Brent Freeby
| POSITION | Full Time Lecturer |
|---|---|
| PHONE | 805.756.5204 |
| OFFICE | 21-125 |
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Areas of Expertise
Design
Digital Methods
Fabrication and Materials
Design/Build Integration
Profile
Brent Freeby is a full-time lecturer in architecture in the college of architecture and environmental design and a local practicing architect. He has practiced in several locales on a wide range of projects and has taught extensively throughout the curriculum at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and the University of Minnesota School of Architecture. In 2014, Brent was named to the prestigious list of design intelligence’s 30 most admired educators in the nation. He has been recognized and published for both his professional practice and teaching work.
Experience
Educational Credentials:
- Bachelor of Architecture, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 2000
Teaching Experience:
- Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 2015-present
- University of Minnesota 2015
- Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 2002-2014
Professional Experience:
- FreeHouse Studio, Grover Beach, CA, 2021-present
- Studio Freeby, Grover Beach, CA, 2018-present
- Meyer, Scherer, & Rockcastle, Minneapolis, MN 2014-2015
- Brent Freeby Design, Grover Beach, CA 2005-2018
- MW Architecture, San Luis Obispo, CA 2003-2005
- Pults & Associates, San Luis Obispo, CA 2001-2003
- Mancini Duffy, San Francisco, CA 2000-2001
- Arcanum Architecture, San Francisco, CA 1999
- Jay Farbstein & Associates, San Luis Obispo, CA 1997-2000
Licenses/Registration:
- Licensed Architect, California
- Licensed Architect, Montana
Scholarship
Selected Publications and Recent Research:
- Beginning Design Student Publication, Power[tools]: paraSITE’s Progress, 2011
Selected Awards:
- AIA Award of Citation, DaVinci Schools Tiny Sound Studio, 2022
- AIA project of the month, DaVinci Schools Tiny Classroom, 2019
- DaVinci Schools Learn by Doing STEM summit invited Lecturer / Workshop Leader, 2018
- Art & Science of Winemaking / Better by Design panelist, 2017
- Profile in Architecture, Concrete and Masonry Association of California and Nevada, 2014
- Design Intelligence 30 Most Admired Educators, 2014
- Outstanding Learning Community Partner, University Housing, 2014
- Published paper, Beginning Design Student Conference, 2011
- Invited guest critic, Santa Barbara Architecture Design Competition, 2007
- Disability Resource Center, Cal Poly, Faculty of the Year Award, 2006
- City of San Luis Obispo Beautification Award, 2004
- City of San Luis Obispo Beautification Award, 2003
- City of San Luis Obispo Beautification Award, 2002
Updated 10.08.2024