OWA Architects

02/02/2026

It is with heavy hearts that we share Owen Warneke, founder and Architect of Owen Warneke & Associates, unexpectedly passed away last week. Words cannot begin to express Owen's contributions to OWA, the Winona area, and beyond. Our community has lost a great supporter. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

View Owen Warneke's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

06/20/2025

Today is the day. We are open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Everyone has worked very hard to get resdy for today. We look forward to seeing everyone!

06/09/2025

Drumroll 3….2…1…The moment many have been waiting for. We have set our sights high. Please share this post with everyone. Our soft opening will be Monday June 16th. Bare with us as we open the doors for the public. We plan to have our retail store stocked and ready for everyone to enjoy. More posts to follow with hours of operation.

03/04/2025

Great team, excellent results, and benefit to our local community. Please consider volunteering, donating, or supporting the Winona Volunteer Services!

by CHRIS ROGERS

11/26/2024

Bucket list... add.

Completed in 2024 in Nesvačilka, Czech Republic. Images by Ondřej Bouška. For over a hundred years, the people of Nesvačilka longed for a chapel, a place of spiritual reflection, a space where they could gather as a...

08/16/2024

WOW! Another great example of natural integration.

This modern house located in Ontario Canada deeply connects with nature thanks to the abundance of wood used in the design, which merges with the landscape.

08/08/2024

Very proud, excited, and grateful to part of such a transformative project for the Winona and Cotter communities. I believe the children and teachers will have the space they need for many years to come!

article - Cotter Schools

06/04/2024

Garages are important, I see and experience a culture of DIY everyday! Work on projects and keep the garage unprogrammed, flexible, and untidy so it doesn't take itself too seriously.

These shape-shifting spaces show how our homes might help us better connect to ourselves, and to one another.

05/26/2024

Join us for the St. Nicholas Hall Open House! Discover our vibrant Early Childhood Education Programs at Cotter Schools.

📅 Tuesday, June 18
🕠 5:30-6:30 PM
📍 511 Hilbert St., Winona,

RSVP today and explore our NEW early childhood building!

04/19/2024

Everyone should head out and catch Alice in Wonderland this weekend!!

This week's remembers the 2002 production of "Hello, Dolly!" In this photo, Jeremiah Dost, Peter Boysen, Kira Erickson and Jacob Nicklay posed for the camera.

Our proud tradition of excellence on the stage continues this week, as the WSHS Theatre Group will perform "Alice in Wonderland." Showtimes are set for 7 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

Join us down the rabbit hole!

04/18/2024

Humble and inspirational

Finnish studio MNY Arkitekter has completed Two Sisters, a timber holiday home in Salo that is designed to allow two siblings to live "together separately".

04/09/2024

Inspiring project!

A long geometric form defines the Vipp Cold Hawaii guesthouse, which architecture studio Hahn Lavsen has designed to stand out in the dunes surrounding Thy National Park in Denmark.