Architecture Beyond

I am Brandon Aaron Gibbs, AIA, NOMA—a licensed architect, researcher, educator, media producer, and advocate working across architecture, technology, and public engagement. My story begins with my parents, who met while attending Howard University. My mother came from Mississippi, and my father came from the U.S. Virgin Islands. They raised me in Memphis, Tennessee, where I developed an early love for music, creativity, architecture, and design. As a youth member of several orchestras including the Memphis Youth Symphony, I traveled nationally and internationally and experienced cities, cultures, and remarkable spaces beyond my hometown. Those experiences showed me how buildings and public places can express identity, history, and possibility. They helped inspire my decision to pursue architecture. I studied architecture at Pratt Institute as a recipient of the Pratt Institute Presidential Scholarship. I later earned my Master of Architecture from the Architectural Association Design Research Laboratory in London. Over more than 15 years, I have contributed to sports and entertainment venues, healthcare facilities, churches, community spaces, commercial developments, and residential projects across Tennessee, New York, the American South, and beyond. My work has expanded into research, education, entrepreneurship, and media. Through MotionFORM, I explore design, sustainability, computational methods, and emerging technology. I also founded Iamthestudio to help architects and designers strengthen their creative and technical skills. Selected accomplishments include: LICENSED ARCHITECT IN TENNESSEECO-CHAIR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NOMA NASHVILLEPRATT INSTITUTE PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTBISHOP G. E. PATTERSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTAUDIENCE AWARD RECIPIENT, QUICKFLICK LONDONWORK FEATURED BY PRATT INSTITUTE AND AIGA MOBILEPANEL SPEAKER WITH MUSIC CITY NSBESPEAKER AT PODCAMP NASHVILLE AND BARCAMP NASHVILLESHORTLISTED AS A PROSPECTIVE TEDX MOBILE SPEAKERENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING THROUGH THE NASHVILLE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER AND NASHVILLE BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTER Through Architecture Beyond, I bring together professional experience, independent research, and storytelling to make architecture more accessible and relevant. As “The Architect in Your Corner,” I explore how design affects our communities, industries, opportunities, and everyday lives.