SWBR

SWBR has hired ROB PETRIE as senior architectural designer and YANG SONG as architectural designer in its Syracuse office. Petrie has specialized in colleges and universities, municipal, and retail project types for nearly 15 years. Most recently, he practiced architectural and graphic design and illustrations as a sole proprietor for clients nationally. Locally, he helped renovate the Sherwin Inn Tavern and the conversion of the historic Hannum House into a five bedroom boutique hotel in Skaneateles. Petrie has served as a professor/lecturer of architectural curricula at several universities, including Syracuse University. He earned his master’s degree in architecture from Cornell University and bachelor’s degree in architecture from Virginia Tech. Song — originally from Jinan City, Shandong Province in China — is an architectural designer who uses his visualization and design skills on a variety of education projects, with a specific focus on Central New York school districts. He earned a master’s degree in architecture from Syracuse University.