Dr. Melissa Thompson Talks Education Strategy

05.06.202405.06.2024

Insights from the Director of Education Strategy on Budget Constraints, Staffing Shortages, and Technological Advancements in Learning Environments

Director of Education Strategy, Dr. Melissa Thompson, was recently featured in the Education Market Association’s (EdMarket) Essentials publication, to discuss the status of Education.

Educators, Dr. Thompson highlights, are grappling with budget constraints, staffing shortages, and the rapid evolution of technology. Budget constraints and funding issues prevent updates to learning spaces and furniture purchases,

PRA RECEIVES ACCOLADES AT THE 2024 ASID WISCONSIN DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS GALA

05.06.202405.06.2024

FIVE ASID Awards are awarded to PRA’s Interior Design Team

When engaged in projects, the greatest satisfaction lies in delivering practical and visually pleasing solutions to our clients that align with their vision and needs. Our mission is to enhance their lives by enhancing their spaces, so it’s truly gratifying when our joint endeavors with clients are acknowledged by our peers through awards. This year at the 2024 ASID Wisconsin’s Design Excellence Awards Gala our collaborative teams were recognized for FIVE ASID Awards:

Pepsi Office Awarded Gold
West Edge Apartments Awarded Gold
Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools Awarded Gold
Sauk Prairie High School in Sauk Prairie School District Awarded Bronze
Suncoast Orthopaedic Surgery &

PRA Promotes Renee Moe to Principal

01.16.202401.16.2024

PRA Healthcare Design Strengthens Leadership

The PRA Healthcare Design Studio is expanding leadership with the formal promotion of healthcare architect and dental planner Renee Moe to Principal in the firm.

Renee is a licensed architect with many distinctions in both architectural design and architectural technology including certifications as an EDAC, CDT, CCA, and CSI professional. She has wide project experience including projects for clinics, medical office buildings, and hospitals for healthcare providers throughout the nation.

PRA Promotes Jedd Heap to Partner

01.11.202401.11.2024

PRA Continues Leadership Growth in Florida

We are again expanding the PRA leadership group, this time in our Sarasota Design Office with the promotion of Jedd Heap to Partner.

Jedd is a licensed Florida Architect who joined the firm in 2020. Recent examples of his completed projects include the new law offices for Berlin Patten Ebling in St. Petersburg FL, The Gulf Coast Community Foundation Philanthropy Center in Sarasota FL, St.

PRA 2023 Promotions

06.29.202307.11.2023

PRA Announces Newly Promoted Project Specialists, and Marketing Manager

We are happy to share that several of our staff received promotions including:

Lucas Dedrick to Project Specialist II
Cole Hunt to Project Specialist II
Samantha Johnson to Project Specialist III
Jackie Johnson to Marketing Manager

These individuals have demonstrated leadership, willingness to take on new challenges and projects, and commitment to push PRA forward.

Plunkett Raysich Architects, LLP A 2023 Top Workplaces

05.21.202306.16.2023

PRA Milwaukee is recognized as a 2023 Top Workplace. This recognition is based on anonymous feedback from employees that measures 15 cultural drivers

PRA IS HONORED WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS AT THE 2023 ASID WISCONSIN DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS GALA

05.10.202308.01.2023

When working on projects, the sweetest reward is providing functional and aesthetic projects for our clients that fulfill their vision and meets their needs. We exist to help improve their lives by improving their facilities, and it is a great honor when our collaborative efforts with our clients are recognized by our peers for an award. This year at the 2023 ASID Wisconsin’s Design Excellence Awards Gala our collaborative teams were recognized for FIVE awards.

Building A Highly Successful Career: Life As An Architect

01.27.202207.26.2023

“Design is always a product of its time. Buildings are the result of the influences that have acted upon the designers. What will be the design vocabulary of the 2000s? I am curious and intellectually excited to see how design evolves because of these influences.” – Michael Bahr

PRA’s Michael Bahr had a chance to sit down with Medium to discuss life as an architect and advice for a successful career as an architect.

PRA Partner Jason Puestow Receives Patriot Award

10.12.202106.11.2023

We are proud to announce that Plunkett Raysich Architect’s (PRA) Partner Jason Puestow, AIA, CSI, CCCA, received the Patriot Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). Jason was nominated by Adam Herrera, a Construction Administrator with PRA and member of the United States Army Reserve.

The Patriot Award reflects the efforts made to support citizen warriors through a wide range of measures,