In the past nineteen years Architect Fred Andrew Simpson, AIA has worked on millions of square feet of facilities for educational, municipal, institutional, correctional, health care and residential clients. He has further served the region and community in other capacities as:

An Adjunct Professor and an Advisory Board Member in design and computer aided drawing at St Phillip's College
A Director on the board of The Brighton Center for Inclusive Communities.
A Director of the Jefferson Woodlawn Lake Community Development Corporation
A Member of the Empowerment Zone Governance Board of the City of San Antonio 

A Member of the Business and Education committee and the Transportation committee with the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce

As a Designer, Mr. Simpson has worked with many important and exciting clients including:
public and private schools and churches, municipalities and counties, Non-profit charitable organizations,
development and Industrial interests and select residential patrons

After studying Fine Art on a scholarship from the MacMahon Foundation at Cameron University College of Art under Benson Warren, Kathy Liontas, and Christi Dietz, he studied architecture at the University of Oklahoma under, Michael Iver Wahl, AIA; Patricia Edson, AIA: Joel Dietrich, AIA; Terry L. Patterson, AIA; Bruce Goff Professors: Joseph Esherick, FAIA; and Gunnar Birkerts. And he conversed regularly with Architect Richard Kuhlman, AIA. . As the president of AIA Students, he chauffeured Gunnar Birkerts and Larry Speck, AIA in his 1974 Chevy Nova. Gunnar Birkerts was clearly not impressed. Larry Speck seemed to dig the car and advised something to the effect of: "Don't let school get in the way of your education." 

He designed public schools, manufacturing infrastructure, historic upgrades and a law enforcement / EOC facility with Galen May, AIA of Victoria, Texas and later with the late James D. Pfluger, FAIA of Austin, Texas. He worked with Perry Rabke and Lorraine Dailey at Edward R. Gondeck, Architect to bring that firm from pen-registered mylar drawing into the world of computer aided drafting, while drawing plans for eleven county law enforcement facilities. He established Archimedia as a sole practice in 1995 after working with Overland Partners Incorporated of San Antonio, Texas on religious and educational facilities as well as masterplanning and multifamily residential projects. Andy lives in San Antonio with his wife Teresa and their family.

A keen interest in the study and practice of organic architecture continues to inform Andy's work.

A keen interest in the value of more humane places made for people to live and thrive has led Andy to study form-based coding as a mechanism for producing Traditional Neighborhoods and Town Centers containing a full panoply of space types within a walkable structure. 

Career Highlights Include:

Stakeholder Workshops

Design Charrettes

Illustration

Masterplanning

Site Design

Form Based Coding and Design Standards

Grant Support

Property Condition Assessment

Architectural Services

Analysis and Reports

Public Speaking

Public Building Design

Construction Documents

Contract Administration

Community Development

Higher Education

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In his spare time Andy interprets images in acrylic paint at his home studio and occasionally rides his Harley Davidson Nightster through the Texas Hill Country, mysteriously winding up at Gruene Hall almost every time. He is active in community theater. And he is an avid amateur gardener. 

But more importantly, not all that long ago Andy played an Open A chord on Butch Hancock's guitar, live on stage at Casbeers during a break in a Greencards show where Butch was sitting in with the band. What on Earth possessed Butch Hancock to hand his guitar to this utter novice is a question for the cosmos. Kym Warner stood up from signing autographs, turned his head and said, "Nice chord," and returned to his business. Yikes! If that doesn't give you chills, you need to get out more.