Brian Szymanik is a practicing architect and principal of Studio 6mm (www.studio6mm.com), an award-winning design, research and fabrication studio based in Philadelphia. Brian's professional work serves primarily mission-driven non-profit organizations in and around the Philadelphia metropolitan region. Brian's teaching and research interests consider materiality and its effects, community building and social justice, the impact of architecture on marginalized communities, and the performance of constructed environments at multiple scales.
Master of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, School of Design, 2004.
Bachelor of Architecture. Temple University, Tyler School of Art. 2000.
ARCH 3302: Thinking Through Making
ARCH 4010: Advanced Design Workshop
AIA WHITE PAPER FOR THE 2013 NAAB ACCREDITATION REVIEW CONFERENCE.
Szymanik, Brian. Published by the American Institute of Architects, Washington D.C. 10 January, 2013. available at: http://www.naab.org/accreditation/2013_Accreditation_Review.aspx
GREEN MEASURES.
Szymanik, Brian. Architectural Research Centers Consortium, Inc. (ARCC) Journal. Volume 7, Number 10. Published May, 2013. available at: http://www.arcc-journal.org/index.php/arccjournal/article/view/77/77
Registered Architect. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, & Virginia. National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB))
Member, American Institute of Architects
LEED Accredited Professional (Building Design + Construction), US Green Building Council.
Jury Member. AIA Philadelphia Emerging Architect Prize Award, 2021.
Director. AIA Philadelphia Board of Directors, 2015-2017.
NAAB Accreditation Visiting Team Member, National Architectural Accrediting Board, 2014-2017.
Board Member/Secretary. The Spiral Q Puppet Theater. 2012-2014.
Volunteer. The Community Design Collaborative. 2005-Present.