Principal
A recognized leader in sustainable design and construction, firm principal Angela Brooks places Pugh + Scarpa at the forefront of the field which promises to dominate future design, construction, and urban planning. Her expertise in the area provides clients financial benefits through long term savings.
Brooks heads the firm’s Sustainable Development Department and has served as Project Architect and consultant on buildings which range in scope from public and institutional projects, to mixed-use projects, single- and multifamily housing. She joined Pugh + Scarpa as a Principal in 1999. Holding strong operational skills as well as design aptitude, Brooks is responsible for overall project management and supervision of the firm’s designers and staff.
Her expertise is recognized by such entities as the City of Santa Monica, which appointed Brooks to the Advisory Board of Solar Santa Monica. She is a co-founder and past President of Livable Places, Inc., a non-profit development company dedicated to building sustainable mixed-use housing. Brooks has been dedicated to implementing positive urban planning since 1993, when she won the New Public Realm International Design Competition.
Registration and Professional Affiliations
Licensed Architect, California C27554
NCARB Certified
LEED Accredited Professional
American Institute of Architects
Co-founder, Board Member, and past Board President, Livable Places
United States Green Building Council
Southern California Association of Non Profit Housing
Selected Honors and Distinctions
AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project Award, 2003, 2006
Juror, AIA San Diego Design Awards, 2007
Rudy Bruner Prize
Finalist, BHS&F World Habitat Award, 2002
Progressive Architecture Award
Westside Urban Prize, 2001, 2003
Education
Master of Architecture,
Graduation with Distinction
Southern California Institute of Architecture
Bachelor of Design in Architecture
University of Florida
