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Kurt West

Kurt West

Raleigh, NC, US

 

About 

Kurt West is the owner of West Workshop, an award-winning architecture and design studio with offices in Raleigh, NC and Alexandria, VA. The office has completed a range of work, including renovations, residences, restaurants, office build-outs and public art installations. You can learn more about his artist practice at kurtwest.com.

Born into a military family, Kurt grew up throughout the U.S and Europe though considers himself equally Texan as he is a Hoosier.  He received a Bachelors in Architecture from Ball State University and graduated with a Masters in Architecture from the University of Virginia.  Prior to launching West Workshop, Kurt apprenticed at Morphosis Architects in Los Angeles in addition to stops in Chicago, Indianapolis and Washington, DC.   Kurt is married with three children, an avid baseball fan, and is licensed to practice architecture in the Commonwealth of Virginia, North Carolina and Washington, DC. 

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Employment 

West Workshop, Raleigh, NC, US, Owner

Kurt West is the owner of West Workshop, an award-winning architecture and design studio with offices in Virginia and North Carolina. The office has completed a range of work, including renovations, residences, restaurants, office build-outs and public art installations. The studio practices a design philosophy that focuses heavily on the specifics of a place, materiality, and craft, regardless of the project type or scale. WWA believes that exceptional design emerges from a thoughtful collaboration between client, architect and builder.

Jan 2017 - current
 

Gronning Architects, PLLC, Washington, DC, US, Project Architect

May 2015 - Jul 2016
 

Hord Coplan Macht, Alexandria, VA, US, Intern Architect

Jun 2014 - May 2015
 

West Remodeling Company, Arlington, VA, US, Owner / Operator

Feb 2011 - Aug 2013
 

Halstead Architects, Indianapolis, IN, US, Graduate Architect

Apr 2007 - Mar 2010
 

Gray Architecture, Indianapolis, IN, US, Fabricator / Design Assistant

Mar 2004 - Dec 2008
 

Crandall / Ritzu Architects, Chicago, IL, US, Intern Architect

Jan 2006 - Jul 2006
 

Morphosis Architects, Santa Monica, CA, US, Intern Architect

Jan 2003 - Jul 2003
 

Education 

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, US, MArch, Architecture

Aug 2013 - May 2014
 

Ball State University, Muncie, IN, US, BArch, Architecture

Sep 1999 - May 2005
 

Awards 

2014 AIA DC Merit Award for Un-built Work, Award

2014
 

2009 AIA Indianapolis Award for Un-built Work, Award

2009
 

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