Brian is an alumni of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture, and the recipient of a Master's degree in architecture from the University of Florida. For half a year during his tenure as a graduate student, Brian studied architecture in Italy at the Vicenza Institute of Architecture.
Prior to founding Hammersley Architecture, Brian gained valuable and varied experience at a handful of prestigious firms in Chicago. Brian has enjoyed a wide range of project experiences, including healthcare, retail / mixed-use, and educational facilities, high-end custom residential, small sustainable residential, multi-family residential, master planning and space planning.
Brian has multiple years experience executing design- build projects as well, and has a firm understanding through practice of sustainable construction techniques and sustainable land management strategies and systems.
In addition to his practice, Brian is active in architecture education, and is an adjunct professor in the School of Architecture at Triton College in River Grove, Illinois. He teaches architectural design and wood and masonry construction. Brian has also taught design at the Academy of Design and Technology, and is a regular invited critic of educational juries at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture.
Passionate about architecture, Brian's has appeared on Chicago Public Radio's Eight Forty-Eight, and published the journal, Open Dialogue—Thoughts on Chicago Architecture. This work is in the permanent holdings of the School of the Art Institute's Library. His designs have been published in the book Seattle Case Study Homes and exhibited at I-Space in Chicago through the Chicago Architecture Club. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Architectural Club as well. Most recently, Brian was invited to participate in Burnham 2.0, an exhibition coordinated with the Chicago Humanities Festival. The Jefferson Park project was exhibited as part of a series of proposals in the Chicago History Museum from November 2008 until March 2009.
Brian is a registered Architect in the State of Illinois and is NCARB board certified.
A full resume is also available.
