Architecture Beyond

About Architecture Beyond

I am Brandon Aaron Gibbs, AIA, NOMA—a licensed architect, researcher, educator, media producer, and advocate working across architecture, technology, and public engagement. My story begins with my parents, who met while attending Howard University. My mother came from Mississippi, and my father came from the U.S. Virgin Islands. They raised me in Memphis, Tennessee, where I developed an early love for music, creativity, architecture, and design. As a youth member of several orchestras including the Memphis Youth Symphony, I traveled nationally and internationally and experienced cities, cultures, and remarkable spaces beyond my hometown. Those experiences showed me how buildings and public places can express identity, history, and possibility. They helped inspire my decision to pursue architecture. I studied architecture at Pratt Institute as a recipient of the Pratt Institute Presidential Scholarship. I later earned my Master of Architecture from the Architectural Association Design Research Laboratory in London. Over more than 15 years, I have contributed to sports and entertainment venues, healthcare facilities, churches, community spaces, commercial developments, and residential projects across Tennessee, New York, the American South, and beyond. My work has expanded into research, education, entrepreneurship, and media. Through MotionFORM, I explore design, sustainability, computational methods, and emerging technology. I also founded Iamthestudio to help architects and designers strengthen their creative and technical skills. Selected accomplishments include: LICENSED ARCHITECT IN TENNESSEE CO-CHAIR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NOMA NASHVILLE PRATT INSTITUTE PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT BISHOP G. E. PATTERSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT AUDIENCE AWARD RECIPIENT, QUICKFLICK LONDON WORK FEATURED BY PRATT INSTITUTE AND AIGA MOBILE PANEL SPEAKER WITH MUSIC CITY NSBE SPEAKER AT PODCAMP NASHVILLE AND BARCAMP NASHVILLE SHORTLISTED AS A PROSPECTIVE TEDX MOBILE SPEAKER ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING THROUGH THE NASHVILLE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER AND NASHVILLE BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTER Through Architecture Beyond, I bring together professional experience, independent research, and storytelling to make architecture more accessible and relevant. As “The Architect in Your Corner,” I explore how design affects our communities, industries, opportunities, and everyday lives.

Publisher

Brandon A. Gibbs, AIA NOMA

Category

arts · arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Apr 2023

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

34 of 54 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Letters to Ms. 1000 Continues - Christian Joosse On Architecture Writing and Purpose | Part 2 | AB EP 51

   Host Brandon Gibbs interviews architect, educator, and author Christian Joosse about fostering purpose and finding voices within the next generation of architects.

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   11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Theory Of Architecture - Part 1 : What Have We Forgotten? // Saturday Studio AB EP 50

   Principal and Design Director Brandon Gibbs explores architecture's profound impact on human experience and forgotten principles in this interview.

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   20 Sept 2026

   Ode To My Father: An Ode To Monroe Waldemar Gibbs // Saturday Studio AB EP 49

   Host shares the inspiring testimony and enduring legacy of his father, Monroe Waldemar Gibbs, offering wisdom for this generation.

Inside a recent episode

Theory Of Architecture - Part 1 : What Have We Forgotten? // Saturday Studio AB EP 50

Published 11 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And then you will understand why I asked this question and look for what we have forgotten to really find truth. Question number two. Can a building be technically advanced and defined while failing to support the people who inhabit it? This is a deep question about not just means and ability, but actually saying, is there an emperor who has no clothes on? Is the most expensive architecture that we are investing in, putting our efforts in, is it more of a result of a lot of efforts? Or is it actual architectural genius that serves the core need? Why the architect was born of men? Why did the heavens bring this gift to men if we have betrayed providing the best of architecture? […]

Who has been a guest on Architecture Beyond

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Christian Joosse
• Jerel McCants
• Terrance L Nash
• Arie Willem de Jongh

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

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Quality

45

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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