Blaine E. Brownell Explained

Blaine E. Brownell
Birth Date:22 March 1970
Birth Place:Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Nationality:American
Parents:Blaine A. Brownell, Mardi T. Brownell
Awards:Fulbright scholarship, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Alma Mater:Princeton University
Rice University
Discipline:Architecture

Blaine Brownell (born March 22, 1970[1]) is an American architect, author, and educator. In 2020 he was appointed Director of the School of Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Brownell is a leading scholar on advanced and emergent materials for architecture and design, and the author of the Transmaterial book series (2006-2017).

Biography

Brownell earned a B.A. in architecture with a Certificate in East Asian Studies at Princeton University in 1992, and a Master of Architecture from Rice University in 1998. He practiced for seven years at NBBJ in Seattle, Washington. In 2006 he became a Fulbright Scholar to Japan with a focus on emergent materials and applications in architecture and design. After a visiting professorship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Brownell taught at the University of Minnesota School of Architecture, Minneapolis starting in 2008, eventually serving as director of graduate studies and interim department head. In 2020 he became the Director of the School of Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[2] [3]

Developing an interest early in his architectural and teaching career in the use of innovative materials in the building industry, Brownell initiated a research effort in the late 1990s which led to his authorship of several books on the subject, including the Transmaterial series, a comprehensive survey of a spectrum of new materials with the potential for enhancing the functionality, environmental impact, and aesthetic properties of buildings.[4] He has also written on the topic of utilizing existing material in novel ways in architecture, for example in Material Strategies: Innovative Applications in Architecture and in Hypernatural: Architecture's New Relationship with Nature.[5] Brownell authors the recurring "Mind & Matter" column [6] as well as a large number of online articles on a variety of topics[7] for Architect magazine.

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Awards and honors

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Notes and References

  1. The Alumni Magazine of Washington and Lee University, April 1971 . Washington and Lee's Digital Archive . 10 June 2020 . 26 . April 1971 . Washburn . William C. .
  2. Web site: Blaine Brownell Appointed New Director of UNC School of Architecture . Architect . The American Institute of Architects . 14 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Reiner-Roth . Shane . Blaine Brownell appointed as University of North Carolina's new director of the School of Architecture . The Architect's Newspaper . 26 March 2020 . Diana Darling . 13 July 2021.
  4. News: Cortese . Amy . In Search of Better (and Greener) Building Blocks . 15 July 2021 . The New York Times . 13 July 2008.
  5. News: Hartnett . Kevin . When a cow is an architect's best friend . 13 July 2021 . The Boston Globe . 29 April 2015.
  6. Web site: Brownell . Blaine . Expanding Innovative Materials to New Markets . Architect . The American Institute of Architects . 14 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Blaine Brownell's Posts . Architect . The American Institute of Architects.
  8. Web site: AIA Welcomes 116 New Members to Its College of Fellows . Architect Magazine . American Institute of Architects . 13 July 2021.
  9. Web site: College of Fellows . aia.org . American Institute of Architects.
  10. Web site: Green . Jared . Best Books of 2017 . The Dirt: Uniting the Built and Natural Environments . American Society of Landscape Architects . 27 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210627094707/https://dirt.asla.org/2017/11/29/best-books-of-2017// . 27 June 2021.
  11. Web site: From Matter to X-Matter: Exploring the Newfound Capacities of Information-Enhanced Materials . Advances in Engineering . 27 June 2021.
  12. Web site: NCARB 2013 Annual Report . NCARB . 5 June 2020.
  13. Web site: Three Architecture Programs to Receive 2012 NCARB Awards Totaling $75,000 . NCARB . 5 June 2020 . 2 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210227003612/https://www.ncarb.org/press/three-architecture-programs-receive-2012-ncarb-awards-totaling-75000 . 27 Feb 2021.
  14. Web site: New and Visiting Faculty 2007-2008 . issuu.com . 8 December 2009 . Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
  15. Web site: Trilogy Sponsor RIBA Book Awards . Trilogy Group . 5 June 2020 . 15 March 2007.
  16. Web site: Fulbright Scholar List Archive . Fulbright Scholar Program . 5 June 2020.
  17. Web site: 40 Under 40 . Building Design + Construction . 5 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181027132456/https://www.bdcnetwork.com/40-under-40 . 27 October 2018 . 1 March 2006.

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