Brian Messana

Architectural Luminary and Educator, Founder of Messana O'Rorke, Celebrates Decades of Design Innovation and Publication Success

4:30pm PST Friday, November 3rd, 2023

Business Rotunda (03-213)

 

Brian Messana established his New York-based architecture firm, Messana O’Rorke, with Toby O’Rorke in 1996. Before that, he worked with Peter Marino, Richard Meier & Partners and Asymptote in New York. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Brian received his master’s degree from Columbia University in 1992 and a bachelor's in architecture from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo in 1989. He is on the board of the Society of American Registered Architects and is a committee member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Custom Residential Architects Network. Brian is a member of the AIA, Architectural League of New York and International Interior Design Association, among others. He has taught architecture courses at Columbia University, Pratt Institute, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette. He is currently teaching First Year Design as an adjunct professor at the New York Institute of Technology’s School of Architecture. The Messana O’Rorke monograph was published by Rizzoli International Publications in 2022.