TEACHING & ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS:
- Assistant Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture, Fall 2011 –Present
- Lecturer, University of Miami School of Architecture, Fall 2004 –2010
- Favrot Visiting Assistant Professor at Tulane University, School of Architecture, Spring 2010
Architectural Design, Drawing, 2nd Year Design Coordinator, Exhibitions Curator, Rome Program Faculty, School of Architecture AIA Representitive
PROFESSIONAL:
Registered Architect, State of Florida, # AR93501
AIA Florida Member - #30172311
LEED AP. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – Certified July 2008
Jacob Brillhart Architect, P.A.,
August 2006 – Present; Miami Beach, FL
Principle Architect, Design/ Schematic / Construction Documents for commercial and residential projects:
- Medical Offices for Dr. Wentworth Jarrett – Miami, Florida - Completed Spring 2008
- Kern Residence – Key Biscayne, Florida – Completed Fall 20007
- Gombinski building painting project – Miami, Florida – Completed Spring 2008
- Deuble Pavilion – Hartville, Ohio – Completed October 2008
- Dillworth Residence - Miami, Florida – In construction
- Cook Residence – Miami Shores, Florida - In construction
- De Archos Residence – South Miami, Florida – In construction
- Brillhart Residence – New Castle, New Hampshire – In construction
- Bermont Residence – Miami, Florida – Construction Pending
- Patmore Residene – Construction Pending
- Kranichfeld File – Two Restaurants, Miami – In design
American Planning Association (APA) & TRUDC
August 2002 – September 2003; Washington DC
- Project Designer / Planner for Urban Design Master Plan in Nanjing China.
- Worked in collaboration with Tulane Regional Urban Design Center. Designed and successfully presented a master plan for the Men Xi District in Nanjing, China (November 2002) to Nanjing Planning Bureau.
H.C. Kranichfeld, Inc. General Contractors
Summer 1997, 1998. Full-Time, March 1999 – March 2002; New York City
- Project Manager for high rise construction. Tasks included writing proposals, cost estimating, project scheduling and site visits daily. Was directly involved in full floor build-outs, core construction, construction logistics, and man power coordination. Clients included Citibank, New York Life & JP Morgan Chase.
Barron & Toups Architects
Fall and spring of 1996 – Intern Architect
EDUCATION:
- Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design, 2004
-Tulane University, Tulane School of Architecture
Bachelor of Architecture (Five Year Program) 1999
- The Art Students League of New York, Life Drawing and Painting, 2000 – 2001
- Tulane University, Tulane School of Architecture, Paris – Barcelona Program, Summer 1997
- New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts – Life Drawing I & II, 2002-2003
- The Hotchkiss School
COURSES RECENTLY TAUGHT:
Spring 2010 – Named the Favrot Visiting Assistant Professor at Tulane University – Design Critic and Studio Professor
Fall 2009 - Traveled and taught the Rome Program for the undergraduate and graduate students. Led a Design Studio called “Thermae Architecture” (Roman Bath Complex) and one field drawing course Hand Drawing in Rome , ARC 548.
Spring 2009 – ARC 305: Third Year Architectural Design Studio III (Comprehensive Studio). ARC 201 Drawing II
Fall 2008 – Design Coordinator for all Second Year Design Studios; ARC 203 Architectural Design Studio: A concentration on the Florida Keys and Environmental Design. ARC 111 Introduction to Drawing I
Summer 2008 – ARC 608-609 – Upper Level Architectural Design Studio: “A Green Dormitory.” This studio was co-taught with Dennis Hector and Jacqueline James, a structural engineer and professor from the School of Engineering. The work was presented to university officials to begin the process and discussion of seeking a large grant from the State of Florida re: Passive cooling systems in building design.
Summer 2008 – Explorations Program: Architectural Design Studio for high school students.
Spring 2008 – Traveled and taught the Rome Program for the undergraduate students. Led a Design Studio called “Designing the Archaeological Landscape” (A Visitor Center + Aqueducts) and one field drawing course Hand Drawing in Rome , ARC 548. The studio was taught in collaboration with Prof. G. Strappa and Alessandro Camiz of the Facolta di Architettura Valle Giulia, Universita di Roma – Sapienza. Public presentations in Castle Madama were conducted in conjunction with Italian students - exhibition to follow.
Fall 2007 - ARC 111 Introduction to Drawing I, and ARC 101, First Year Design Studio I.
Summer 2007 – Explorations Program : Architectural Design studio for high school students.
