Ian Butcher is the founding partner at Best Practice. He received his Master of Architecture from the University of Washington and has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Design from North Carolina State University. Prior to establishing Best Practice, he was a Senior Architect at Domestic Architecture, and an associate at E. Cobb Architects. He has taught design studios in the Interior design department at Cornish College of the Arts, and served as a board member for ARCADE Magazine.

Kailin became a partner at Best Practice in 2020 and serves as the creative lead in the studio. They received a Masters of Architecture from Parsons The New School for Design and a Bachelor of Art in Architecture from the UW. Prior to collaborations with Best Practice, Kailin has worked at LMN architects, Diller Scofidio + Renfro and nArchitects in New York. Currently, Kailin teaches Architectural Representation classes at the UW, is actively involved with the AIA Seattle Honor Awards committee but mostly wants to draw pictures of junk food with legs.

Kip received a Masters of Architecture from Parsons The New School for Design and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Nevada – Las Vegas. Prior to collaborating with Best Practice, Kip was an Associate at Rogers Partners Architects+Urban Designers, and a Senior Architect at Rogers Marvel Architects. He has taught design and representation courses at Parsons The New School for Design Associate Interior Design program. He has also collaborated on urban planning charrettes in Ecuador and Romania, and has been a guest speaker at UNLV’s Klai Juba lecture series.

Sarah received her Master of Architecture from Yale University and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Cincinnati. Most recently before joining Best Practice, she was a design lead with Katerra’s architecture group. Prior to that, Sarah worked at Olson Kundig and Kohn Pederson Fox. When not at work, one can probably find her doing the following: either walking her two elderly dogs, fixing something in her house, or watching old gymnastics competitions. She strongly dislikes cucumbers and very much enjoys building IKEA furniture.

Alex received her Masters in Architecture from the NewSchool of Architecture & Design and a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature from UC Santa Cruz. She enjoys storytelling in all forms and believes structures tell tall tales if you listen closely. Photography, trying new breweries and shoe shopping are her extra curricular passions.

Emily received her Bachelor in Architecture from the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Before joining Best Practice, Emily worked at Behnisch Architekten in Munich, Germany and Babienko Architects. Outside of the office, you’ll find Emily snacking on the free samples at Trader Joe’s or painting flowers she stole from her neighbor’s yard.

Luke recently graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Design. Before joining Best Practice, Luke worked for Uptic Studios in his hometown of Spokane, WA. Outside of work, you’ll either find Luke up on the ski hill, watching Premier League replays, or planning his next furniture project.