Brian Lee

Adjunct Professor
Phone 1.415.812.3294
blee41@iit.edu

Courses taught

ARCH 419
ARCH 545

Expertise

Architecture, Urban Design
Brian Lee, FAIA, is a Consulting Design Partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), one of the most influential architecture, urban design, and engineering practices in the world. His portfolio encompasses domestic and international projects at all scales, recognized by over 100 significant awards such as the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Urban Land Institute, American Library Association, the Chicago Athenaeum, MIPIM, and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Brian has lectured, taught, and participated in studio reviews or Dean’s committees at Harvard, UC Berkeley, Stanford, California College of Arts, IIT, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Virginia Tech, and TU Delft; served on AIA, Athenaeum, Marcus Prize, and Spark juries; and has been published worldwide. His work was exhibited in the 2004 Venice and Beijing Biennales, featured at the 2008 World Architecture Festival in Barcelona, and the 2015 Chicago Biennial.

Education

University of California Berkeley (B.ARCH. '76)
Harvard University (M.ARCH. '78)

Professional Experience

Consulting Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 2019-Present
Partner, Skidmore Owings & Merrill 1970-2019

Awards

Fellow, American Institute of Architects

Memberships

American Institute of Architects (AIA)