Founded in 1995, Snow Kreilich Architects is a studio-based practice located in Minneapolis, MN. Fueled by a belief that every project can be extraordinary, we create work that is intelligent, inventive, and deeply rooted in place. In 2018, we were honored with a national AIA Architecture Firm Award, the highest honor bestowed on an architecture firm. While we do not design buildings to win awards, we are humbled by the recognition our firm has received over the last three decades with over 100 national and local awards.
Our studio’s dedication to design excellence is supported by a rigorous focus on producing architecture that supports our clients’ missions and highest aspirations. Whether designing a civic building, retreat home, or sports stadium, we approach each project with the conviction that architecture has transformative power. We measure success through design quality, building performance, and client satisfaction, while also valuing how a place supports people and the culture and stories that develop around it.
Our studio investigates architecture’s capacity to transform experience. Using restraint and minimal means, we pursue the inspired moments architecture can bring to everyday use.
We approach each project as an opportunity to shape the experience of place and contribute to a broader community fabric. Rather than applying predetermined ideas, our process begins with careful listening and research into the social, cultural, and environmental contexts. Design concepts emerge from these insights through the questioning of convention and exploration of possibility.
Environmental responsibility is integral to this approach. Through deep collaboration with our engineering and construction teams, we embed tailored sustainability strategies into each project, responding to specific conditions to create architecture that is resilient, responsible, and enduring.