Spring 2007 - ARC 608-609 –Upper level Architectural Design Studio: “Miami Skyway Part II”
Fall 2006 – Traveled and taught the Rome Program for the undergrad and graduate students. Led a Design Studio called “Tevereterno” (Bridge Design) and two field drawing courses; Hand Drawing in Rome ARC 512 and ARC 548.
Summer 2006 – Explorations Program: Architectural Design studio and History of Architecture Seminar for high school students.
Spring 2006 – ARC 203: Second Year Architectural Design Studio II.
Fall 2005 ARC 608-609: Upper level Architectural Design Studio called “Miami Skyway Part I”
Spring 2005 – ARC 102: First Year Architectural Design Studio II.
Fall 2004 - ARC 305: Third Year Architectural Design Studio III (Comprehensive Studio).
AWARDS:
- Rome Prize Finalist for Architecture, American Academy in Rome, 2010
- Gabriel Prize Finalist, February 2006, February 2007
- Rieger Graham Prize Finalist, December 2007
- AIA Miami Design Award of Merit- Un-built category - The “The Mechanical House” November 2008
- Dawntown Waterworks Competition – Fall 2008 – Recognized for having the winning idea.
- DesCoures New Orleans – Selected for art installation - guided former student, Frank Stevens to complete a project.
- AIA Florida Cottage Design Competition Finalist (The Mechanical House), September 2008
- Miami Beach Lifeguard Tower Design Competition, First place – November 2006
- Design Excellence Award for Senior Thesis, Tulane School of Architecture - Spring 1999
RECENT RESEARCH:
- Wrote essay called: Who’s in Charge? Drawing in the Digital Age Explores the role of the computer in the architectural education. Fall 2008
- Drawing Exploration Part VII- New Orleans – Spring 2010 - completed over 70 drawings and paintings and self published a small book called Visual Notes + New Orleans.
- Drawing Exploration Part VI- Two months drawing Rome, Venice and Cairo – Fall 2009 - Completed over 100 drawings using Le Corbusier’s carnets Voyage d’ Orient as my guidebooks.
-Drawing Exploration Part V- Tokyo to Turkey – Summer 2009 - A Trip around the World – completed over 100 drawings in Tokyo and Istanbul with Le Corbusier’s carnets Voyage d’ Orient as my guidebooks.
- Drawing Exploration Part IV – Spring 2008, Two months teaching and drawing in, Venice and Greece. Focusing on Le Corbusier’s “Journey to the East”. Retraced Corbusier’s 1911 route While drawing buildings and the city, studied spatial sequences in Venice, Completed over 150 drawings and paintings. -
- Drawing Exploration Part III – Summer 2007, Spent three weeks drawing and painting in Amsterdam, Holland, and Brussles. Focused on landmark structures. Completed over 40 drawings and paintings.
- Drawing Exploration Part II – Three months drawing in Venice, and Berlin. While drawing buildings, I began to explore the city as a theatrical stage set and also studied the actual theaters themselves. Completed over 100 drawings and paintings. - Fall 2006
- A Drawing Exploration - Three month study of Le Corbusier’s “Journey to the East”. Retraced Corbusier’s 1911 route – (the conceptual framework) and created over 120 small paintings that attempt to redesign the traditional methods of interpreting art and architecture. - Summer 2004
EXHIBITIONS:
Acting Curator of the gallery and all exhibits at the University of Miami School of Architecture – the following exhibits have been executed under my leadership:
- Jacob Brillhart and Errol Barron = Sketchbooks "Visual Thinking In the Digital Age" The exhibition of over 50 Sketchbooks and paintings explored the role of hand drawing in the design process. – Spring 2009
- Designed and built four multimedia (flexible locations) hanging plexiglass panels, display tables and podiums that allow the existing gallery space to accommodate professional exhibits.
