Architectal Intern BCHO Architects + Assoc. Seoul, Korea
Project Designer Uptic Studios Spokane, WA (remote from
Montana State University Bozeman, MT
Architect-in-Training PGAL Houston, TX
Bozeman, MT
from Houston)
Designer
Executive Director
American Institute of Architects, Spokane Chapter Spokane, WA
Project Manager
Performance Industrial Co. Spokane, WA
Business Development Interior Tech Seattle, WA (remote from Spokane)
Guest
Guest
Guest Speaker Spokane Public Language Immersion, Third Grade Spokane, WA
Washington State University
University of Idaho
Univesity of Houston Community College
ANDREW PARKER
CONTACT
(541) 295-2207
5804 S Magnolia St. Spokane, WA 99223 andrewparker.arch@gmail.com instagram: @andrew_parker_studio
PROFESSIONAL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / 10.2021 - Present
American Institute of Architects - Spokane, WA (non-profit)
- Collaborate with ten-person Board of Directors to create events and opportunities for the architecture, engineering, and construction students and professional community
- Produce and emcee major events, such as Spokane Design Awards, Golf Tournament Fundraiser, and Queering the Built Environment
- Develop and manage budget, ensuring optimal stewardship of member funds and commitment to AIA’s mission, vision, and values; implement 2022-2027 strategic plan
- Developed marketing materials across print, web, and social media platforms
- Regularly engages with Architects and firms in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho
- Established 10 new partnerships including Spokane Arts, Spokane Public Libraries, IIDA, and Spokane University District
VISUAL ARTIST / 05.2021 - Present
Andrew Parker Studio - Spokane, WA
- Deep passion for and engagement with Spokane and Coeur d’Alenes’ arts and culture community; consistent involvement with First Fridays, Art Walks, MAC exhibition openings, regional art auction fundraisers, and more
- Participation in multiple shows including Inland NW Juried Landscape Exhibition at the Jundt Museum (06.2024), ‘Convergence’ show at The Art Spirit Gallery (06.2024), and solo show at The NW Museum of Arts and Culture (09.2023)
- Represented by The Art Spirit Gallery in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho / 07.2022 - Present
EDUCATION + LICENSE
SIX WEEK PRESENTATION TRAINING COURSE
Strong Consulting / Completed 2020
LICENSED ARCHITECT
State of Washington / Since 2018
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
University of Houston / Graduated 2016
Future of Houston Exhibition
Aedes Architecture Forum - Berlin, Germany
Vertical Studio with Thom Mayne Hermann Scholarship
Rice University Design Alliance Charrette 2015 Awarded best presentation
BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Montana State University / Graduated 2014
Undergraduate Scholars Program Grant
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / 01.2023 - 04.2024
Consultant to Interior Tech - Seattle, WA (remote)
- Developed strategic social media and marketing plan; promoted brand standards and awareness
- Managed firm’s social media platforms including Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest
- Tracked engagement metrics, updated strategic plan as necessary
PROJECT MANAGER / 05.2022 - 12.2022
Performance Industrial Co - Spokane, WA
- Led design team management for multiple pharmaceutical projects
- Managed bid procurement and project tabulation
ARCHITECT/PROJECT DESIGNER / 05.2017 - 07.2021
NAC Architecture - Spokane, WA
- Chaired Culture Committee; researched and promoted solutions to improve employee engagement and satisfaction; reported directly to NAC’s board of directors
- Project designer for Vanessa Behan’s Project Every Kid, Montana State University’s Hyalite Residence Hall, and University of Montana’s Student Life Master Plan
- Guided clients through visioning, programming, and design development
- Engaged with city departments through plan review and permit processes; experienced with contractors, timelines, schedule of values, and balancing customer desires with budget and logistical constraints
AIA ANDREW PARKER
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER / 09.2016 - 05.2017
Uptic Studios - Spokane, WA
ARCHITECT-IN-TRAINING / 09.2014 - 09.2016
PGAL - Houston, TX
(541) 295-2207
5804 S Magnolia St. Spokane, WA 99223 andrewparker.arch@gmail.com instagram: @andrew_parker_studio CONTACT
ARCHITECTURAL INTERN / 12.2013 - 03.2014
BCHO Architects + Associates - Seoul, Korea
- Supported design submission of Korean Pavilion for the 2015 World Expo
- Curated gallery exhibit of the firm’s work and design process
RESIDENT ADVISOR / 08.2011 - 12.2013
Reslife, Montana State University - Bozeman, MT
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / 09.2010 - 12.2013
School of Architecture, Montana State University - Bozeman, MT
