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Turner Brooks serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Yale School of Architecture while maintaining his practice as principal of Turner Brooks Architects, established in 1972 in Starksboro, Vermont. His architectural firm creates diverse projects ranging from small houses to institutional buildings with significant social purpose.
Brooks earned his B.A. and M.Arch. degrees from Yale University. His teaching career spans multiple institutions including Carnegie Mellon University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the University of Miami, Middlebury College, and the University of Vermont.
His architectural practice focuses on socially responsive design with notable projects including the Cushing Collection at Yale School of Medicine, community facilities for children with autism spectrum disorder, and spaces for circus arts. Recent work includes a Community Building at the Cold Spring School in New Haven and an arts facility at the Burgundy Farm Country Day School in Virginia. His Spring 2020 Advanced Design Studio addressed the complex architectural challenges of creating facilities for victims of domestic violence.
- Mid-Career Rome Prize Fellowship (1984)
- Sidonie Miskimin Clauss Prize for Teaching Excellence in the Humanities (2015)
Brooks has received significant support for his work through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Graham Foundation. His current teaching at Yale focuses on drawing as a medium for architectural investigation in his long-running 'Drawing Projects' course. A recent exhibition 'Penumbra' (January-March 2024) showcased his drawings and film work, demonstrating the continuity between his architectural practice and artistic exploration.
