We build lasting value by uniting the top creative minds, tailored to each project.
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the team
20+ years of experience
leading prestigious, large
scale international projects
30+ consultant experts
and team members
ether bear​
the real boss
brian cummings​
ceo + founder​
Brian is an architect & placemaker with a reputation as a multidisciplinary thinker & strategist who strives to push boundaries in the built environment.
the leadership
the journey
Shaped by a global upbringing, Brian developed a passion for reimagining homes as reflections of deeper ways of living. That vision took root in Charleston, where he led the design of 25+ custom residences during the early development of communities like Kiawah Island, I’On, and Daniel Island -work that laid the foundation for insights he continues to refine through a lifetime of research & travel.
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Brian’s zeal for art and creativity naturally led him to study architecture, where he could blend imagination with design.
His professional life began in luxury residential, multifamily, and mixed-use development. As a key contributor at industry leading firms, he established the track record of guiding high-value complex projects seamlessly from concept to construction.​
​Brian was awarded the distinguished Project of the Year for his thesis during his second architecture degree.
His creative and multidisciplinary approach fueled his success as a global design director at award-winning firms such as Gensler, where he earned a reputation as an innovator, planner, and leader focused on expanding the design expertise.
Brian feeds the need to expand the "design" practice across a multitude of industries to deliver positive impact at all scales, pushing organizations and their spaces & places to new frontiers.
Brian cofounded The Strategy + Design Shop located in Washington DC, where he is passionately engaged in fostering bold ideas and new ways of thinking.
The Shop established the reputation of being known as an "ideas shop" with an unconventional approach to future focused thinking and design that challenges traditional norms.​
Brian expands his practice along the east coast as CEO of THINK HOUSE GROUP: a collective of creatives who aim to add value to all things people and place.
tomorrow