Mark D. Searls

Mark D. Searls, AIA NCARB, serves as a Principal at BSA LifeStructures since September 2021, focusing on developing the Learning practice within the North Carolina market through project leadership and client relationship cultivation. Previously, Searls was Design Director at Perkins Eastman, where responsibilities included coordinating project team creativity and planning, and held similar roles at FreemanWhite and Flad Architects, emphasizing design leadership and strategic direction in academic sectors. Searls has experience as Design Director at Ellerbe Becket, contributing to academic and healthcare projects, and has taught as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota. Early career experience includes positions at Eisenman Architects and Tigerman McCurry Architects, where significant contributions to notable projects were made. Searls holds multiple degrees in architecture and environmental design from the University of Illinois Chicago and the University of Colorado Boulder, along with a Cum Laude accolade from Westminster School.