Brian Shea, AIA
Partner
Both an architect and urban designer, Brian has been with the firm since its inception in 1979 leading the design on many of the firm's prominent large-scale projects including Battery Park City and Celebration. Partner-in-charge on new community projects such as Carlyle in Alexandria, Virginia and Daniel Island in South Carolina, Brian also led several waterfront projects including the Memphis Riverfront, Baltimore Inner Harbor, and the Boston Seaport Public Realm Plan. His recent campus plan work includes Harvard’s Allston Plan and the University of Miami. Also a teacher and lecturer, Brian held the Kea Distinguished Professor of Architecture at the University of Maryland in 1996. Before Cooper, Robertson, Brian worked for the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the New York City Department of City Planning, and the Mayor's Office of Midtown Planning and Development. He received Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Architecture degrees from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University.