About
Thomas McMurtrie, AIA is a Registered Architect and designer based in Brooklyn, New York.
He works as a Project Designer at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), where he has led the design of projects such as houses, a mixed-use tower, a tech campus, and the adaptive reuse of a power plant, reimagining it as a hub for learning and recreation.
Thomas combines blue sky thinking with a pragmatic approach to design that evolves through thoughtful engagement with clients, collaborators and stakeholders. He has over 8 years of experience working across building types, scales and all phases from conceptualization to construction.
He completed his Master of Architecture degree at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he was awarded the David Kenneth Specter Fellowship for the study of architecture and urbanism in Tokyo. While at Harvard, Thomas also studied under the renowned architect Toyo Ito.
Thomas first became fascinated with architecture in his encounters with Alvar Aalto's buildings during summers with his family in Finland. Aalto's approach to design informed Thomas's work as an undergraduate student at Lehigh University. Thomas continues to find inspiration in how contemporary, abstract ways of imagining architecture can help create places uniquely shaped for people's different lifestyles and local environments.
Get in Touch:
thomas@thomasmcmurtrie.com
About
Thomas McMurtrie, AIA is a Registered Architect and designer based in Brooklyn, New York.
He works as a Project Designer at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), where he has led the design of projects such as houses, a mixed-use tower, a tech campus, and the adaptive reuse of a power plant, reimagining it as a hub for learning and recreation.
Thomas combines blue sky thinking with a pragmatic approach to design that evolves through thoughtful engagement with clients, collaborators and stakeholders. He has over 8 years of experience working across building types, scales and all phases from conceptualization to construction.
He completed his Master of Architecture degree at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he was awarded the David Kenneth Specter Fellowship for the study of architecture and urbanism in Tokyo. While at Harvard, Thomas also studied under the renowned architect Toyo Ito.
Thomas first became fascinated with architecture in his encounters with Alvar Aalto's buildings during summers with his family in Finland. Aalto's approach to design informed Thomas's work as an undergraduate student at Lehigh University. Thomas continues to find inspiration in how contemporary, abstract ways of imagining architecture can help create places uniquely shaped for people's different lifestyles and local environments.
Get in Touch:
thomas@thomasmcmurtrie.com