We are pleased to announce Brian Cavanaugh, AIA, NCARB, has joined Huitt-Zollars as a Vice President in our Institutional practice area. In this role, Brian will focus on growing our educational and public sector architectural practice on the west coast, as well as providing architectural design leadership.
Brian brings over 28 years of experience with a record of design excellence with contributions to academic and non-profit institutions, positions on municipal boards, and senior positions at a number of internationally recognized design firms. Brian recently served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Oregon and he has previously served as an instructor at Victoria University of Wellington, the University of Southern California, the Boston Architectural Center, Woodbury University, Otis College of Art & Design, and as a guest critic at a number of academic institutions. From 2001 to 2006 he was a Senior Associate at the award-winning, Los Angeles-based office of Michael Maltzan Architecture, serving as Project Director on a number of major cultural institution projects. In 2009, Brian founded the firm, Architecture Building Culture (ABC), which became known as one of the leading design firms in the Pacific Northwest. ABC has received over 26 design awards at the local, state, regional, and national levels including the Emerging Firm of the Year Award from the AIA Northwest and Pacific Region.
Brian earned his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon during which time he received a one-year fellowship to study architecture and urban design at the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow, Scotland. He earned his Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and is a licensed architect in California, Oregon, and Washington. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), and a past President of AIA Portland and the Center for Architecture in Portland, Oregon.