- Mark McHenry
Mark has over 30 years of experience in design and construction. Prior to founding McHenry Architecture, Inc. in 1995, Mark was associated with Roger Kraft Architects and with Abend Singleton Associates.
Mark's approach to architecture is informed by a long-standing practice of woodworking that has ranged from furniture-making and boat-building to sculpture. His interest in woodcraft has led to a deep appreciation for the great traditions of Japanese and Danish design.
Professional Status:
Registered Architect, states of Missouri, Kansas and Colorado
Education:
University of Kansas, School of Architecture and Urban Design.
Bachelor of Architecture, with Distinction. Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society in Architecture and Allied Arts.
Professional Experience:
1987-1990: Abend Singleton Associates, Kansas City, Missouri.
1990-1994: Roger Kraft Architects, Kansas City, Missouri.
1994-2004: McHenry Architecture, Inc., Kansas City, MIssouri.
2004 - the present: McHenry Shaffer Architecture, in partnership with Doug Shaffer.
Affiliations:
American Institute of Architects
- Doug Shaffer
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Doug joined McHenry Architecture in 1999 and with Mark McHenry formed McHenry Shaffer Architecture in 2004. Prior to moving to Kansas City, he was a principal with Wolken Shaffer Architects in Seattle, Washington. There, he worked on extensive renovations of the Capitol Court Shopping Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as well as numerous retail and residential projects. Doug has been a registered architect since 1995.
Mr. Shaffer was employed by Loschky Marquardt and Nesholm Architects in Seattle, Washington from 1991 until 1995. While there, his experience included work on the University of Washington Womens Fast Pitch Softball Facility, the recently completed Seattle Symphony Hall, and the Baltimore Convention Center Special Presentation Hall.
Professional Status:
Registered Architect, State of Missouri
Previous Architectural Registration in Washington State, reinstatement pending
Education:
Kansas State University, College of Architecture, Planning and Design 1985-1991
Bachelor of Architecture, Cum Laude
Professional Experience:
1991-1995 LMN Architects, Seattle, Washington.
1995-1999 Wolken Shaffer Architects, Seattle, Washington.
1999-2004 McHenry Architecture, Inc., Kansas City, MIssouri.
2004 - the present: McHenry Shaffer Architecture, in partnership with Mark McHenry.
Affiliations:
American Institute of Architects
Awards and Honors:
2000 Young Architects Forum Award of Merit, McDonald Residence
1995 Illumination Design International Award, Washington Square Shopping Center
1991 NIAE Paris Prize Competition, recipient of the A. Albiet Memorial Prize
- Sonja Shaffer
Sonja Shaffer has been with McHenry Shaffer since 2006 doing basically all things non-architectural, (and a little bit of that too on occasion). Her current role at MSA is focused on marketing and making Doug and Mark do all kinds of things that they don't want to do - which is basically anything that is not architecture.
When she's not working for MSA, she's painting (canvases, not walls) and spending time with her two daughters, Isobel and Eliza, the family dog, Pilo and cat, Kiki and her husband Doug.
- Christopher Mitchell
Christopher recently joined MSA as a partner in the Summer 2008. Mark, Doug and Christopher have collaborated on various projects over the years. Christopher and Doug Shaffer were friends in college where a shared fondness for Frank Zappa brought them closer. Some folks say it was only a matter of time when they would hook up professionally.
Christopher is a registered architect and a LEED Accredited Professional. He has a penchant for detail and idea driven architecture. His passion is working on projects that enhance the daily lives of the public. This topic is really a longer conversation to have with Christopher but he essentially believes every project can be significant if the approach is appropriate.
His project experience ranges from large, complicated sports buildings to commercial development to museum and civic projects. He believes architects should be multi-disciplined; to understand all professional duties including project management, design, detailing, specifications, and construction administration. A concept put into practice in his days at BNIM where he was the project architect on the Ford Learning Center, and the Adelaide Cobb Ward Sculpture Gallery, both independent renovation projects within Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
Christopher also has worked on numerous sports projects throughout his carreer including AT&T Park (San Francisco Giants, MLB), Qwest Field (Seattle Seahawks, NFL) and Huntington Park (Columbus Clippers - AAA Baseball, Columbus, OH). The sports project list is lengthy. Let's just say he knows his way around a stadium.
Don't let the tiny wireframe glasses belie his redneck tendencies...just ask him what squirrel tastes like. You may also be surprised to know he frequently uses words like 'belie' and phrases like 'part in parcel'. He still doesn't quite know what a NURB is though, but he likes to say it whenever he can. His humor is sometimes infectious...try not to get any on you!
(a NURB is a Non Uniform Rational Basis Spline)
Professional Status:
Registered Architect, State of Missouri
LEED Accredited Professional, USGBC
Education:
Kansas State University, College of Architecture, Planning and Design 1986-1992
1992 Bachelor of Architecture
1991 Japan Summer Program
1989 Boston Summer Program
Professional Experience:
1989 - 1990 Jamie Cannon Assoc., Inc., St. Louis, MO
1992 - 1996 HOK Sport, Kansas City, MO
1996 - 2000 Ellerbe Becket, Kansas City, MO
2000 - 2006 BNIM Architects, Kansas City, MO
2006 - 2008 360 Architecture, Kansas City, MO
2008 - the present: McHenry Shaffer Architecture, in partnership with Mark McHenry and Doug Shaffer.
Affiliations:
American Institute of Architects
USGBC - US Green Building Council
Awards and Honors:
2007 Citation Award for Excellence in Interior Architecture, AIA Kansas
The Ford Learning Center - The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
2007 Citation Award for Excellence in Renovation/Preservation, AIA Kansas
The Adelaide Cobb Ward Sculpture Hall - The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
2006 Honor Award, AIA Kansas City
The Adelaide Cobb Ward Sculpture Hall - The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art