Brent Brown, AIA

Dallas-based architect Brent Brown, AIA, has focused his efforts on bringing “design thinking” to all communities. The founding director of the building community WORKSHOP (bcWORKSHOP), Brown has received a great deal of recognition for his socially conscious design concepts, including the 2007, 2008, and 2010 Awards for Excellence in Community Design and Sustainable Design by AIA/Dallas and most recently, the 2010 National AIA/HUD Secretary Award for Community-Informed Design by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in conjunction with the American Institute for Architects for his Congo Street Green Initiative. In addition, Brown was named the Founding Director of Dallas City Design Studio and represented the Southwest region as part of the President's forum on Clean Energy and Public Health at the White House. For Tuesday Evenings, Brown presents Design Justice, discussing the responsibilities and opportunities for socially conscious architecture as illustrated in his own practice.