Not just a name, but a promise.

Rich Brienik’s unique abil­i­ty to con­nect and relate with peers sets him apart as a leader. Har­ness­ing near­ly 20 years of expe­ri­ence in the field, he strives to be an acces­si­ble men­tor with­in the office, as well as an effec­tive stew­ard for clients on their jour­ney to suc­cess­ful project realization. 

Informed by dual Bach­e­lor’s and Mas­ter’s degrees in Archi­tec­ture and Inte­ri­or Archi­tec­ture, Rich offers a unique ​‘inside-out’ approach to project design, sup­port­ing a phi­los­o­phy that form should fol­low func­tion. This inno­v­a­tive tech­nique, com­bined with his abil­i­ty to incor­po­rate sophis­ti­cat­ed construc­tion meth­ods, ensures a build­ing’s aes­thet­ic reflects the clien­t’s needs while max­i­miz­ing user com­fort and over­all build­ing longevi­ty.

Rich plays a vital role in car­rying projects from design through con­struc­tion, work­ing close­ly with engi­neers and con­trac­tors while lever­ag­ing his exten­sive knowl­edge of the entire design process. This has made him invalu­able to our K‑12 clients, which is accen­tu­at­ed by a grow­ing lead­er­ship role in The Collaborative’s expand­ing reach across the region­al market.