CO Architects Hires Kent Brown as Director, Science & Technology

Last Updated: July 6, 2010

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LOS ANGELES, July 6, 2010-CO Architects, one of the nation's preeminent designers of medical schools and research laboratories, has hired Kent Brown, AIA, as Director, Science & Technology.

Brown brings 24 years of experience to CO Architects in strategic planning, programming, and design of environments for research, learning, and testing. His work includes biomedical and scientific research facilities for such clients as University of North Carolina (UNC), University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee, University of West Georgia, Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, Arizona State University, and Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, among others. He consulted for the U.S. and Georgia Departments of Agriculture and was Chair of the Laboratory Design Oversight Committee at the UNC School of Medicine.

Los Angeles-based CO Architects has designed medical and life science schools and research facilities nationally, including award-winning structures for the public university systems of Arizona, California (seven campuses), Iowa, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as many private institutions.

Kent Brown, AIA

"Biomedical facilities and science labs are increasingly important research and learning centers for our universities, nation, and even our economy," says Scott Kelsey, AIA, managing principal at CO Architects. "Kent Brown brings enormous depth and business experience to the creation and completion of facilities for the study of medicine and science."

Prior to joining CO Architects, for which Brown relocated from Georgia, he held principal positions at Kent Brown & Associates and Lord, Aeck & Sargent, Inc. "My interest and experience have focused on complex projects for science and technology clients, always integrating high design with demanding programs," says Brown. "The science and bio-med arenas challenge us to creatively weave together the needs of academia, public health, private endeavor, and safety to create inspiring places for people to learn, discover, and heal."

Brown will work with CO Architects as a discipline leader in further expanding the practice nationally and internationally in strategic planning and design for science and technology projects. He will work on newly commissioned projects, including the Institute for Comparative and Experimental Medicine at Texas Tech University in Lubbock and on a research facility for the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.

Brown holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a member of The American Institute of Architects (AIA), American Biological Safety Association, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, and Society for College and University Planning (SCUP). He has presented for several organizations and conferences and has been published as an expert in the field of science and technology facilities.

CO Architects is nationally recognized for its deep portfolio of academic, healthcare, and institutional projects. CO Architects has designed major "benchmark" and award-winning facilities for public and private universities and colleges from the University of Virginia to UCLA. The firm is sought after for functional, green, and graceful solutions for academic, civic and institutional needs, including facility evaluation, renovations, new structures, and comprehensive campus planning.

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