MASON ELLIS
PRINCIPAL / PROJECT ARCHITECT
AIA, LEED AP
mellis@werarch.com
Mason brings over 20 years of design experience to the WER team – with a focus on renovation and restoration work. His passion for historic structures brought him to WER after graduating from the University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture. He has since become a vital member of our design team, using hands on preservation techniques and methods to transform and breathe new life into existing structures. Mason has had many opportunities to advance his level of experience with projects that involve careful interpretation and technical recreation of historic buildings throughout the state of Arkansas as well as the design of new buildings within a contextual vocabulary. Along with historic preservation projects, Mason has been the project architect on multiple higher education campus projects including Hendrix College, the University of Arkansas, UA Little Rock, Lyon College, Southern Arkansas University and Arkansas State University.
Mason is a board member and past president of Preserve Arkansas, former president of Bicycle Advocacy of Central Arkansas and a member of Leadership Greater Little Rock XXX Class. He also received the 2017 Sustain the Rock Award in the Individual Category for his commitment to making the City of Little Rock a more sustainable place to work and live.