- The Three Romes – an exhibition celebrating 16 years of students studying in Italy. - Fall 2007
- Luigi Moretti: Tutte Le Ville (1931 – 1973) - an exhibition that studies the lesser known topic of architect Luigi Moretti and his work on the single family dwelling. - Summer 2007
- Tradition and Sustainability: Architecture and Urbanism as if the Future Matters. Produced by The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment, 10th Anniversary Touring Exhibit – Fall 2008
- On the Waterfront, an exhibition built downtown at the Freedom Tower exploring over 200 student design ideas for the seven miles of undeveloped Miami waterfront. - Fall 2008
- New Federal Architecture: The GSA (General Services Administration) Design Excellence Program – an exhibition celebrating new federal architecture by famed contemporary architects of the day. – Fall 2008
- The Masters Mystery Art Show, a group exhibition hosted by Florida International University and Art Basel, Contributed two drawings, Fall 2006
LECTURES:
- The Instantue, New York - NY, For the Summer Sharks Series – (other lecturers included Steven Holl, David Shapiro) “Road Drawing” – July 2009
- Koc Unviersity, Istanbul Turkey – “The Miami Waterfront” – June 2009
- University of Miami School of Architecture – Lunchtime lecture series, “Small Buildings – The Work of Jacob Brillhart” – Spring 2009
PUBLICATIONS:
- Zapp – Published by Zapp Urbanism, Issue 4, New York, NY 2005, “A Drawing Contribution”
- Not Not Architecture – Published by Columbia University, GSAPP, Volume 3 New York, NY; 2003
- NY Times, House & Home Section, December 2, 2004 – Awarded first place for Miami Beach Life Tower Design. Construction of tower still pending.
- Florida InsideOut , September /October 2007 – Jury discussion for the architectural design competition “Shrink this House”
- Manhattan Studio News – Published by the Instantute, New York, NY “Brillhart’s Drawings and Small Buildings” – Fall 2009
- ZAPP Urbanism - NotNot Architecture – Published by the Instantute, New York, NY “Road Drawing” Summer 2009
- South Florida Design Book – Published by Liquid Design Architects Inc., Miami, FL – recognized for AIA Award for the design of “The Mechanical House” March 2009
BOOKS
Visual Thinking in the Digital Age: Sketchbooks and paintings of Errol Barron and Jacob Brillhart; a Catalog for the drawing exhibition held the University of Miami School of Architecture.
Voyage Le Corbusier, is a compilation of drawings I completed in Europe while retracing Le Corbusier’s Journey to the East, both traveling alone and with the students.
WATER BASED is a 400 page portfolio my design work. It attempts to illustrate my interest in varied visual mediums as a way to develop more inventive design proposals.
Tonic Architecture via Small Buildings is a condensed publication of architectural design work that begins to anticipate a future where architecture is packed within practical, minimal and problem solving structures. (Produced for the 2009 Young Architects Competition at the Architectural League of NY)
Studio Works I is a book I assembled of student designed projects under my supervision at the University of Miami School of Architecture.
- Assistant Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture, Fall 2011 –Present
- Lecturer, University of Miami School of Architecture, Fall 2004 –2010
- Favrot Visiting Assistant Professor at Tulane University, School of Architecture, Spring 2010
Architectural Design, Drawing, 2nd Year Design Coordinator, Exhibitions Curator, Rome Program Faculty, School of Architecture AIA Representitive
PROFESSIONAL:
Registered Architect, State of Florida, # AR93501
AIA Florida Member - #30172311
LEED AP. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – Certified July 2008
Jacob Brillhart Architect, P.A.,
August 2006 – Present; Miami Beach, FL
Principle Architect, Design/ Schematic / Construction Documents for commercial and residential projects:
- Medical Offices for Dr. Wentworth Jarrett – Miami, Florida - Completed Spring 2008
- Kern Residence – Key Biscayne, Florida – Completed Fall 20007
- Gombinski building painting project – Miami, Florida – Completed Spring 2008
- Deuble Pavilion – Hartville, Ohio – Completed October 2008
- Dillworth Residence - Miami, Florida – In construction
- Cook Residence – Miami Shores, Florida - In construction
- De Archos Residence – South Miami, Florida – In construction
- Brillhart Residence – New Castle, New Hampshire – In construction
- Bermont Residence – Miami, Florida – Construction Pending
- Patmore Residene – Construction Pending
- Kranichfeld File – Two Restaurants, Miami – In design
American Planning Association (APA) & TRUDC
August 2002 – September 2003; Washington DC
- Project Designer / Planner for Urban Design Master Plan in Nanjing China.
- Worked in collaboration with Tulane Regional Urban Design Center. Designed and successfully presented a master plan for the Men Xi District in Nanjing, China (November 2002) to Nanjing Planning Bureau.
H.C. Kranichfeld, Inc. General Contractors
Summer 1997, 1998. Full-Time, March 1999 – March 2002; New York City
- Project Manager for high rise construction. Tasks included writing proposals, cost estimating, project scheduling and site visits daily. Was directly involved in full floor build-outs, core construction, construction logistics, and man power coordination. Clients included Citibank, New York Life & JP Morgan Chase.
