Brian Vitale is a Design Principal and Co-Managing Director of Gensler’s Chicago office. He is a registered architect, educator and a visionary leader in the field of design.

Brian’s focus on design process rather than typological expertise has made him one of Gensler’s most awarded designers. He has authored many of the firm’s most significant and acclaimed projects including the Gratz Center at Fourth Presbyterian Church, the Kohler Creative Communications building, the Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, Cadillac House Shanghai, KU’s Capitol Federal Hall, and the newly opened Columbia College Chicago Student Center to name a few.

A firm believer in the benefits of blurring the line between academia and professional worlds, Vitale has served as adjunct design faculty at the University of Illinois Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where in 2015, he delivered the keynote speech at the School of Architecture’s convocation ceremony.

Lauded by the industry throughout his career, Vitale’s influential work has earned over 60 major design honors including two National AIA awards, and personally receiving the prestigious Chicago AIA Dubin Family Young Architect Award, the AIA Illinois John Wellborn Root Award and the National AIA Young Architect Award.  Most recently, Brian was honored in 2020 by being named one of the 50 people “shaping Chicago’s design culture” by New City magazine.

Born in Chicago, Brian received his Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his Master of Architecture with Honors from Washington University in St Louis where he received the 2020 Award of Distinction, given to an alum who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in their career.

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