James Garrison

Who is James Garrison?

James Garrison is an American architect and educator who lives in Brooklyn with his two children, Brendan and Emma. He teaches at the Parsons School of Architecture, Lighting, and Design in New York.

Garrison graduated from the Syracuse University School of Architecture in 1971 with the Matthew Del Gaudio Award for design excellence. At Syracuse he apprenticed with modernists Lewis Skoler and Kermit Lee and was mentored by Werner Seligmann. Garrison worked at Polshek Partnership Architects starting in 1978 where he handled the concept, design, and technical development of many projects including the master plan for the Brooklyn Museum. His buildings designed there, including the National Inventor's Hall of Fame in Akron, OH, received four Progressive Architecture Design Awards and two Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects.

In 1991, Garrison founded his current firm Garrison Architects. The firm's award-winning work covers a range of building types.