Our Team
David Bouwsma
Project Architect
FUN FACT! David was forced to move to a derelict rural property when the thirty-two chickens and two guinea fowl he was raising got too big for the urban basement room they were living in. He has since added four sheep and four goats to the menagerie, and has to be constantly vigilant due to an overly aggressive ram.
Professional Experience
AMDG Architects, Incorporated
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Summer 2011 - Present
May 2008 - April 2010
June 2006 - April 2007
June 2003 - May 2004
Consulting Architect
Wolverine Building Group
Grand Rapids, Michigan
September 2007 - May 2008
Project Architect
JKH Design
Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
October 2005 - February 2006
Architectural Design Consultant
KUST Design Institute
Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
Spring 2005
Design Architect
Shanxi Evergreen Service
Taiyuan, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
June 2001 - May 2003
Architectural Design Consultant
Dan Vos Construction Company
Ada, Michigan
October 1999 - May 2001
Project Architect/Designer
Progressive AE
Grand Rapids, Michigan
July 1997 - September 1999
Project Architect/Designer
Cornerstone Architects
Grand Rapids, Michigan
October 1995 - July 1997
Project Architect/Designer
URS, Incorporated
Grand Rapids, Michigan
June 1991 - September 1995
Project Architect/Designer
Interests and Hobbies
Designing
Playing improvisational piano
Philosophically deconstructing modern technological progress from a theological perspective
Education
The University of Michigan
College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Master of Architecture, 1991
Bachelor of Science in Architecture, 1986
Shanxi University
Taiyuan, Shanxi People's Republic of China
Mandarin Chinese Language Program
2001 - 2003
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Liberal Arts, Pre-architecture / Visual Arts, Music, and Philosophy Studies
1977 - 1983
Registration, Awards/Distinctions
Registered Architect - State of Michigan
Team Member - "The Homestead" family estate sports building: 2006 AIA Grand Valley design award
Team Member - Honeywell Center for the Performing Arts: 1993 AIA Grand Valley design award
First Place - ADPSR sponsored homeless family shelter design competition, 1998
Commitement to Learning and Sharing
Kunming University of Science & Technology (KUST)
Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
Visiting Professor
Graduate thesis design studios, Under-graduate design studios, Graduate level Architectural Theory and Practice
Fall 2004 - Spring 2006
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Adjunct Professor
Eng. 103: Introduction of architecture fundamentals to pre-architecture students
Fall 2000 - Fall 2003
Commitment to Community
Pro-Bono Projects
Shanxi Evergreen Service Taiyuan Training Center feasibility studies
Taiyuan, People's Republic of China - 2002
Kairos Agricultural Project Training Center schematic design/design development
Rural Shanxi, People's Republic of China - 2002
Garfield Park Neighborhood Association house relocation project
Grand Rapids, Michigan - 2000
Festival Information Booth design – annual Festival of the Arts
Grand Rapids, Michigan - 1994
