{"id":159538,"date":"2026-06-03T10:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=159538"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:12:15","slug":"beard-riser-architects-hosts-summer-architectural-interns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/beard-riser-architects-hosts-summer-architectural-interns\/","title":{"rendered":"Beard + Riser Architects\u00a0Hosts Summer\u00a0Architectural Interns\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summer student\u00a0interns\u00a0bring\u00a0new\u00a0perspectives and technical\u00a0expertise\u00a0to\u00a0growing\u00a0firm<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Beard + Riser Architects<\/strong>, a&nbsp;Mississippi&nbsp;firm specializing in&nbsp;custom high-end&nbsp;residential&nbsp;and&nbsp;commercial design, announces&nbsp;the addition of four&nbsp;summer interns for&nbsp;2026.&nbsp;The firm welcomes&nbsp;<strong>Macy McLean, Lauren Dulin,&nbsp;Sara Magee, and Jaylin Tate<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lauren is a <strong>Bachelor of Architecture<\/strong> student at&nbsp;<strong>Tulane University School of Architecture<\/strong>, where she is pursuing a minor in Business Administration. A native of Austin, Texas, Lauren has built an impressive foundation of professional experience through mentorships with <strong>Gensler,&nbsp;Lake|Flato&nbsp;Architects<\/strong>, and <strong>DDG<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macy is a fourth-year Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies student at&nbsp;<strong>Louisiana Tech University<\/strong>, where she will&nbsp;complete&nbsp;a&nbsp;Master of Architecture degree.&nbsp;A native of Texarkana,&nbsp;Texas,&nbsp;she&nbsp;has prior experience through an internship at <strong>WER Architects<\/strong>&nbsp;in Little Rock&nbsp;and at<strong> Thompson Home Design<\/strong>.&nbsp;She\u2019s&nbsp;a member of&nbsp;<strong>Kappa Delta Sorority<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;is a pole vaulter&nbsp;for the <strong>Louisiana Tech&nbsp;Lady Bulldogs&nbsp;Track<\/strong> team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sara is a junior&nbsp;from Oxford&nbsp;pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design&nbsp;with a minor in Studio Art&nbsp;at&nbsp;<strong>Mississippi Christian<\/strong>.&nbsp;Sara has been recognized as a winner of the<strong>&nbsp;Artopex&nbsp;Student Design Competition<\/strong> and has earned placement on both MC\u2019s&nbsp;Dean&#8217;s List and President&#8217;s List. She is an active member of ASID and currently serves as&nbsp;ASID&nbsp;Event Chair Officer.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jaylin is a&nbsp;rising senior from Atlanta pursuing an architecture degree from&nbsp;<strong>Yale University<\/strong>, where he is also an offensive lineman for the Bulldog football team, garnering All-Ivy Honorable Mention for the 2025 season.&nbsp;As a member of <strong>Woodward Academy<\/strong> in Georgia, he led his team to three regional&nbsp;championships&nbsp;and&nbsp;was on the wrestling team.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Said&nbsp;Principal Architect <strong>Dale Riser<\/strong>, &#8216;Welcoming students from&nbsp;diverse&nbsp;programs like&nbsp;these&nbsp;across different geographical areas,&nbsp;is energizing for the firm and gives us the benefit of their training.&nbsp;&nbsp;We also hope that this experience&nbsp;is helpful in&nbsp;their gaining&nbsp;real-world knowledge of our&nbsp;practice and&nbsp;builds&nbsp;a bridge to future&nbsp;team members.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mentorship has always been part of how&nbsp;John and I&nbsp;practice architecture, and we look forward to a great summer with this&nbsp;group.&#8217;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Beard + Riser Architects&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beard + Riser Architects is an&nbsp;architecture, interior design, and planning&nbsp;firm&nbsp;with offices&nbsp;in&nbsp;Oxford and Greenwood, Mississippi.&nbsp;The firm specializes in&nbsp;custom high-end&nbsp;residential&nbsp;and&nbsp;commercial&nbsp;architecture, with a commitment to sustainable design practices, historic preservation,&nbsp;and community-centered solutions. Led by Principals<strong> John Beard<\/strong> and Dale Riser,&nbsp;the firm has built a reputation for thoughtful design that responds to clients, local culture,&nbsp;and environmental context.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current work&nbsp;includes&nbsp;the <strong>Vicksburg Battlefield Interpretive Center<\/strong> (with&nbsp;<strong>Perkins&amp;Will<\/strong>, architect of record), <strong>Yoknapatawpha Humanities Center<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Ole Miss Biological Field House<\/strong>, <strong>City of Oxford&nbsp;mTrade&nbsp;Park Renovation<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Golden Age Improvements<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>North Panola High School Auditorium Renovations<\/strong>, <strong>Shadow Cove House<\/strong>, and <strong>Four Foxes Residence<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;The firm will celebrate 20 years&nbsp;of practice&nbsp;in 2027.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about Beard + Riser Architects, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beardriser.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.beardriser.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.beardriser.com<\/a> or contact&nbsp;662.455.2581.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Dale Riser&nbsp;<br>Beard + Riser Architects PLLC&nbsp;<br>[Cell] 662.374.1541&nbsp;<br>driser@beardriser.com&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer student\u00a0interns\u00a0bring\u00a0new\u00a0perspectives and 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