Kurt Reinkens
Principal Architect



Principal, President and CEO

Education: Bachelor of Arts, College of Environmental Design with a degree in Architecture, University of California, Berkeley.

Registrations: California Architect 1993 and Nevada Residential Designer 2009, Colorado Architect 2023, lapsed in Hawaii.

Over 40 years of experience in architecture and construction.

Mr. Reinkens' responsibilities as President and CEO of MWA, inc. include Principal-in-Charge of design, marketing, mentoring, and overall team management.

In 2009 Mr. Reinkens received the "Professional of the Year" award from the Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe, and in 2008 MWA received the People's Choice - Architectural Firm by Tahoe Quarterly Magazine. He has received numerous other design awards.

Mr. Reinkens served three years on the Town of Truckee Planning Commission where he received certified Ethics Training for Public Officials, was actively involved in adoption of the Planning Commission Values Statement, the Trails and Bikeways Master Plan, the Commercial Row Development Code Amendment, the 2007-2014 Housing Element update while serving on the Housing Advisory Working Group. In addition, Reinkens reviewed major development projects including the Village at Grays Crossing Phases 1 and 2, Hotel Avery, Town of Truckee Public Service Center, the Hilltop Master Plan, and the Railyard Master Plan.

Mr. Reinkens is the author and current administrator of design review guidelines for a local HOA. He has served on a local HOA design review oversight committee. He served on the Local Government Affairs Committee of the Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe. He has been a volunteer fund raiser for the Truckee River Watershed Council. He has been involved or supported the Strategic Economic Council, Downtown Merchant Association, Chamber of Commerce, Sierra Green Building Council, Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe, Nevada County Contractors Association, Sierra Business Council, and Founding Fifty of Truckee Trails.

He has served as an expert witness in design and construction litigation.

For the last ten years he has volunteered with NorCal area of The Mankind Project USA, a non-profit dedicated to hosting life-changing experiential personal development programs where he has attained the level of Co-leader Candidate. MKP believes that emotionally mature powerful, compassionate, and purpose-driven men will help heal some of our society's deepest wounds.

Kurt is married with two adult beautiful daughters and has enjoyed coaching youth soccer, mountain biking, skiing, gardening, hatha and kriya yoga, vintage british sports cars, and nourishing lasting friendships.

Mr. Reinkens has been with MWA, inc. since 1988 and principal since 1994 and has served as chief designer and Principal-in-Charge for numerous projects.


All Staff

Anna and I wanted to tell once again how thrilled we are with your design of our home to be constructed in Tahoe Donner.

As builders of custom homes we have very high standards when designing our homes. especially one for our family to live in. We gave you an assignment that required you to meet my expectations from a constructability stand point and to express Anna’s functional and aesthetic desires. From my perspective as a builder you hit a homerun designing a home that will not only be cost effective to construct, and functional, but exceeded all of our design expectations. This home will truly be unique and very beautiful when constructed.

You listened to our needs and desires and gave us a home that takes full advantage of our entire 270 ° of views while designing it for our large family to feel at home in.

Please feel free to share this with anyone who needs convincing that you will give them everything they want and expect from an architect and then will exceed their expectations. It has been our pleasure working with you and we wish you the best of luck


-- Daniel Raber
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