The acclaimed architecture and urban design firm Cooper Robertson has announced the elevation of partner Brian Shea to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the national group’s highest honor, recognizing “exceptional work and lasting contributions to architecture and society.” In addition, Shea and the firm have won several recent design honors for innovative planning and building projects.
Since joining Cooper Robertson in 1979, Brian Shea FAIA has helped transform and revitalize downtowns, waterfronts, college campuses, and complex urban sites in more than 30 cities worldwide. He has served as a design leader on some of the firm’s most significant works, including such notable master-planning projects as New York City’s Hudson Yards, Battery Park City, and redevelopment of 42nd Street. Other significant efforts have ranged from Shea’s input shaping Baltimore’s Inner Harbor area, Barcelona’s Diagonal Mar zone, and the Disney developments Val d’Europe in France and the planned town of Celebration, Fla.