Ben moved to Montana in 1995 from the Chicago area to attend MSU. Ben received his Masters Degree in Architecture from Montana State University in 2002. He began his career in furniture design and construction, progressing to home construction. After gaining valuable construction experience, he sat down at a desk with a large Montana based architecture company, then became an owner / partner at Bechtle Architects in 2018.

After 21 years of work ranging from single-family residential to commercial, institutional, and industrial projects, Ben founded Blaze Architecture, focusing on new residential architecture projects and residential renovation projects. He is able to listen to your project goals and then advise on the best path forward to meet your scope, schedule and budget. It’s your project, not his.

Resume:

Montana Furniture Industries: 1995-2002
Masters of Architecture: 2002
RN Construction: 2002 – 2004
Medicine Hat Inc.: 2004 – 2005
CTA (now Cushing Terrell) Architects: 2005 – 2014

Bechtle Architects: 2014-2022 (owner / partner 2018-2021)
LEED AP - 2006
Licensed Architect State of Montan: 2011