Kristine Wentworth is a licensed architect from Minnesota. Originally from Lakeville, Minnesota, she attended North Dakota State University for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees. She began her career in Las Vegas, Nevada where she worked on hospitality, gaming, and entertainment venue architecture. Within two years after graduating, she earned her architecture license. She has since relocated back to Minnesota and is currently a Project Architect at women-owned Studio BV in Minneapolis, where her focus is on elevated workplace design and interior architecture. She is passionate about professional development and education in order to promote equity within the office and on her projects. She has been involved with NCARB on an ARE 5.0 Case Study Subcommittee, as well as both the Las Vegas and now the Minneapolis chapters of AIA. Outside of architecture, she enjoys traveling, getting outdoors, skiing, restaurant hopping, and trying new recipes at home.
Kristin Mason has desired to become an architect since age seven. Though she didn’t have a familial connection to the profession growing up, she now draws inspiration from her late grandfather who was a brick mason by trade. “He built and owned the first Black motel in Huntsville, Alabama in 1959.”
Kristin received her Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities in 2007 and earned her MArch from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2021. In between her schooling, she pursued music full-time as a national recording artist.
Kristin’s architectural experience has mostly been in government. Currently, she is employed at Metro Transit as a Project Coordinator. A couple of passion projects have been addressing barriers with accessibility and Lactation Rooms at each of their support facilities, bringing them into compliance, and implementing new standards. Kristin also participates in conversations on racial equity at her workplace and is embracing her role in architecture as an advocate for those who need it.
Kristin is excited to reconnect with the architectural community in the Twin Cities and continue to advance her career and refine her architectural aesthetic. Her next goal is to become licensed!