March 20, 2002

Northwest Architectural

Northwest Architectural Co. in Spokane has named Bruce B. Turner as principal. Turner is a licensed electrical engineer who joined the firm in 1996 to lead the electrical engineering subsidiary of the firm, NAC Engineering. Turner has designed electrical and communication systems for several of NAC’s education projects including Central Valley High School, University High School in Spokane and Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup. Health care experience includes projects for Holy Family Hospital, Sacred Heart Medical Center and Eastern State Hospital.

Recently named associates are: James Choate-Deeds, John Brineman and RoxAnne Wachholz.

Choate-Deeds joined the firm in 2001 and is a 1988 graduate of the University of Idaho. In the past year with the firm, he has served as project manager for the Valley Hospital Medical Center addition and remodel in Spokane, and modernizations of the Windsor and Betz Elementary Schools in Cheney. Choate-Deeds is an expert on sustainable architecture and daylighting design.

Brineman is a 1989 graduate of the University of the State of New York and the firm's information systems manager.He was formerly an AutoCad instructor at ITT Technical Institute in Spokane.

Wachholz is the firm’s computer systems specialist and the network administrator in both the Spokane and Seattle offices. Wachholz joined the firm in 1997 and holds a degree in landscape architecture from Washington State University.

Northwest Architectural Co. is a 90-person architectural and interior design, planning and electrical engineering firm with offices in Seattle, Spokane and Coeur d'Alene