Kristine Bjerke, AIA, LEED AP, NCIDQ, has more than 30 years of experience in project design and administration with strengths in programming, space planning, interior design, exterior and interior detailing, material selection, and specifying.

Kristine is committed to high-quality service, and involving clients in the design process to produce a project that reflects their vision and input. She has a broad range of experience in a variety of facility types.

"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."

Steve Jobs

EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor of Science in Art
    • Black Hills State University
  • Minor in Architectural Drafting
    • Black Hills State University
       

REGISTRATION:

  • Registered Architect: South Dakota and Wyoming 
     

CERTIFICATION:

  • Council for Interior Design Qualifications Certificate #007282 (NCIDQ)
  • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional, Building Design and Construction (LEED AP BD+C)

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:

  • Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA)
  • Member, South Dakota American Institute of Architects Summer Committee
     

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT:

  • Advisory Board Member, Western Dakota Technical College Drafting Curriculum
  • Capital Campaign Volunteer, United Way of the Black Hills
  • Past Board Member, United Way of the Black Hills
  • Past President, Spearfish Area Council on Arts and Humanities
  • Past Board Member, South Dakota Foundation for the Arts
  • Past Chairperson, Spearfish Area Council on the Art and Humanities “Festival in the Park”
Kris Bjerke

FAST FACT

I’ve worked on projects in Greece and Mexico.

JOINED THE FIRM

May 2010