bld.us was founded by Jack Becker and Andrew Linn to make healthy buildings in the Mid-Atlantic region that pay tribute to their context and gain integrity as they age. Based in Washington DC, bld.us seeks opportunities in economies – of scale, of scope, of density, of means and of materials. bld.us integrates traditional construction methods with new technologies and organic materials ideally suited to the Mid-Atlantic region, like wood, bark, cork, wool, mycelium, willow, hemp and bamboo – to create an architecture of accommodation.
2020 USGBC * * * Responsible Design Award
2019 Architect’s Newspaper * * * Young Architects Award
2019 Architect’s Newspaper * * * Best New Materials Award
2019 Washingtonian * * * Residential Design Award
2019 AIA | DC * * * Chapter Design Award
2019 AIA | DC * * * People’s Choice Award
Jack Becker, AIA
jack@bld.us
2015 – 2018 Quinn Evans Architects
2013 – 2015 SGA Companies
2013 Founded bld.us
2013 MArch Urban Design, Harvard University
2011 Newmark Grubb Knight & Frank
2011 BArch, Cornell University
2010 David Garcia Architects
2009 FX Fowle
2007 Becker Architects
Andrew Linn
andrew@bld.us
2017 – 2020 University of Maryland
2013 Founded bld.us
2013 MA History of Science & Medicine, Yale University
2011 – 2012 Arquitectonica
2011 BArch, Cornell University
2010 OMA
2009 Fantastic Norway
2007 Tigerman McCurry Architects
2004 – 2006 Corcoran Ota Group