James Brillon

James (he/him/his) is an architect and writer based in New York City. He joined Dezeen as an intern in 2016, and has contributed ever since.

He practices as a licensed architect, focusing his work on residential, retail, and hospitality projects in the US and Canada. He has taught at Columbia University GSAPP, and regularly lends his time as a guest critic of undergraduate and graduate studio work.

James holds degrees in architecture from Columbia University and Université Laval.

Stories by James Brillon

Interiors

Ste Marie decorates Vancouver bakery and flour mill in “malty hues”

Architecture

Campos Studio arranges Vancouver home around three-storey “toy chest”

Interiors

Two mothers open Brella to offer flexible childcare in Los Angeles

Architecture

Our Lady of the Snows church combines Moravian and Innu influences

Architecture

Daniel Moreno Flores creates hanging-tile screen as entrance to illustrator’s home near Quito

Architecture

Koto and Abodu launch tiny prefab ADUs for San Francisco Bay Area

Interiors

Red drapes partition stark white HUSH offices in Brooklyn

Architecture

Timber-clad house by Hsü Rudolphy peeps from trees near Chilean lake

Architecture

Rodolfo Cañas extends “oversized skylight” from Mogro House in Chile

Architecture

Adamo Faiden refreshes modernist white house in Buenos Aires

Architecture

Minimal black and white Brazilian home by Estúdio BG draws on Bauhaus concepts

Architecture

Atelier Pierre Thibault builds slender Leblanc Residence on sandy Canadian coast

Architecture

DEOC Arquitectos adds yellow paint to cinder blocks for emergency shelter in Guatemala

Architecture

Atelier l’Abri draws from mid-century A-frame chalets for “sculptural” guest house in Canada

Architecture

Circular rooflight illuminates meditation room in Mexican beach house

Architecture

TBA adds cedar-clad extension to white farmhouse in Quebec

Architecture

Chris Collaris builds House H in rural Ontario with local quarry stone

Interiors

Nautilus by Arlo reopens within revamped 1950s hotel in Miami

Architecture

Mirrored bottoms reflect desert site beneath Mexican inn by Santos Bolivar Architects

Architecture

Angular black house by Campos Studio is designed around Canadian rainforest clearing

Architecture

Rama Estudio embeds Casa Patios into rural Ecuadorian landscape

Architecture

Gray Organschi completes wooden high school extension with irregular roofing in Connecticut

Architecture

Angular white roof covers Mexico City baseball stadium by FGP Atelier and Taller ADG