• Mark Larson, AIA (Principal)

    Mark co-founded Rehkamp Larson Architects with his wife Jean in 2000 following his entrepreneurial spirit and dedication to design. Mark was selected as one of the recipients of the AIA Young Architect Award in 2005, and was described as having “a growing dedicand an intensity for enlightening those around him about the discipline and delight of architecture”.

    Mark is committed to collaborating with other professionals in the community to better connect architecture to the general public. He served as the Chair of the AIA Minnesota Residential Architecture Committee in 2006-2007, as a steering committee member of the symposium Architecture and the Psyche in 2002, and continues to mentor students interested in the profession. Mark has lectured locally on cabins, renovations, the design process. In 2003/04 he co-presented lectures on Carl Jung’s house at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the International Jungian Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

    After receiving a B.A. from St. Olaf College, Mark earned his Master of Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota in 1992. Prior to founding the office, he worked in the offices of The Leonard Parker Associates, Julie Snow Architects and Hammel, Green & Abrahamson, Inc. When not at the drawing board, Mark can be found at the tiller of a sailboat, behind the lens of a camera or struggling mightily with his flamenco guitar.

    Email: mark@rehkamplarson.com

  • Jean Rehkamp Larson, AIA (Principal)

    Jean cofounded Rehkamp Larson Architects with husband Mark Larson in 2000 with a vision of an inspired, collaborative, client focused design process. In that same year, Jean was a recipient of the AIA Young Architect Award. In 2006, Jean was named the Emerging Talent of the Year by Midwest Home magazine. Her work was described as “very down to earth, with a beautiful kind of elegant simplicity to it”. At the core of this work is a passion for the creative process of designing good places to live.

    Jean is the author of The Farmhouse: New Inspiration for the Classic American Home (Taunton Press). This book stems from her interest in the principles of rural design by exploring 20 modern examples. As a founding counselor of the Congress of Residential Architecture (CORA) Jean connects with a broader national community of professionals in residential design.

    She received her Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota and then spent 7 years working for Mulfinger, Susanka and Mahady. A native of rural Marshall, Minnesota, Jean now resides in the southwest metro with her husband Mark and their two sons, Andrew & Peter. Yoga, running, watercolor painting and baking cookies help to provide balance in her full life.

    Email: jean@rehkamplarson.com

  • Ryan Bicek, AIA

    Ryan graduated from Iowa State University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree. Before joining Rehkamp Larson Architects in spring of 2003, Ryan spent two years at Hammel, Green & Abrahamson, Inc. in Minneapolis, and worked as an intern in the offices of RB+B, Fort Collins, CO. and Jensen Design Build, Ames, IA. Ryan’s prior project experience includes arts, cultural, and educational facilities. Ryan received his professional architecture license in the summer of 2008. A native of Sioux City, Iowa, Ryan currently resides in South Minneapolis with his wife Katie and two daughters, Maisie and Claire.

    Email: ryan@rehkamplarson.com

  • Amanda Kay

    Prior to joining Rehkamp Larson Architects in the fall of 2006, Amanda spent four years with JDA Design Architects of Minneapolis and worked on a variety of residential and hospitality projects. Amanda earned a Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 2002 and a Master of Architecture in 2005 from the University of Minnesota. As part of her studies, Amanda traveled to Europe for the 2004 Port Cities study abroad program, and spent the summer of 2001 in the southern United States as part of a team to study rural vernacular architecture of the South and design and build a new prototype Habitat For Humanity house. Amanda currently resides in Saint Paul with her husband Matt and daughter Evelyn.

    Email: amanda@rehkamplarson.com

  • Ryan Lawinger

    Before his start at Rehkamp Larson Architects in the spring of 2006, Ryan spent two years on multi-family and hospitality projects at ESG Architects. He has also spent time as an intern with the marketing and design firm Shea and as a field engineer intern with M.A. Mortenson. Ryan attended the University of Minnesota and received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 2002 and went on to earn a Master of Architecture in 2004. In his free time, Ryan enjoys working on his 1923 bungalow in Minneapolis and spending time with his wife, Amanda and daughters Lily and Kate.

    Email: lawinger@rehkamplarson.com

  • Will Spencer

    Will is a 2006 graduate of the University of Minnesota’s Masters of Architecture program. Prior to joining Rehkamp Larson Architects in the fall of 2006, he worked at the offices of BWBR Architects in St. Paul, MN, and for Jacob Linder Builders and Designers. For four consecutive years, Will helped to coordinate the Design Institute’s Design Camp at the University of Minnesota. Will is an accomplished watercolorist and an avid sports fan. He enjoys wiffle ball, basketball and an annual Boundary Waters canoe trip. Will currently resides in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis.

    Email: will@rehkamplarson.com

  • Robb Olsen