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Alex O'Briant AIA

Bio

Alex O’Briant is a Principal at Ennead Architects. His award-winning work covers a broad range of typologies, including projects for education, cultural, and civic institutions. As a leading design voice in Ennead’s education practice, he approaches projects collaboratively, with the belief that design and institutional culture can merge to create intellectual communities that prioritize learning over teaching and teamwork over individual achievement. Alex speaks regularly at conferences around the country on his design work and on issues in higher education. He has taught architecture at Rice University and Lehigh University and regularly serves as critic and juror at other schools. He received a Master of Architecture degree from Rice University in 2001 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Birmingham-Southern College in 1994, and has lived and worked in New York, Spain, Texas, and Alabama. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the Society for College and University Planning.

Work

Higher Education

- Georgia Institute of Technology, Tech Square District Plan,
- Purdue University, Dudley and Lambertus Halls,
- Johns Hopkins University, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue,
- Lingang Science and Technology City,
- The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering, Gary L. Thomas Energy Engineering Building,
- Purdue University, Chaney-Hale Hall of Science,
- Stanford University, Bass Biology Building,
- The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, Robert B. Rowling Hall,
- Purdue University Flex Lab Facility,
- University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering, Engineering Education and Research Center,
- City University of New York, Medgar Evers College, Academic Building I,

Healthcare

K-12 Education

- Seoul Foreign School High School,
- Frank Sinatra School of the Arts,
- New York City Public Schools, Intermediate / High School, District 43,

Programming / Master Planning

- The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering, New Site Planning Study,
- The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, Strategic Planning Studies,
- Concordia International School Shanghai, Pudong Campus Realignment Study,
- Purdue University College of Science Master Plan,
- Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola Strategic Plan, San Juan, PR,
- Purdue University Flex Lab Facility Programming Study,
- Seoul Foreign School Facilities Master Plan,
- New York Hall of Science, Phase II Expansion and Renovation Feasibility Study,
- The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering, Master Plan and Energy Engineering Building Formation Study,
- Barnes Foundation, Programming and Site Analysis,
- Brooklyn Museum, Hall of the Americas Planning Study,

Museums

- Asheville Art Museum,
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center,
- Natural History Museum of Utah,
- New York Hall of Science,

Performing Arts

Industrial

- Modern Meadow Demonstration Manufacturing Facility,

Residential and Hospitality

- Riverhouse, One Rockefeller Park, Battery Park City,

Select Speaking Engagements

- Education Tomorrow Podcast, 2020
- Association of University Architects: Big Ten & Friends, Chaney-Hale Hall of Science Presentation, 2020
- SCUP-54 Seattle, "Future Friendly", 2020
- Tradeline University Facilities Conference, "Case Study: The future of business education space at UT Austin’s McCombs School of Business", 2019
- SCUP Southern Region Atlanta, "From Stymied to STEM", 2019
- SXSW Edu Learn By Design: Seoul Foreign School, 2019
- SCUP-53 Nashville Presenter, Strategic Sharing, 2018
- AIA Austin Summer Conference Keynote, Change Agent, 2018
- Metropolis Magazine, Education Think Tank, 2017