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

Architecture

Stone, wood and concrete feature in RMK Arquitetura’s Casa Pampas

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Stone pavilion with Islamic motifs completes Alberta’s Aga Khan Gardens

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Estudio IPA places tree at the centre of San Miguel de Allende home

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PPAA completes residence in Mexico City clad with board-formed concrete

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GOAA uses prefabricated panels to create naturally ventilated school in Brazil

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Ludwig Godefroy’s Casa TO hotel presents a “reinterpretation of a Oaxacan temple”

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Repurposed wooden slats cover Hamptons residence by Birdseye

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Estudio Santa Rita places saw-tooth roof over Mérida art studio

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Birdseye references Vermont farmhouses with all-black cottage on Lake Champlain

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Void Studio layers Tulum apartments around pools and courtyards

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Plup! Studio completes pair of low-cost dwellings in Costa Rican jungle

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North River Architecture adds Passive House-certified home to heritage farm

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Marc Perrotta updates traditional Mérida home with courtyard extension

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Omar Gandhi models fire-resistant residence in Canada on a mountain beetle

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MVRDV’s colourful Manhattan high-rise opens as the studio’s first US project

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Zeller & Moye creates earthquake-resistant La Ribera housing block in Mexico City

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Evelop Arquitectura creates “garden with a house” in San Miguel de Allende

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Dupont Blouin orients brick-clad MI-2 Residence around central courtyard

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Diaz Marcellino Arquitectos clads triangular Argentina home in corrugated metal

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Studio Guilherme Torres places courtyards throughout rammed-earth retreat in São Paulo

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Estudio Atemporal tops Mexican holiday home with oversized gabled roof

Architecture Interviews

Instagram account dank.lloyd.wright aims to “amplify narratives that are excluded from architecture’s official consensus”

Architecture

Craig Steely Architecture tops Musubi house in Hawaii with dramatic roof