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

Chicago office by Those Architects features pegboard walls and a baseball batting cage

Architecture

Appareil Architecture merges two Montreal flats to create house with a sunken living room

Architecture

White masonry sauna defines courtyard in Minnesota retreat

Architecture

Monolithic concrete and steel wall fronts Nashville residence by Hastings

Architecture

El Dorado wraps Missouri home around sunken courtyard

Architecture

Dynia pairs wood with weathering steel for Colorado mountain residence

Architecture

Gracia Studio lifts steel-box house in Tijuana on a concrete base

Architecture

Struere builds Hollywood home to help revive mid-century modernism

Architecture

RZLBD divides black and grey Toronto residence with central staircase

Architecture

Studio Padron creates secluded library in the woods of New York state

Architecture

Remote Wyoming retreat by Carney Logan Burke faces the Teton mountains

Architecture

Five of the best houses in Rhode Island on Dezeen

Architecture

Flat-packed cabin concept allows tiny houses to be assembled like IKEA furniture

Architecture

Weathering-steel volumes wrap courtyard at Washington holiday home

Architecture

Arshia Architects completes angular white residence in Hollywood Hills

Architecture

Atelier Pierre Thibault reorganises Quebec home around central plywood stairs

Architecture

Rural Montana cabin is built on a granite cliff over Flathead Lake

Architecture

Charred timber and cement panels replace dated plywood siding at New York home

Architecture

Filmmaker’s first architectural project is modernism-influenced Miami villa

Architecture

Waterfront home near Seattle is lifted on bridge-like structural supports

Architecture

Studio B adds two separate volumes to Riverside House in Colorado

Architecture

Mohican Hills House by Robert Gurney Architect overlooks the Potomac River

Architecture

Lloyd Architects and Louise Hill Design build community-oriented farmhouse in Utah