ARTICLES
ART CHOWDER MAGAZINE
‘BUILDING A TIMELINE OF LIFE’ Sept - Oct 2023
THE INLANDER
‘MEET SIX RISING ARTISTS IN THE INLAND NORTHWEST’ Spring 2023
THE INLANDER ‘SURFACE STRUCTURE’ August 2022
REFERENCES
DEAN DAVIS
Professional Photographer, Gallery Owner, Former Spokane Arts Commissioner dean@deandavis.com (509) 991-3940
JENI HEGSTED
Founder and Executive Director of Emerge Gallery gallery@emergecda.com (208) 930-1876
TAMMY GABBERT
Art Source Manager and Assistant Exhibits Preparator at the NW Museum of Arts and Culture tammy.gabbert@northwestmuseum.org (509) 768-0044
COMMUNITY
ARTIST TRUST - SEATTLE, WA / 03.2024
Annual Fundraiser Auction - Original work donated to live auction
WSU ARCHITECTURE - PULLMAN, WA / Spring 2024
Capstone Studio Mentor of fourth year team for five consecutive years
EMERGE GALLERY - COEUR D’ALENE, ID / 02.2024
Annual Fundraiser Gala - Original work donated to live auction
LANGUAGE IMMERSION - SPOKANE, WA / 02.2024
Art presentation and workshop with third grade classes
EMERGE GALLERY - COEUR D’ALENE, ID / 06.2023
Juror for annual group art show
HUTTON ELEMENTARY - SPOKANE, WA / 02.2023
‘Art is Science’ presentation to 3rd-5th graders
UNIVERSITY of IDAHO - MOSCOW, ID / 06.2022
Vertical studio guest speaker presenting on abstract art as a tool for site analysis
GUEST REVIEWER / Fall 2018 - Present
Washington State University, Spokane Community College, University of Idaho, and University of Houston
Montana State University
PC: Lara Swimmer
NAC Architecture
SMA Architects
Hyalite Hall
LICENSED ARCHITECT
PROJECT DESIGNER
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KEY PROJECTS
Campus Student Life Master Plan
River Access (5a)
The Clark Fork River offers an attractive and valuable natural amenity to students and the Missoula community, but there is currently no accessibility adjacent to campus. Implementing varied locations and types of access will help to activate the northern edge of campus, serve as an attractive amenity, and help to provide a safer environment through increased visibility and activity.
HIGHER ED
UM Student Life Master Plan
This was a joint effort between NAC Architecture and SMA Architects. I worked with the NAC marketing team to develop the document for this master plan and was the graphics lead for many of the conceptual diagrams, as well as the vignettes and planning research diagrams (some of which are pictured here).
Park (5b)
Edge (5c)
Missoula College Bridge (5d)
River Access (5a)
(5c)
Missoula Bridge (5d)
HIGHER ED
UM Dining Hall
I was part of the design team for this project that came out of the Student Life Master plan project. I diagrams many iterations of conceptual designs and extensively modeled various massing iterations (render created by Rod Rada).
KEY PROJECTS
K-12
Malibu High School
This project was a NAC cross-office experience where I worked with the NAC Design Director, Michael Pinto, and the design firm, Koning Eizenberg. The project was very unique in it’s student population and is relatively small, allowing for some creative amenities. The major of spaces are designed to connect with adjacent outdoor spaces.
HIGHER ED
MSU Hyalite Hall
As a resident advisor at MSU from 2011-2013, I was thrilled to be part of the design team on this residence hall. NAC Architecture was partnered with SMA Architects and there was ample collaboration between design teams. With my hands on experience in residence halls, my main focus was the internal functionality and connectivity between student communities.
COMMUNITY
Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery
EDUCATION
Morphosis Graduate Studio
The program for this project was unique and required both increased privacy and public presence. There is a public entrance and a separate family entrance with secure entrance to the children’s play space that is designed around a ramp that is embedded with play features and allows staff to easily create multiple age areas based on need while maintaining visibility to all spaces from a central location.
I was one of two graduate students from the University of Houston to participate in this summer studio. It was a great experience and the projects revolved around addressing largescale urban issues, in my case, the frequent flooding of Houston.
KEY PROJECTS
AVIATION
IAH Terminal C North
This has been the largest single project I have been a part of and involved multiple architecture firms and consultants solving specific aspects of the brief. PGAL was the architect of record and responsible for coordinating the many other players. I worked to diagram phases of construction, maintaining passenger-type separations, and how to minimally reduce active gates.
HIGHER ED
Texas A&M Galveston
As part of a larger A&M Campus plan in Galveston. I was on the design team for this project.
