Mark Brus
Associate Professor of Interior Design
Phone
(617) 973-5391
Email
mbrus@suffolk.edu
Registered Architect, Commonwealth of Massachusetts #4810
Education:
1993, Masters Degree, Design Studies, Harvard University
1973, Bachelors of Architecture, Cornell University
Other Teaching Experience:
Part-time Faculty, History & Theory, Boston Architectural Center, Boston MA, 1983-2004
Adjunct Faculty, Interior Design Program, Mount Ida College, Newton MA, 1993-1998
Instructor, Professional Development Program, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge MA, 1985-1990
Visiting Critic in Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge MA, 1985-1986
Design Experience:
Principal, Square One Design Studio, Cambridge MA, 1980-present
Project Architect, Paul J. Donnello Architects, Boston MA, 1983-1985
Project Architect, Add Inc Architects, Cambridge MA, 1977-1980
Principal, Mark A. Brus Architect, Ithaca, NY, 1976
Designer, Draftsman, Levitich Miller Hoffman PC, Ithaca NY, 1974-1976
Awards, Recognitions, Grants, and Competitions
Certificate of Commendation, Boston Architectural Center, awarded in recognition of teaching excellence and service to the school.
Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Citation, Adams Building Renovation, Quincy MA: Project cited for excellence of design in the adaptive reuse of an historically significant structure
Urban Land Institute, Case Study Paper, Gilchrist Building Conversion, Boston MA: Project cited for innovation in the adaptation of existing building shell to commercial use.
Commendation, Urban Development Corporation, National Competition for Roosevelt Island, New York City, competition entry selected for exhibition and publication.
Recipient, Edlitz Travelling Fellowship, Cornell University
Significant Publications, creative projects, and/or paper presentations:
Academic Paper: "Resonance in the Interiors and Architecture of Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz" presented at "Insights" Lecture Series, Boston MA
Paper: "Inspiration", symposium on Creativity, Boston Architectural Center, Boston MA
Curator and Designer, "Explorations, Reflections, Realizations" exhibition of furniture, decorative art objects, and architectural models, McCormick Gallery, Boston MA
"Unbuilt Masterworks": physical and computer modelling of unrealized projects by prominent American and European designers
Presentation: "Ideas and Details" Harvard University Career Discovery Program
Academic Paper: "Modern Masters in and Historic Context: Aalto and Le Corbusier in Boston" AIAS National Convention, Boston MA