Stephen Kear, AIA, is a Senior Project Architect currently with Olson Kundig since 2021. Raised in New England, Stephen developed a passion for architecture early on, which guided their academic journey through the Wentworth Institute of Technology, where they earned a Master of Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture. Stephen previously worked as an Architectural Designer at Elkus Manfredi Architects and SRG Partnership, and held the position of Project Architect at HEWITT from 2017 to 2021. Their exploration of new architectural discourse led them from Boston to Seattle, where they continue to immerse in the art of architecture.