Brandon Massey, AIA

• Manages projects and teams from concept to completion, delivering successful award-winning buildings to clients.
• Record of design excellence across project scales and building types such as museums, performing art centers, residential, office, and mixed use.
• Collaborates with Senior Partners on design direction, technical feasibility, and staffing; trusted to implement and evolve direction.
• Oversees project documentation to meet required life safety, building code, ADA, and other technical requirements.
• Negotiated contracts and coordinated the work of sub-consultant teams of engineers, theater designers, lighting designers, and landscape architects to achieve the project vision.
• Performed Construction Administration services such as reviewing shop drawings, resolving field issues, and conducting site visits to protect design, budget and schedule.
• Established multiple strong client relationships, resulting in repeat business opportunities.
• Elected Co-Chair of Design-Core workgroup, which fosters design innovation and provides mentorship internally, created comradery and office culture through marketable competition entries and charitable projects.

Key Projects:

• David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center, Pocantico Hills, NY (Role - Project Manager / Designer, $26M construction budget), AIA Brooklyn, Design Award of Excellence 2024, "Best in Competition".
• Statue of Liberty Museum, Liberty Island, New York Harbor, NY (Role - Project Architect / Manager, $40M construction budget), AIA NY State, Honor Award 2019
• Public Square, New York City, NY (Role - Project Architect / Manager), featured in Cooper Hewitt Museum "The Road Ahead: Reimaging Mobility" exhibit.

• Winner of New York City-sponsored “Better Bin” competition to redesign NYC public trash bin and replace 23,000 existing units on public streets.
• Bins are currently deployed across all five boroughs of NYC and are used every day by New Yorkers and the Department of Sanitation.
• Named one of the “Best Inventions of 2023” by Time Magazine.

• Created design direction on residential urban development projects in early feasibility and concept phases which contributed to winning proposals.
• Managed exterior design and unit layouts on residential projects, oversaw 3d modeling and renderings to support overall vision and project proforma for real estate developer clients.
• Volunteered at ACE (Architecture Construction Engineering) Mentor Program, introducing high school students to careers in architecture.
• Elected Co-Chair of Associates Group which oversaw internal workgroups, guided employee development, and coordinated firm strategy with the partners.

Key Projects:

• Greenpoint Hotel, Brooklyn, NY (Role - Project Designer)
• Ashland Residential Condominium, Brooklyn, NY (Role - Project Designer) 53 floors, 586 units

• Created concept designs and presentations for the team and client.
• Supported Project Architect and Manager by producing project drawings and details for bid and construction.

Key Project:

• Scott Beiler Clinical Sciences Center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo New York (Role - Project Designer, $37M construction budget), AIA, NY State, Design Award 2016