Kirsten is an Architect and Associate at Rice Fergus Miller. Her work varies among food banks, health and wellness facilities, and community gathering centers, many of which are for tribal nations. Throughout her 16 year career Kirsten’s work has focused on imagining solutions for the systemic social challenges of the 21st century through community engaged design, collaboration and place-keeping. Locally, Kirsten serves as chair of the Bremerton Design Review Board and is a Kitsap County Council for Human Rights councilmember. She holds a B. Arch from Florida A&M University and a M. Arch from the University of South Florida.
WHY DID YOU JOIN AIA SEATTLE?
As an architect living and working outside of our metropolitan area, the positive impacts of AIA Seattle’s work at the urban center often don’t reach my periphery. Despite being just a 35-minute ferry ride away, the distance between Bremerton and downtown Seattle in many aspects, feels like a million miles. I’m most interested in staying better connected to the center while also bringing a suburban and rural perspective to current industry topics and conversations.
