Wyn Bielaska

I taught design studios from At the University of Waterloo and Carleton University in Ontario, the University of British Columbia in Vancouver BC and Washington University in St Louis, I served as a visiting critic. AIA Awards Juror, Pacific Regional Awards, 2002 AIA Awards Juror, Southwest Washington Awards, 1999 Photography Represented by Tatar Gallery, Toronto, and Traver Gallery, Seattle until 2008

I am fortunate to have spent a large portion of my career with a great design mentor, Arthur Erickson in Toronto and Vancouver. I was able to work on a great diversity of project types, from small-scale private homes to large-scale mixed-use projects in the USA, Europe, China and the Middle East. These projects were usually composed of cultural buildings surrounding a civic plaza. The exchange of ideas in our design studios was rich and challenging and led to the creation of many award-winning buildings. This valuable experience, combined with my teaching at UT and UW, has prepared me to serve most architectural practices as Senior Designer. It has also given me a solid foundation to mentor many of the young staff that I have worked with the last few years. This ability has proved to be valuable to the design culture of many firms of varying sizes. As Senior Designer, I can also offer editorial advice for projects from concept design to construction. Between 1995 and 2005, I collaborated with Arthur Erickson and Nick Milkovich on a variety of projects including: *

Between in Seattle. While at Krei, I was a lead designer for the Greater Tacoma Convention Center (see below) and worked on several collaborations with Arthur Erickson and Nick Milkovich Architects. I was the Lead Designer for the Future of Flight Museum in Everett, Washington. (See below.)

WATERFALL building in. Vancouver, BC / The master plan for 2 million square feet of retail, office, hotel and housing in Anchorage, Alaska / The Expansion of the Vancouver Convention Center and rooftop plaza for the Portside Convention Centre on the Vancouver waterfront / The master plan and concept design for the 1.2 km Mangaf Beach Resort in Kuwait / The headquarters office complex for the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and Ministry of Oil / An invited competition for the renovation and addition to the Edmonton Art Gallery