Congratulations to Andrew Newman,
AIA, LEED AP, who has been promoted to Associate!
Drew worked for BarberMcMurry from 2015-2017 and
rejoined the firm in 2022. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the Maryville
Institute of Art and his Master of Architecture from the University of
Cincinnati.
He serves on the State of Tennessee BIM Committee and
the Board of Directors of AIA East Tennessee. He is a member of Young
Professionals of Knoxville and the Society for College and University Planning,
and volunteers as a head coach for Farragut Baseball Inc.
Drew is a core member of BarberMcMurry’s production
management team, helping advance Building Information Modeling (BIM) project
delivery methods and maximizing efficiencies. He has more than 10 years of
experience in projects of all types, including office, healthcare and education
spaces.
He and his wife, Elizabeth, love to spend time
traveling and with their three children: Beau, Bennett and June Ellen.
BarberMcMurry launched its inaugural
Day of Service on October 3.
Day of Service will be an annual, hands-on-service day
at BarberMcMurry — when our designers donate time and talent to benefit
non-profit community organizations in the greater Knoxville and East Tennessee
region.
On the Day of Service, BMA will donate the time of our
entire staff for one work day to community-focused initiatives. BMA’s
designers will work with the selected non-profit organization to provide pro-bono design
assistance in the realm of architecture, interior design, space planning, site
planning, budgeting, zoning, furniture selection, signage, marketing and
fundraising graphics, and everything in between.
“Generosity is a guiding value at BarberMcMurry — and
by that we mean generosity of our time, our efforts and our money. Giving back
and paying forward is something we spend a lot of time on, including pro bono
design for local and regional non-profits. In the past five years we’ve
completed more than 15 projects with non-profits, most of which were entirely
or partially done pro bono,” said Ryan Dobbs, AIA, NCARB, a Senior Vice
President at BarberMcMurry.
“Day of Service is a way of stepping up those efforts
and making good design more accessible and beneficial to everyone,” said Chad
Boetger, AIA, LEED AP, WELL AP, Senior Vice President & Director of Design at
BarberMcMurry.
BMA will solicit proposals
until Nov. 1. Proposals will be evaluated, and finalists notified later in
November.
Day of Service will be held on February 3, when our
studio will spend a work day devoted to producing the pro-bono deliverables for
the selected non-profit.
“BarberMcMurry has been truly blessed to be part of
this community for 107 years, and we’re passionate about giving back. We hope
our work benefits our community, our friends and neighbors,” said Heather Beck,
APR, MBA, WELL AP, BarberMcMurry’s Vice President & Director of
Communications.
Day of Service is one way we express our priorities of exceptional client service, timeless designs, and giving
back to our community — a focus we sum up as Be good people. Do great
design.
