Education

Heidi attended Montana State University School of Architecture, graduating with both a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design and a Master of Architecture in 1999. Montana State provided her with a solid foundation of design principals. During her time there, she studied abroad for a semester at Deakin University in Geelong, Victoria, spending time in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to explore Australia’s urban architecture.

Summers and school breaks were spent working construction to gain a first-hand and deeper understanding of constructability and how buildings are put together (she’s pretty certain she was the first female working hands-on in the construction field in Bozeman, Montana, but there were many more by the time she left in 1999!). During her graduate studies, Heidi also worked as a Teaching Assistant for 1st year Design Studio and Structures courses, furthering her understanding in those areas of study through helping the next group of students advance.