Press Release
Ian Schmidt Joins Ownership Team at COLE
Boise, Idaho, May 2022 — COLE Architects is pleased to announce an addition to its leadership team. The firm has promoted Ian Schmidt to Partner, joining Matt Huffield in COLE’s ownership group.
Ian Schmidt leads the COLE Architects team in the Bend, Oregon office. His leadership skills and ability to guide multidisciplinary teams has been a great asset in his time at COLE as he has shown his ability to build shared direction, synthesize complex ideas, and collaborate across diverse situations, stakeholders, and cultures.
Schmidt’s expanded role will include business development and project management. He will continue to be actively involved in firm management and various projects, overseeing design, production, and operations. Ian is a masters graduate from the University of Washington, serves as Director-Elect for AIA Oregon, Bend Section, and sits on various Affordable Housing committees and boards.
As COLE Architects looks to the future with the newly expanded leadership team, the firm continues to focus on providing excellent design services to their clients while creating the best opportunities for professional growth and work satisfaction for their entire team. “Ian’s leadership will help strengthen our firm,” Matt Huffield, Managing Partner stated. “These talented individuals will lead COLE Architects into the future, pushing the boundaries of design and architecture’s impact in the community.”
About COLE Architects
Founded in 1995, COLE Architects is an architecture design firm with offices in Boise Idaho, Bend Oregon, and Gilbert Arizona. COLE’s team of approximately 40 includes licensed architects, architectural designers, interior designers, and administrative staff with a diversity of talents, backgrounds, and expertise, working in a collaborative environment. COLE’s portfolio features a variety of project types including emergency response, education, commercial, government, recreation and hospitality, religious, adaptive reuse, and mixed-use developments. COLE provides master planning, interior design, and architectural services to clients and agencies, both private and public.