Barron & Toups Architects
Fall and spring of 1996 – Intern Architect
EDUCATION:
- Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design, 2004
-Tulane University, Tulane School of Architecture
Bachelor of Architecture (Five Year Program) 1999
- The Art Students League of New York, Life Drawing and Painting, 2000 – 2001
- Tulane University, Tulane School of Architecture, Paris – Barcelona Program, Summer 1997
- New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts – Life Drawing I & II, 2002-2003
- The Hotchkiss School
COURSES RECENTLY TAUGHT:
Spring 2010 – Named the Favrot Visiting Assistant Professor at Tulane University – Design Critic and Studio Professor
Fall 2009 - Traveled and taught the Rome Program for the undergraduate and graduate students. Led a Design Studio called “Thermae Architecture” (Roman Bath Complex) and one field drawing course Hand Drawing in Rome , ARC 548.
Spring 2009 – ARC 305: Third Year Architectural Design Studio III (Comprehensive Studio). ARC 201 Drawing II
Fall 2008 – Design Coordinator for all Second Year Design Studios; ARC 203 Architectural Design Studio: A concentration on the Florida Keys and Environmental Design. ARC 111 Introduction to Drawing I
Summer 2008 – ARC 608-609 – Upper Level Architectural Design Studio: “A Green Dormitory.” This studio was co-taught with Dennis Hector and Jacqueline James, a structural engineer and professor from the School of Engineering. The work was presented to university officials to begin the process and discussion of seeking a large grant from the State of Florida re: Passive cooling systems in building design.
Summer 2008 – Explorations Program: Architectural Design Studio for high school students.
Spring 2008 – Traveled and taught the Rome Program for the undergraduate students. Led a Design Studio called “Designing the Archaeological Landscape” (A Visitor Center + Aqueducts) and one field drawing course Hand Drawing in Rome , ARC 548. The studio was taught in collaboration with Prof. G. Strappa and Alessandro Camiz of the Facolta di Architettura Valle Giulia, Universita di Roma – Sapienza. Public presentations in Castle Madama were conducted in conjunction with Italian students - exhibition to follow.
Fall 2007 - ARC 111 Introduction to Drawing I, and ARC 101, First Year Design Studio I.
Summer 2007 – Explorations Program : Architectural Design studio for high school students.
Spring 2007 - ARC 608-609 –Upper level Architectural Design Studio: “Miami Skyway Part II”
Fall 2006 – Traveled and taught the Rome Program for the undergrad and graduate students. Led a Design Studio called “Tevereterno” (Bridge Design) and two field drawing courses; Hand Drawing in Rome ARC 512 and ARC 548.
Summer 2006 – Explorations Program: Architectural Design studio and History of Architecture Seminar for high school students.
Spring 2006 – ARC 203: Second Year Architectural Design Studio II.
Fall 2005 ARC 608-609: Upper level Architectural Design Studio called “Miami Skyway Part I”
Spring 2005 – ARC 102: First Year Architectural Design Studio II.
Fall 2004 - ARC 305: Third Year Architectural Design Studio III (Comprehensive Studio).
AWARDS:
- Rome Prize Finalist for Architecture, American Academy in Rome, 2010
- Gabriel Prize Finalist, February 2006, February 2007
- Rieger Graham Prize Finalist, December 2007
- AIA Miami Design Award of Merit- Un-built category - The “The Mechanical House” November 2008
- Dawntown Waterworks Competition – Fall 2008 – Recognized for having the winning idea.
- DesCoures New Orleans – Selected for art installation - guided former student, Frank Stevens to complete a project.
- AIA Florida Cottage Design Competition Finalist (The Mechanical House), September 2008
- Miami Beach Lifeguard Tower Design Competition, First place – November 2006
- Design Excellence Award for Senior Thesis, Tulane School of Architecture - Spring 1999
RECENT RESEARCH:
- Wrote essay called: Who’s in Charge? Drawing in the Digital Age Explores the role of the computer in the architectural education. Fall 2008
- Drawing Exploration Part VII- New Orleans – Spring 2010 - completed over 70 drawings and paintings and self published a small book called Visual Notes + New Orleans.
- Drawing Exploration Part VI- Two months drawing Rome, Venice and Cairo – Fall 2009 - Completed over 100 drawings using Le Corbusier’s carnets Voyage d’ Orient as my guidebooks.
-Drawing Exploration Part V- Tokyo to Turkey – Summer 2009 - A Trip around the World – completed over 100 drawings in Tokyo and Istanbul with Le Corbusier’s carnets Voyage d’ Orient as my guidebooks.
