Fire Department Improvements Underway

August 30th, 2024

We’re excited for the Mason City Fire Department project currently underway! The new living spaces addition and renovation of current working spaces aims to optimize the safety and efficiency of operations while providing new accommodations for staff. The design is influenced by strength and protection on the exterior encompassing a ladder-concept corridor with an abundance of natural light.

Once completed, the new dorms and improved workspaces will help retain and attract new staff to the department!

Summer Intern Video!

August 14th, 2024

Earlier this summer we had two interns join our team, Ava Eisenbarth and Nathan Farland, where they got to experience several aspects of architecture projects and our design process. They also participated in a couple of staff outings and celebrations! Ava and Nathan documented their experience and produced a video of their time with Bergland + Cram.

Check it out below!

https://fb.watch/tYtnv0fiJm/

New Terminal at Mason City Municipal Airport opening soon!

July 17th, 2024

It’s in the details… large format tile, the morse-code lighting pattern, daylighting and runway views are some of our favorites on this project.

We partnered with design firm Miller Dunwiddie of Minneapolis to design and oversee the construction of the new terminal at Mason City Municipal Airport. As this project is coming to completion we can’t believe how fast it has FLOWN by! ✈️

Join us for the ribbon cutting on Wednesday, July 24th at 11am and see it for yourself!

Chamber Golf Outing… but make it Basketball

June 19th, 2024

We always have fun sponsoring a hole at the Mason City Chamber Golf Outing! 

This years theme was basketball, shooting from the logo like WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark, winning swag, and networking with area businesses and professionals. We also had a B+C team finish with seven under par, with help from our summer interns! Check out our video for a recap. 

B+C Golfing and Basketball?

 

 

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May 16th, 2024

May is Mental Health Awareness month and we support talking about the Elephant in the room – mental health!

Walk around downtown and you’ll see several elephant planters on display, as part of 43 NorthIowa’s “Elephants On Parade” promotion.
Our planter and window design are inspired by growing awareness of mental health through words of positivity, growing from our elephant planter onto our windows! Our elephant has a 3D pattern design and shows off it’s “green thumb”.
Check out our window through the rest of this month!

Take Your Kids To Work Day

April 30th, 2024

Last week we had kids working with us for “Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day”!

We put our kids to work designing a park and presenting their design to clients, designing their dream bedroom and seeing it in 3D, and creating a new logo for Bergland + Cram Architects, complete with some new rules as owners. They also got to experience a wellness activity with us, going for a walk and getting protein smoothies. It was a fun afternoon of learning and designing!

Check out our video from the day – Take Your Kids To Work Day 2024

Young Designers at the NIACC STEM Festival

April 19th, 2024

How would you design your dream bedroom?

We thoroughly enjoyed our time hanging out with kids at the NIACC STEM Festival, designing their dream bedrooms together in real time using modeling and video game rendering software. Keep an eye out for these talented future designers!

Welcome to the Team, Alex!

March 26th, 2024

We’re excited to welcome Alex Cook to our Bergland + Cram team!

Alex and her family are recent permanent residents of Mason City, moving from Utah after falling in love with Iowa after a family visit. Her love for architecture goes back to childhood, sketching buildings everywhere she went and being close and personal with the construction process. She is currently working on her Masters of Architecture while bringing engineering and communication skills to the team.

Alex is excited to learn and work alongside the B+C team and immerse herself in our team culture. Welcome to the team, Alex!

First Annual Trivia Night Success!

March 1st, 2024

Holding on to our Bronze win status!

We brought home a 3rd place win at the Chamber of Commerce’s First Annual Trivia Night! Dressed in our Zoom meeting/work from home/remote-in attire we also brought home the Best Dressed Team award! It’s become the standard for us to bring back a 3rd place win at every Chamber event we attend – and we kept the streak! We had a great time supporting the Chamber and competing with other businesses – maybe next year we bring back the trophy?

Wear Red for Heart Month

February 14th, 2024

At Bergland + Cram one of our wellness initiatives is encouraging healthy activities! We got out for a walk as an office and then had a heart-healthy breakfast after. We love to get out of the office as a group and do some fun activities together. Check it out!

Wear Red