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

Black-clad volumes set into a hillside form Ghent House by Thomas Phifer and Partners

Architecture

Herchell Arquitectos completes courtyard house with “boutique hotel concept” in Mexican forest

Architecture

Zozaya Arquitectos tops cliffside home in Mexico with open thatched roof

Architecture

Gradient Architecture designs brick home on existing footprint after Hurricane Sandy

Architecture

Combeau Arquitectura clusters gabled forms for Chilean ocean getaway

Architecture

Everyday Studio reinterprets farmhouse style with monochrome palette

Architecture

Estudio MMX tops gabled Mexican holiday home with dramatic skylight

Architecture

Di Frenna Arquitectos uses natural stone and woven ceilings for Mexican retreat

Architecture

Remote cabin in Chile by Guillermo Acuña is modelled on traditional fishing huts

Architecture

LBS house is a cinder block retreat on rugged Chilean coastline

Architecture

Estudio MMX steps Mexico City home down steep site

Architecture

Juan Pablo Ureta orients wooden Chilean beach house around a courtyard

Architecture

Gisele Borges Arquitetura wraps tapered apartment block in perforated “second skin”

Highlights

Team 730 adds steel entrance pavilions to Mexico City’s Chapultepec Zoo

Architecture

Arquitectura Nativa creates rammed-earth retreat for retired archaeologist

Interiors

Studio Paolo Ferrari combines wood and granite for Canadian lake house

Architecture

Tetro Arquitetura uses black stilts to lift angular house in Brazilian forest

Architecture

Agathom equips “cottage in the city” with angular ceilings and a greenhouse

Architecture

Public City Architecture creates Winnipeg pavilion to withstand flood conditions

Architecture

Hitzig Militello sets restaurant within historic Buenos Aires home

Architecture

Wheeler Kearns Architects places wood-clad living rooms inside Michigan greenhouse

Architecture

Cotaparedes creates lofty living space in Guadalajara home

Architecture

Kariouk Architects completes cantilevered chalet overlooking a lake in Canada