JULEE K. TAYLOR, ARCHITECT
Architect, Construction Manager, Artist
My work is informed by the intersection of nature and form, beauty and efficiency, simplicity and timelessness. The making of the built environment is both my vocation and my passion.
EDUCATION
1999 | Master of Architecture · University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA
1996 | Bachelor of Science in Architecture · Lawrence Technological University · Southfield, MI
1993-1995 | Research Studies in Sustainable Building Methods and Materials · Center for Resourceful Building Technology · Missoula, MT
1988-1990 | General Studies · Design · Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI
PROFESSION
2021-2024 I Architect/Owner · Julee K Taylor Architecture LLC
2001-2021 | Architect · Residential Practice · Minnesota · Michigan · California
2016-2021 | Construction Manager · Capital Project Management · University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN
2008-2016 | Architect + Construction Manager · State of Minnesota · St. Paul, MN
2001-2006 | Construction Manager · Plant Construction Company · San Francisco, CA
1999-2001 | Architect · Commercial Design Studio · RMW Architecture + Interiors · San Francisco, CA
1998-1999 | Designer · Stanley Saitowitz Office · San Francisco, CA
1998-1999 | Graduate Student Instructor · Design Studio · University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA
1996-1997 | Designer · Residential Design Studio · Victor Saroki Architecture · Birmingham, MI
1993-1995 | Designer · Sustainable Residential Construction · Southwall Builders · Missoula, MT
STATEMENT
I believe architecture has the potential to be transformative. That the making of space can instill a sense of beauty, can foster a sense of connection with the environment and one another, and that well-conceived space can provide a platform from which to craft a meaningful life.
BIO
Julee K. Taylor makes things. She is an architect, artist, and construction manager living and working in the middle of the Midwest. For over 30 years, she has been involved in designing, building, and crafting built space in one way or another on projects all over the country.
As an architect, Julee revels in creating beautiful form and space. Inspired by both modern art—Donald Judd, Mark Rothko, Andy Goldsworthy—and minimal utilitarian structures—barns, factories, and simple, compact houses—her work is sculptural yet still participatory and engaging. As a construction manager, Julee has successfully guided teams towards completing hundreds of projects on schedule and on budget. Managing these projects has allowed her to fully understand the process of bringing a project to fruition and has helped hone her architectural craft. She frequently feels more like an architect on the construction site than at the drawing table.
Because of her multi-faceted experience in both architecture and construction, Julee is confidently able to create exceptional space, understand and assemble the details, and discern the cost and viability of a project for her clients. She is also an abstract painter and a sculptor of small, detailed works. She spends whatever free time she has on making things, walking in the woods, or exploring the Great Lakes.
Julee has a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Lawrence Technological University in Michigan and a Master of Architecture from the University of California-Berkeley. She is a licensed architect in Minnesota and has lived in and built projects all over the country for three decades.
