Andrea Freiburger

Andrea Freiburger is a licensed architect and founder of Spring Architects, which was acquired by FGMA in 2025. Her respect for others equals a belief that everyone deserves a safe, healthy, and delightful space to inhabit, and she feels a deep responsibility to provide that in built form. Andrea is excited about creating vibrant micro-communities, large and small scale, with mixed-use sites and live/work units. Her thoughtful approach to design is represented in the delicate balance between higher density development and wide-open spaces. She believes that access to fresh air and nature needs to be woven into the everyday experience. Andrea is most proud of the work she has done in affordable housing.

In 2025, Andrea achieved TiD - Bronze as a Trauma-informed Design practitioner. She has applied the TiD framework to recent projects serving vulnerable families, individuals and children and believes that all practice areas would benefit from policies, practice and environments that actively resist re-traumatization. Andrea continues to learn and contribute to this emerging field through the Trauma-informed Design Society.

Andrea has been working in the architectural and construction community of central Texas since 2000, with overlapping experience in architectural design, project management, construction administration, and construction management.

Outside of the office, Andrea enjoys hiking the greenbelt, camping with teenagers and volunteering with numerous community entities. She is currently a member of the Austin Housing Coalition and serves on the City of Austin Technical Advisory Review Panel. Andrea lives in Austin's South Lamar neighborhood with her husband and child, and is knowledgeable about and invested in the neighborhood.