Beverley B Spears, FAIA is a practicing architect and landscape architect and a longtime resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her abiding interest in preservation and celebration of historic elements in our built environment has resulted in two published volumes.
American Adobes (UNM Press, 1987) explores vernacular architecture throughout Northern New Mexico. Early Churches of Mexico: An Architect’s View (UNM Press, 2017) presents a refreshing new look at the sixteenth century church complexes built in central Mexico.
Beverley founded Spears Architects in 1981 offering commercial and residential design, historic preservation, urban design and landscape architecture. In 2011 the firm, reorganized as Spears Horn Architects, was recognized by the American Institute of Architects as the New Mexico Firm of the Year.
In 1974, after earning a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania and completing her internship in Houston, she moved to Santa Fe as a licensed architect. She is also a landscape architect, licensed since 1986. MS. Spears has lectured widely on architectural topics. Beverley received the New Mexico Architects Medal in 2000 for “contributions that have advanced the profession and the socially responsible role that architecture must perform within our greater society.” In 2002, she was elevated to the national College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. In 2003, the Old Santa Fe Association honored her “for her contributions to the character and traditions of Santa Fe.” The firm has received numerous historic preservation awards from the City of Santa Fe, the State of New Mexico and the American Institute of Architects. Spears Horn Architects’ projects include the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, the Plaza Stage, the Santa Fe Public Schools Administration Building, the Academy for the Love of Learning, and Santa Fe Preparatory School Library.
November 2009 27 minutes