By embracing and focusing on his architectural firm’s mission, he found a greater purpose. He learned the power of a mission to create change whose impact can be immeasurable.
James Andrews grew up in Wales and is a principal at Overland Partners
Architects. He served as Co-Chair for the AIA San Antonio Committee on The Environment (COTE), as Director of the Board for AIA San Antonio, was a founding member and Chair of United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Central Texas. He has been honored as a sustainability expert by the San Antonio Business Journal’s 2010 Going Green Awards, and his projects at
Overland have been recognized with two AIA National Housing Awards, two
AIA/HUD Secretary’s Creating Community Connection Awards, and the Rudy
Bruner Award for Urban Excellence.
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