RESIDENTIAL
COMMUNITY
Namhae Southcape Villas
A large, residential development on an island off the southern coast of Korea. BCHO Architects + Associates were tasked with designing multiple luxury villa types, of which there are six variations.
2015 EXPO Korean Pavilion
This project bid was ultimately unsuccessful, but the design focused around the idea of using scaffolding to support this temporary structure. Topped in solar panels and containing vertical gardens it was intended to be self-sufficient and shipped in several containers (render by others).
Professionals view student work at Bi-annual Design Awards
Sabertooth Cat at the Labrea Tar Pits in LA
PC: Lara Swimmer
Patrick Martinez
03 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THE ROLE
ADVOCACY
Promote the benefits of Architects and inclusion within the industry
I am most proud of the diverse events and speakers that AIA Spokane has hosted, including a regional 2SLGBTQIA+ speaker panel. Recently, we successfully applied for a grant to host architect-activist Pascale Sablan, from David Adjaye and Associates and NOMA.
AIA Spokane has championed architects at the city and state legislation levels. We have established 10 new partnerships including Spokane Arts, Spokane Public Libraries, IIDA, and Spokane University District since 2021.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Responsible for creating and maintaining an annual budget As a relatively small chapter, AIA Spokane achieves a lot with a very small budget. Each year I develop and manage budget, ensuring optimal stewardship of member funds and commitment to AIA’s mission, vision, and values; implement 2022-2027 strategic plan.
ORGANIZATION
Managing events + volunteers
MARKETING + ENGAGEMENT
Each year, we produced, and I emceed major events, such as Spokane Design Awards, Golf Tournament Fundraiser, building tours, and more.
Each event has a dedicated committee, many with outside representation. I managed the volunteers and kept the events on track.
Getting the word out I was responsible for planning, designing, and managing several event specific websites, email marketing, social media, and print media including booklets for design awards.
‘Marks of Time’
Solo Show at the NW Museum of Arts and Culture
PC: Dean Davis
VISUAL EXPLORATIONS
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores the complex intersection between human and natural environments. Layering mixed-media compositions of repurposed papers, stamping of found objects, and subtly changing patterns built upon a grid to embody experiences as visual expressions.
Papers are repurposed from grocery bags, maps, books, and other sources. The papers are painted, or colors are sought out from source materials, but both are chosen to connect to the concept of the work which is rooted in the idea of how we experience place. The repeating patterns represent individual moments that, if isolated, are relatively mundane but joined together provide interest and subtly within the larger composition.
These works are intended to evoke the feelings of place, familiar but unrecognizable. The layered works emulate the layers present in places, whether natural or other, and provide new experiences with each viewing. Similar to visiting the same location and never having the same experience twice.
Paper hole punches organized by size and color , ready for a new artwork.
“There is no Straight Line to Follow“ 50x60in mixed media painting on display at The Art Spirit Gallery (right)
Andrew Parker
ARTISTIC PROCESS
IDEATION IDEATION
Ideas create more ideas
I nearly always have a sketchbook with me to capture ideas as the present themselves. I find that sketches are the best way to capture inspiration in the moment and to be able to reflect and compare later.
I sketch things that I see while we are traveling, the little moments that occur in everyday life that cause me to pause, idea compositional ideas that I am working through in a current piece. I am a visual person and thinker and find that I process my thoughts through iterating lots of ideas through sketching.
MATERIAL + COLOR SELECTION
Repurposing papers
The papers that I use in my work are often connected to some aspect of my life, even if it is just the grocery bag that I used from a local store.
I am always looking for interesting textures, patterns, and paper sources. Even though the source of the paper may not be known and the content unrecognizable to the viewer, I feel that it adds a significant amount of meaning and interest to the work.
The source of paper also makes the work more personal, there is meaning behind each piece of paper and, in some cases, comes from something that I’ve had for a long time.
LAYERS OF COMPLEXITY IDEATION
Exploring Questions through Art
COMMUNITY CONNECTION IDEATION
Life is messy, there is no As a visual thinking, sketching and creating artworks has been a great way to explore questions and expressing ideas.
Positive impact of creativity Creativity has been an important aspect of my life and something that I find immensely valuable, so I want to share that with others.
Whether that is presenting to elementary students about art through a science-minded approach or sharing a method of site analysis through abstraction with university students I enjoy being engaged in the community through creative pursuits.
There is a lot of overlap between design and art realms and having a foot in both has benefitted all aspects of my creative interests.
‘A Trail Doesn’t End’ 2024 26x28in mixed media on wood panel
‘Somewhere There is Sun’ 2023 40x40in mixed media on wood panel
