Dennis Burgener, AIA, NCARB, has a wealth of information and has been responsible for educating me throughout the years about design, construction, and architecture. An Illinois native with a lifetime of practice throughout the Midwest, he graduated, with honors, Master of Architecture, Double Masters program from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been a licensed, practicing architect for more than 30 years and has received multiple residential and commercial awards. He has been featured on Homes Across America, HGTV.