Eric Brown AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Principal / Partnerebrown@pcadesign.com

A partner at PCA, Eric has been an integral part of the firm for over 25 years. He has broad design and management experience working with institutional clients as well as commercial developers of multi-family housing, hospitality, restaurant and retail projects throughout New England. Eric also leads our recruiting and hiring efforts.

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Eric in a nutshell

Eric believes that the client comes first — that building strong personal relationships enhances the creative process, resulting in the best outcomes for all involved. The success of this approach has been borne out by his large following of repeat clients. Not afraid to take on new project types or larger scale commissions, Eric has led the way on seminal PCA projects such as Arsenal Yards, Legacy Place, the firm’s first dining hall at Northeastern University, and multiple large-scale mixed use planning and design projects for major area developers and entrepreneurs.

  • I’m from  Connecticut.

  • My education  B.Arch, Arizona State

  • My earliest design memory  Getting straight As in drafting class, 7th grade

  • My favorite space  Ski House — warm and toasty, smells like supper, legs feel like rubber

  • A project I’m proud of  Arsenal Yards — so many diverse requirements come together to create an amazing place

  • A place that has affected me  St. Catherine's Street, Montreal, Canada

  • I love Cambridge because  of its comfortable scale, diversity and richness.

  • I’m inspired by  the folks who work at PCA.

  • The most inspiring part of my job is  when we become friends with our clients.

  • On my playlist  The Dead

  • I’m my best self when  others around me are having fun.

  • One thing most people don’t know about me  1983 disc golf champ at ASU