- Drawing Exploration Part IV – Spring 2008, Two months teaching and drawing in, Venice and Greece. Focusing on Le Corbusier’s “Journey to the East”. Retraced Corbusier’s 1911 route While drawing buildings and the city, studied spatial sequences in Venice, Completed over 150 drawings and paintings. -
- Drawing Exploration Part III – Summer 2007, Spent three weeks drawing and painting in Amsterdam, Holland, and Brussles. Focused on landmark structures. Completed over 40 drawings and paintings.
- Drawing Exploration Part II – Three months drawing in Venice, and Berlin. While drawing buildings, I began to explore the city as a theatrical stage set and also studied the actual theaters themselves. Completed over 100 drawings and paintings. - Fall 2006
- A Drawing Exploration - Three month study of Le Corbusier’s “Journey to the East”. Retraced Corbusier’s 1911 route – (the conceptual framework) and created over 120 small paintings that attempt to redesign the traditional methods of interpreting art and architecture. - Summer 2004
EXHIBITIONS:
Acting Curator of the gallery and all exhibits at the University of Miami School of Architecture – the following exhibits have been executed under my leadership:
- Jacob Brillhart and Errol Barron = Sketchbooks "Visual Thinking In the Digital Age" The exhibition of over 50 Sketchbooks and paintings explored the role of hand drawing in the design process. – Spring 2009
- Designed and built four multimedia (flexible locations) hanging plexiglass panels, display tables and podiums that allow the existing gallery space to accommodate professional exhibits.
- The Three Romes – an exhibition celebrating 16 years of students studying in Italy. - Fall 2007
- Luigi Moretti: Tutte Le Ville (1931 – 1973) - an exhibition that studies the lesser known topic of architect Luigi Moretti and his work on the single family dwelling. - Summer 2007
- Tradition and Sustainability: Architecture and Urbanism as if the Future Matters. Produced by The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment, 10th Anniversary Touring Exhibit – Fall 2008
- On the Waterfront, an exhibition built downtown at the Freedom Tower exploring over 200 student design ideas for the seven miles of undeveloped Miami waterfront. - Fall 2008
- New Federal Architecture: The GSA (General Services Administration) Design Excellence Program – an exhibition celebrating new federal architecture by famed contemporary architects of the day. – Fall 2008
- The Masters Mystery Art Show, a group exhibition hosted by Florida International University and Art Basel, Contributed two drawings, Fall 2006
LECTURES:
- The Instantue, New York - NY, For the Summer Sharks Series – (other lecturers included Steven Holl, David Shapiro) “Road Drawing” – July 2009
- Koc Unviersity, Istanbul Turkey – “The Miami Waterfront” – June 2009
- University of Miami School of Architecture – Lunchtime lecture series, “Small Buildings – The Work of Jacob Brillhart” – Spring 2009
PUBLICATIONS:
- Zapp – Published by Zapp Urbanism, Issue 4, New York, NY 2005, “A Drawing Contribution”
- Not Not Architecture – Published by Columbia University, GSAPP, Volume 3 New York, NY; 2003
- NY Times, House & Home Section, December 2, 2004 – Awarded first place for Miami Beach Life Tower Design. Construction of tower still pending.
- Florida InsideOut , September /October 2007 – Jury discussion for the architectural design competition “Shrink this House”
- Manhattan Studio News – Published by the Instantute, New York, NY “Brillhart’s Drawings and Small Buildings” – Fall 2009
- ZAPP Urbanism - NotNot Architecture – Published by the Instantute, New York, NY “Road Drawing” Summer 2009
- South Florida Design Book – Published by Liquid Design Architects Inc., Miami, FL – recognized for AIA Award for the design of “The Mechanical House” March 2009
BOOKS
Visual Thinking in the Digital Age: Sketchbooks and paintings of Errol Barron and Jacob Brillhart; a Catalog for the drawing exhibition held the University of Miami School of Architecture.
Voyage Le Corbusier, is a compilation of drawings I completed in Europe while retracing Le Corbusier’s Journey to the East, both traveling alone and with the students.
WATER BASED is a 400 page portfolio my design work. It attempts to illustrate my interest in varied visual mediums as a way to develop more inventive design proposals.
Tonic Architecture via Small Buildings is a condensed publication of architectural design work that begins to anticipate a future where architecture is packed within practical, minimal and problem solving structures. (Produced for the 2009 Young Architects Competition at the Architectural League of NY)
Studio Works I is a book I assembled of student designed projects under my supervision at the University of Miami School of Architecture.
