Contact:

rspires@bwbr.com

Joined BWBR in 2016

Named Principal in 2023

Rachael Spires

AIA, CSI, LEED® AP

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Associate Principal, Performance Design & Quality Manager

Rachael is a licensed architect and works as a code and specifications resource to projects across the Midwest. She has an excellent understanding of the International and Minnesota Building Codes, especially as they relate to accessibility and the nuance between requirements for existing and new construction. Rachael is a member of the International Code Council.

Contact:

rspires@bwbr.com

Joined BWBR in 2016

Named Principal in 2023

"Life is about saying ‘yes’ to new experiences. To practice this philosophy, there are some years when I try one new activity each week for the entire year. Meeting and marrying my husband, visiting new and historic architecture while traveling to conferences, and accepting the AIA St. Paul President-elect position have all been possible because I was brave enough to say ‘yes.’ It’s wonderful how one simple word can change everything."

- Rachael Spires

Projects

University of Minnesota Athletes Village

Athletes Village

Students work in the Biological Sciences Active Learning Lab, complete with whiteboards, flexible lab stations, and views to the outdoors

Biological Sciences Center, Third and Fourth Floors Renovations

A person walks past brightly colored chairs and seating options outside the Cotter Schools cafeteria

Classroom Building Renovation and Residence Hall

The JCHL waiting area has views to the outdoors and neighborhood entries are labeled with giant letters.

Clinic and Workplace Addition & Remodel

HealthPartners, Inc. Corporate Headquarters New Parking Garage

Corporate Headquarters New Parking Garage

Critical Access Hospital Addition and Remodel

Interior view of the dry room with viewing windows for a tour route.

Dry Room Addition and Renovation

Blue-toned spotlights illuminate the Eagle Brook Apple Valley church auditorium's stage.

Apple Valley Campus

Minneapolis Campus

Fraternity and Sorority Life Housing

University of Minnesota Gopher Wrestling Training Facility

Gopher Wrestling Training Facility

Exterior view of the MCTC skyway with the rainbow light effect.

Hennepin Skyway Renovation

A view of a nursing simulation lab with numerous patient mannequins.

Morrison Family College of Health and Nursing Simulation

View through the work cafe into the atrium beyond.

New Schoenecker Center for STEAM Education

A street view at dusk of The Family Partnership's social services headquarters.

New Social Services Headquarters Relocation

An open two-floor lobby.

R & D Innovation Center

Two people enter the Redleaf Center and walk past a custom mosaic depicting a floor to ceiling tree

Redleaf Center for Family Healing Remodel and Addition

Exterior view of an Avera Missouri River entry at dusk with lighted prairie grass designs.

Replacement Critical Access Hospital and Clinic Campus

An interior rendering of a second level touchdown space in the SCC STEM Center. Expansive windows show views to campus and a feature wall connects to the first floor

Sandhills Global Technology Center for STEM Education

University ofUniversity of Minnesota Shepherd Laboratories College of Science and Engineering Gemini-Huntley Robotics Research Laboratory Minnesota Shepherd Laboratories College of Science and Engineering Robotics Laboratory

Shepherd Laboratories, College of Science and Engineering Gemini-Huntley Robotics Research Laboratory

Shoreview Community Center Addition and Remodeling

Community Center Addition and Remodel

Exterior view of Sugihara Hall.

Workplace Remodel

SPBI Residence Hall

Admissions Center Renovation

Brady and Dowling Residence Halls Renovations

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