Kimberly Brown

CEO, Founder @ Kimberly Brown Architecture PLLC

About

A registered architect with over thirty years of national and international experience, Ms. Brown brings sensitivity to the specific, thorough analysis, and technical expertise to every design collaboration. A native of Mississippi, Ms. Brown has lived, studied, and worked in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Italy, and the Netherlands. Prior to founding KBA, Ms. Brown held leadership positions at SHoP Architects, Polshek Partnership Architects (now Ennead Architects), Leslie Gill Architect, and Perkins + Will in Chicago. Ms. Brown has been involved with a variety of mixed-use buildings and institutional projects, including education facilities, cultural spaces such as theaters and museums, and public facilities. She also has extensive planning experience with communities ranging from small towns to campuses to cities. Ms. Brown was honored as the 2009 Alumni Fellow for Mississippi State University's College of Architecture Art and Design and she currently serves on the School of Architecture Advisory Board.

Country

United States

City

New York

Industry

Architecture & Planning

Skill

Architectural Design, Sustainable Design, Design Research, Mixed-use, LEED AP, Urban Design, Revit, Comprehensive Planning, Submittals, Architecture, SketchUp, BIM, AutoCAD Architecture, Interior Design, Historic Preservation, Rhino, Residential Design, Construction Drawings, Space planning, Site Planning

Experience

CEO, Founder

Kimberly Brown Architecture PLLC

2019-7 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

Greater New York City Area

Board Member

SJI Properties

2023-1 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

Buffalo, New York, United States

Woman-Led Real Estate Fund investing in Multifamily Residential Properties

Co-Founder, Principal

STRATA ARCHITECTS PLLC

2012 - 2019-6 · 7 yrs

New York, New York

strata-architects.com

Project Architect

SHoP Architects

2008 - 2012 · 4 yrs

Principal, Project Architect

Kimberly Brown Architect

2002 - 2012 · 10 yrs

Collaborated with AvroKO Collaborated with Morris AP

Project Architect

Leslie Gill Architect

2006 - 2008 · 2 yrs

Adjunct Professor

Parsons School of Design - The New School

2007-8 - 2007-12 · 5 mos

Graduate Architecture Program (M.ARCH), New York, NY

Architectural Design Studio III, Co-Taught with Nina Rappaport

Studio Teacher

Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences

2006-7 - 2006-7 · 1 mo

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

Tutor at Summer School with Jacob van Rijs (MVRDV) and Wouter van Stiphout (Crimson)

Director

Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center

2002 - 2006 · 4 yrs

Mississippi State, MS

In addition to her architectural practice, Ms. Brown is a dedicated scholar and teacher. For four years she served as Director of Mississippi State University’s Carl Small Town Center, which pairs teams of professionals and academics with local cities and towns to develop community-oriented design projects. While serving as Director, Ms. Brown raised over $5MM to fund design services for transportation studies (including urban bus routes, bicycle paths, and sidewalks), city planning and research on affordable, sustainable housing and economic development in small towns. While in that position, Ms. Brown was invited to participate in the Governor’s Design Charrette to rebuild the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina, served as a resource leader on the National Endowment for the Arts Mayor’s Institute for post-Katrina efforts, and directed the organization of three NEA “Your Town” conferences to help citizens understand the role of design in rebuilding efforts. Whether working on an intimate scale or a global one, Ms. Brown believes that design should be used to empower, and that individual empowerment will, in turn, forge stronger communities.