bld.us is an architecture studio founded in 2013 by Jack Becker and Andrew Linn.
bld.us makes healthy buildings throughout the Mid-Atlantic region that pay tribute to their context and gain integrity as they age.
Based in the Anacostia neighborhood of 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 their region – in Appalachia that means wood, bark, cork, wool mycelium, willow, hemp, bamboo and stone – to create an architecture of accommodation.
In 2021, our pursuit of an authentic farm-to-shelter architecture led bld.us to the Shenandoah Valley, where we opened a satellite office in Front Royal VA.
Collaborations with engineer Zachary Gould, a fellow at Virginia Tech’s BioBuild program in Blacksburg VA and leader of VT’s TreeHAUS Team, allow bld.us to more fully engage with the Appalachian Mountain region.
2021 AIA * * * Young Architects Award
2020 AN Interior * * * Top 50 Interior Firm
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
bld.us designs paean to sustainable materials in the seat of American democracy
Jack Becker and Andrew Linn of bld.us describe their evocative drawings of two projects
This Eco-Friendly Anacostia House is Built Almost Entirely Out of Bamboo
Farm-to-Shelter Building
How Wood & Wool are Intersecting in Sustainable Design
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
