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

Bright pink doorway marks the entrance to Reigo and Bauer’s Winona House in Toronto

Architecture

Five of the best houses in Oregon on Dezeen

Architecture

House Over the Sea by Elliott + Elliott faces a bay in Maine

Architecture

Scott Edwards Architecture creates home with acoustically separate spaces for a Portland family

Architecture

DUST uses “lava-crete” to create monolithic desert house in Arizona

Architecture Videos

Wooden shutters swing open to reveal Miami house by Brillhart Architecture

Design

Hou de Sousa builds reconfigurable Raise/Raze installation from plastic balls

Interiors

A-Industrial clads juice store interior with geometric plywood

Design

LaSelva and Iván Zúñiga design range of concrete home accessories

Architecture

Five of the best houses in Arizona on Dezeen

Architecture

Five of the best houses in Wisconsin on Dezeen