We said a big congratulations to Alisha this past month when she passed her architectural registration exams and it got us thinking – what was the first project I ever signed…
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Maintaining Balance at Work, in Life, and on a Bicycle
If you asked anyone at Krech, O’Brien, Mueller & Associates to tell you something about me it’s that I like bicycles. In the last (almost) 2 years I’ve only driven to work a handful of times, choosing to either walk or ride a bike most days. It’s true that I spend a lot of time with bikes: commuting, exploring, racing, road, mountain, fat or otherwise. What doesn’t always come through is my love for the outdoors in general, and my employment at KOMA has allowed me to maintain a healthy work/life balance in the time that I’ve been here that I’ve come to appreciate even more as time passes.
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United Arab Emirates Architecture
My wife and I had the fortunate opportunity this January to spend a week in the United Arab Emirates so I thought I’d put together a list of my favorite buildings. Not an easy task since Abu Dhabi and Dubai provided quite the sensory overload for an architect; therefore picking only six was quite the challenge! Here goes…
2016 Business of the Year
We are very honored to be the recipient of the 2016 River Heights Chamber Business of the Year Award. We have enjoyed being a part of the local chamber for the last 30 years and value what it has brought not only to our company but to the whole community. Check out our award video below!
Our Team on 30 Years
In honor of our 30 years we decided to spotlight our entire team on the InterKOM – after all we couldn’t have made it this many years without them. We sat down to talk about how many years each one of our employees has been here, our favorite memories, favorite projects, and what we couldn’t have made it 30 years without.
A Balancing Act
June 2015, Inver Grove Heights, MN. – Most days it feels like I’m standing on one foot with an armful of balls, trying to keep my balance and not drop any; and as the years pass there are more balls added and that balancing act gets a little trickier. It seems like only yesterday, when I was newly married and had just joined Krech, O’Brien, Mueller & Associates (KOMA), life was a little simpler. Yet here I am fourteen years later celebrating the company’s 30 years, working as a managing partner, a husband with an awesome wife, and a father with four great kids. Some days I wonder how it all gets done but a healthy balance between our work lives and personal lives is an extremely important value to me and I am fortunate to be a part of a company who believes in a healthy balance just as much.