Mr. Buckelew rejoined Breslin Ridyard Fadero Architects in August 2017 after interning at BRF from 1999 until 2001. During this hiatus, he gained a wide range of professional experience at two other firms in Eastern Pennsylvania. Mark earned a Bachelor of Architecture Degree cum laude at Temple University and a Bachelor of Science Degree cum laude from Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a recipient of the Temple Architecture Program Bachelor of Architecture Award and the Da Vinci Prize. Before attending Temple’s Architecture Program, he worked over 20 years in various construction trades ranging from masonry and carpentry to being a certified journeyman electrician. Mark brings to BRF a comprehensive knowledge of code, specifications, construction technique and documentation, and contract administration.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Educational K-12
- Sacred Heart Elementary School Gymnasium Addition and Alterations
Diocese of Philadelphia
Oxford, Pennsylvania - St. Philip Neri Elementary School Gymnasium Addition and Alterations
Diocese of Philadelphia
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania - New West Vincent Elementary School
Owen J. Roberts School District,
Chester Springs, Pennsylvania - New Pfaff Elementary School
Quakertown Community School District,
Quakertown, Pennsylvania - New Monocacy Elementary Center
Daniel Boone Area School District,
Birdsboro, Pennsylvania - Adaptive Reuse – Former Mill/Factory to K-12 School
Renaissance Academy Charter School
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - Alterations to Owen J. Roberts Middle School
Owen J. Roberts School District,
Pottstown, Pennsylvania - Addition and Alterations to East Norriton Middle School
Norristown Area School District
Norristown, Pennsylvania - New Wilson West Middle School
Wilson School District,
Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania - New Daniel Boone Middle School
Daniel Boone Area School District,
Douglasville, Pennsylvania - New Bishop McDevitt High School
Diocese of Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Additions and Alterations to Pennridge High School
Pennridge School District,
Perkasie, Pennsylvania - Additions and Alterations to Central Bucks High School East
Central Bucks School District,
Doylestown, Pennsylvania - Alterations to Northern Lehigh High School
Northern Lehigh School District
Slatington, Pennsylvania - Alterations to Peters Elementary School
Northern Lehigh School District
Washington Township, Pennsylvania
Career and Technical Institute
- Alterations to Tompkins College Center
Cedar Crest College
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Municipal /Institutional
- New Reading Southwest Fire Station
Reading, Pennsylvania - Central Bucks Family YMCA
Doylestown, Pennsylvania - Hanover Township Municipal Complex
Haverford, Pennsylvania
Healthcare
- Fit-out for new Children’s Dental Surgery of Bethlehem
Children’s Dental Surgery
Hanover Township, Pennsylvania - Alterations and Upgrades for Code Compliance
American Surgery Center, United Medical
Wilmington, Delaware - Fit-out for new PMC Bartonsville Health Center
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Bartonsville, Pennsylvania - Emergency Room Expansion
Moses Taylor Hospital
Hanover Township, Pennsylvania - Curtain Wall Replacement
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
Senior Living
- Addition and Alterations to Somerford Place
Five Star Senior Living
Hagerstown, Maryland - Alterations to Foulk Manor South
Five Star Senior Living
Wilmington, Delaware - New Millcroft Memory Care Residence
Five Star Senior Living
Newark, Delaware