Brendan Sullivan Shea

Brendan Sullivan Shea serves as Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Arizona's College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA), leveraging the Sonoran Desert's extreme climatic contrasts and cultural vitality for architectural innovation through digital fabrication and desertification research.

His work focuses on digital fabrication techniques and desertification challenges, exploring sustainable architectural responses to arid environments across the American Southwest and Europe. He emphasizes climate-responsive design solutions for desert regions through creative practice and academic inquiry.

Shea contributes to CAPLA's Foundation Committee developing first-year Bachelor of Architecture studio curriculum and advocates experiential learning through travel, advising students to broaden architectural perspectives via direct environmental engagement with desert landscapes.