Project Designer
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Associate
Brian is a seasoned and versatile designer with a strong sense of scale, proportion and balance of materiality. His enthusiasm, amiability and freehand sketching skills allow for an intuitive and comfortable process with each client, irrespective of scope.
Brian joined JAI in 2016. A 27-year career as a designer with a 20-year stint at McCarty Holsaple McCarty, Inc. and a three-year stint at Ross/Fowler, PC, in the middle allowed him to work on a wide range of projects, from award-winning private residences to multiple projects at UT’s Neyland Stadium and almost everything in between.
Education
- Bachelor of Architecture, University of Tennessee, 1994
Community Involvement & Affiliations
- Blount Mansion Association, board member (six years), site committee chair
- Downtown Knoxville Alliance Quality of Life Committee, member (eight years)
- Red & Green Event, host/invitation chair (16 years)
- Covenant Health Artsclamation!, art juror (four years)
- Tennessee Valley Fair Children’s Lego Competition(s), coordinator/facilitator (15 years)
- AIA East Tennessee Bricks & Blocks children’s Lego event, coordinator/facilitator (five years)
- AIA East Tennessee Bricks & Brews adult Lego event, coordinator/facilitator (five years)
Contact Brian
What three words best describe you?
Passionate, affable and loquacious.
