculty, Architecture Department
The Governor's School for the Arts is a summer program for high-achieving high school students with an interest in fine and performing arts. As Co-Faculty in the Architecture discipline I teach 20 students in a program that exposes them to theory, practice, and design within the profession of architecture.
MW Harris Architecture Interiors Design, Partner
We are a small architecture and interior design firm. The majority of our work is for high-end custom residential projects, though we are currently expanding into small commercial work such as cafes and office interiors. Our work is characterized by design that is appropriate for its context but always sophisticated, contemporary, and customized for the Owner. We love working with clients who appreciate what good design can offer: who have their own ideas of what they like but are willing to collaborate to make the project better than either we or they imagined it could be.
Ball State University, Temporal Professor, Architecture Department
Graduate level Professional Practice course and one section of graduate level Studio Design: 501, the Comprehensive Studio.
Atkin Olshin Schade Architects, Staff Architect
When I was employed there the firm's name was Atkin Olshin Lawson-Bell Architects. While I was at the firm, my focus was twofold: Masterplanning for institutions such as private schools and churches, and Exhibit Design.
Cranbrook Academy of Art, MArch, Architecture Department
Master of Architecture under Professor Dan Hoffman
University of Arizona, BArch, College of Architecture
Bachelor of Architecture with professors Kirby Lockard, Corky Poster, Doug MacNeil, Robert Geibner, and Larry Medlin.
Maverick Fellowship for the Attingham Summer School for the Study of the British Country House, Grant
The grant paid for my three-week study course with the Attingham Summer School.
