SPEAKERS

Blaine Brownell

Principal, Transstudio

Blaine Brownell is an architect, author, educator, and former Fulbright scholar. He is a principal of the design and research practice Transstudio and an Assistant Professor and Director of the Master of Science program in Sustainable Design at the University of Minnesota School of Architecture. Brownell is considered one of the preeminent scholars of advanced materials for architecture and design, having authored the Transmaterial series with Princeton Architectural Press (2006-2010), in addition to an online material catalog that has been likened to “a 21st Century version of The Grammar of Ornament.” Brownell has been published in over forty design, business, and science journals, and has lectured widely in North America, Europe, and Asia. He was selected for a “40 Under 40” award by Building Design & Construction magazine in 2006, and Transmaterial was nominated for an International Book Award by the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2007. He writes a regular column entitled “Mind & Matter” on the Architect Magazine website.