Bryan Anderson, AIA

Bryan engages projects large and small with inventive solutions and environmental responsibility across a spectrum of styles. Influenced by a passion for modernism and the rural vernacular outbuildings of his past, Bryan particularly enjoys designing structures that reduce size, minimize structure, and highlight simple, modular building components for dramatic effect and spatial comfort. Bryan hones his design ideology over long-distance runs and bicycle commutes. He also contributes thoughts on architecture and community to the Southwest Journal of Minneapolis.

Bryan received his Bachelor of Architecture from North Dakota State University where he was awarded both the American Institute of Architects Henry Adams Medal for excellence in the study of architecture and the Peter F. McKenzie Memorial Foundation Award for outstanding undergraduate thesis. He is a licensed architect in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.

Awards

• Remodeling Design Awards, Green Remodeling, for the Mighty MISS House, 2009
• ASID Showcase Home, Mid-Century Modern Makeover, 2009
• Rustic Redefined, AIA Minnesota/StarTribune Home of the Month, November 3, 2008
• Fulton Neighborhood B.L.E.N.D. Award for Growing Up Green, 2007
• Raptor Ridge, AIA Minnesota/StarTribune Home of the Month, January 6, 2007
Myers-Rich Live/Work Space, Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Award, 2004
• SALA Architects Ambassadorship, 2003: Attended Brian MacKay-Lyons Ghost Lab 6 in Kingsburg, Nova Scotia.
• Citation Award, "Ghost Lab 6 Research Laboratory," Wood Design & Building, Autumn 2005

Teaching

• Guest design critic at the University of Minnesota, 2000-present

Publications

• A House That Says Hello by Michaela Mahady, Gibbs Smith Publishing, (In Production)
• Practical Green Remodeling by Barry Katz, Taunton Press, (In Production)
• Dream Homes of Minnesota, Panache, 2007
• Not So Big Remodeling: Tailoring Your Home for the Way You Really Live by Sarah Susanka, Taunton Press, (In Publication)
• "A Haunting Nova Scotia Site Plays Host to Ghosts," Architecture Record, March 2005
• Bungalow Style: Creating Classic Interiors in Your Arts and Crafts Home by Treena Crochet, Taunton Press, 2005
• "A New Old House," This Old House, Jan/Feb, 2004
• Home by Design: Transforming Your House Into Home by Sarah Susanka, Taunton Press, 2004
• "Urban Canvas," Architecture Minnesota, May/June 2004
• "Art House," Midwest Home and Garden, March 2004