SELECT ARCHITECTURE and CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Architecture Projects
2022-2024 | Minnesota Department of Transportation · Multiple Small Projects · MN
2022-2024 | St. Catherine University · Multiple Small Projects · St. Paul, MN
2022-2024 | Litwinchuk Residence Addition · Cable, WI
2022-2023 | Minnesota Department of Admin · Hastings Veterans Administration Demolition Study · Hastings, MN
2021-2024 | Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center (CAFAC) Parking Yard Project · Minneapolis, MN
2019-2021 | Taylor Residence · Site Undisclosed, Twin Cities, MN
2019-2020 | Rebuild Duluth Residential Affordable Housing Infill Project Winning Submission · Duluth, MN
2018-2019 | CAFAC Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center · Preliminary Shed Design, Minneapolis MN
2017-2018 | Stern Residence Schematic Design · Dellwood, MN
2016-2017 | Kolka Residence · Charlevoix, MI
2012-2014 | J. Braun Residence · Centerville, MN
2012-2013 | E. Braun Residence · Mahtomedi, MN
2006-2009 | Taylor Residence/ Church Adaptive Reuse Project · Howard Lake, MN
2006-2007 | Loverro Residence · Oakland, CA
1993-2005 | Various Residential Projects · Michigan/ Montana/ California/ Minnesota
Owner’s Project Management
2023-2024 | St. Catherine University · Water Tower Assessment Project · St. Paul, MN
2022-2024 | Minnesota Department of Transportation · Multiple Small Projects · MN
2022-2024 | St. Catherine University · Multiple Small Projects · St. Paul, MN
Capital Projects and Construction Management Projects · University of Minnesota
2018-2022 | Institute of Child Development Renovation and Addition · CEHD
2019-2021 | Lab School-Center for Child Development Unified Building Project · CEHD
2018-2021 | CMRR- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research MDT Additions and Renovation Project · Medical School
2019-2021 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum · Various Projects
2017-2018 | Clinical Surgery Center MRI Addition · UMP + UMN Partnership
2016-2017 | VFW/ Masonic Memorial Bundled Projects · Medical School
2016-2017 | Bell Museum-Moving of the Dioramas · CFANS
Building and Utility Infrastructure Studies Projects · University of Minnesota
2019-2020 | Moos Tower Building Infrastructure Study
2018-2019 | Diehl Hall Preliminary Building Infrastructure Study
2018-2019 | Boynton Health Center Building Infrastructure Study
2018-2019 | Como Campus Utility Infrastructure Master Plan
2016-2017 | Phillips Wangensteen Building (PWB) Building Infrastructure Study
2016-2017 | Southeast Gateway Utility Infrastructure Master Plan
Construction Management Projects and Historic Rehabilitation Projects · State of Minnesota
2014-2015 | Garrison Concourse Stone Wall Rehabilitation Project · National Historic Register of Places
2014-2015 | St Cloud Granite Historical Marker Relocation· National Historic Register of Places
2013-2014 | Camp Ripley Dry Stack Stone Wall Rehabilitation Project · National Historic Register of Places 2012-2014 | Lake City Stone Wall Rehabilitation Project · National Historic Register of Places
2012-2014 | Redwood Falls Rehabilitation Project · National Historic Register of Places
2008-2016 | Rest Area Renovation Projects · Avon/ Cass Lake/ Rum River/ Clearlake/ Hayward/ Fuller Lake
Construction Management Projects · Plant Construction Company. LP · San Francisco, CA
2004-2006 | Jackson House Condominiums · San Francisco, CA
2004-2005 | Dolby Laboratories Renovations · San Francisco, CA
2002-2003 | Market Common Clarendon-Phase 2 · Arlington, VA
2001-2002| Livermore Theatre Pre-construction · San Francisco, CA
2001-2002 | Hamlin Schools for Girls Renovation · San Francisco, CA
Architecture & Design · San Francisco, CA
2000-2001 | Yahoo! Headquarters · Construction Administration · RMW Architecture + Interiors Sunnyvale, CA
1999-2000 | Yahoo! Headquarters · Design · RMW Architecture + Interiors Sunnyvale, CA
Architecture & Design · Stanley Saitowitz Office · San Francisco, CA
1998-1999 | Miscellaneous Residential Projects · Design · San Francisco, CA
Design & Construction · Center for Sustainable Building Materials + Southwall Builders · Missoula, MT
1993-1995 | Contributor · Guide for Sustainable Building · Missoula, MT
1994-1995 | Designer · Perino Residence · Rock Creek, MT
1994-1995 | Designer · Sustainable Infill House · Missoula, MT
1993-1994 | Designer · Harmon Residence Renovation · Missoula, MT
ACCREDITATIONS
2009-2024 | Licensed Architect · Minnesota · License #47168
2003-2009 | Licensed Architect · California · License #29262 (lapsed)
2008-2021 | LEED Accredited Professional · US Green Building Council · Washington DC
2003-2021 | NCARB · National Council of Architecture Registration Boards · Washington DC