ADDISON EISENBEISZ
Koch Hazard Architects
SAY IT LOUD - SOUTH DAKOTA Exhibitor
South Dakota Based Designer
Who or what inspires you professionally?
Driving or walking through towns and seeing beautiful buildings inspires me to create my own beautiful buildings. Concurrently, seeing poorly designed buildings inspires me to help improve the built environment.
ADDISON EISENBEISZ
Bio:
The great designer Addison Eisenbeisz graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture from South Dakota State University ('22), where she also competed on the SDSU Women's Track & Field team for all four years. She then completed an accelerated Master of Architecture degree at SDSU ('23). After interning at Koch Hazard Architects for a year, she accepted a full-time position as a project developer upon graduation. She is currently an AIA Associate and is beginning the pursuit of licensure in South Dakota."
How did you first learn about architecture and when did you decide that built environment profession was an area of interest for you?
I didn't know about architecture until high school when I took a drafting class. We learned to hand-draft and use CAD software to design our dream home. It peaked my interest enough to go to college for architecture and I never looked back since.
What do you do?
As a recent graduate, I do a lot of learning. School provided a design foundation, but now I get to create a building from start to finish. I am learning about the technical side of documentation and the communication side with owners/consultants.
What excites you in the work you do?
I love getting to know clients and their particular building needs. It is exciting to either get more creative freedom in a project or to have a tough set of criteria to problem solve around. Architecture is hardly ever boring and redundant.
Who or what inspires you professionally?
Driving or walking through towns and seeing beautiful buildings inspires me to create my own beautiful buildings. Concurrently, seeing poorly designed buildings inspires me to help improve the built environment.
What is your proudest professional accomplishment or achievement?
So far, my proudest accomplishment is just getting a job offer from Koch Hazard Architects. They are a well-established and respectable architecture firm full of amazing, knowledgeable, and unique individuals.
Featured Project Name:
Beadle Hall Renovation
Featured Project Location:
Madison, South Dakota
Featured Project Completion Date:
July 2025
Role in Featured Project:
Project Developer
Featured Project Description:
Constructed in 1886, Beadle Hall is a classroom building on the campus of Dakota State University. The renovation will modernize and beautify it to simplify circulation, bring in natural light, improve energy efficiency and control, and regain some original character. The center of the building will become an art gallery at each floor’s core to provide space for socializing, working, and collaborating. The exterior of the building will receive stone repairs, new trim, and water drainage fixes.
