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Andrew Klare AIA
Director
As Design Director, Andrew has contributed to varied, program-rich developments around the world that bring together multiple uses to create positive synergies between their overlapping functions. His work encompasses all scales, from district planning to industrial design.
Cross-Sector Innovation
Andrew’s expertise encompasses both private and public work. In the commercial sector, among a number of projects in Texas and the United States, Andrew executed an eight-acre plan for Broadway East in San Antonio, a neighborhood that complements the Pearl Lifestyle district. For academic institutions, his designs include a business and management center at Morgan State University, a public, historically black research university in Baltimore, and a science teaching and student services center at the University of Minnesota that supports new pedagogies and approaches to education. Beyond architecture, Andrew collaborated with co-founder Bill Pedersen on a series of furniture and lighting designs, including “Folded Steel” a dining and coffee table set, TransFOMICA for the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center “Architects at Play” Exhibit, Ivalo’s L’ale Pendant and Sconce, the LOOP de LOOP family of tubular furniture, and the Glacier Chandelier, designed with LASVIT.
The Borden District
Austin, TX, USA
Earl G. Graves School of Business & Management
Baltimore, MD, USA
Loop de Loop
Sustainability Across Scales
Andrew’s work leverages scale to integrate nature into architecture and achieve sustainability benchmarks. In Austin, Waterline, the tallest building in Texas, integrates landscape across multiple ground planes, targeting LEED Gold and providing a unique biophilic experience. North Bund Lot 91, a first-of-its-kind all-electric supertall is targeting both LEED Platinum and China Three Star and redefines how large buildings interact with energy and water systems. The Chengdu Tianfu Supertall, an almost four-million-square-foot, 2,221-foot-tall, mixed-use complex in Chengdu, China, that is targeting LEED features a series of vertical gardens.
Austin, TX, USA
Shanghai, China
Chengdu, China
Industry Leadership
An active member of the architectural community, Andrew has lectured widely at architectural institutions including Columbia University, Cornell University, Morgan State University, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Texas School of Architecture. He has served as a guest critic at Oklahoma State, Pratt Institute, the University of Texas, and as a juror for the AIA Austin Design Awards.
Selected Projects
Waterline
Austin, TX, USA
Broadway East San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
North Bund (Lot 91)
Shanghai, China
Michigan Football Performance Center
Ann Arbor, MI, USA