brett zamore design llc
1137 e 11th street
houston, tx 77009
p: 713 623 1926
f: 832 519 1277
PHILOSOPHY
Established in 2007, Brett Zamore Design has gained national recognition for
architecture that is sensitive to our surrounding conditions, mindful of the past,
the present and the shifting, ever-changing world. Our LEED Accredited
office designs buildings that are environmentally responsible, simple
and modern yet warm in texture and composition. Each project is well thought
out, captures the vision of our clients and are a unique fit within their natural
context. By creating projects that adapt and readapt to different situations
and needs, it is our belief that successful architecture makes a difference.
AWARDS
2011 UHGBC Grant Winner for Z-Fab
2010 Houston Business Journal Landmark Award, Judges Special Recognition, Center St. Develop.
2010 Houston Heights Community Development Award for New Construction, Center St. Homes
2009 Good Brick Award, Greater Houston Preservation Alliance, Historic Bungalow 'Green' Renovation
2008 Best Architect, Houston Press, Best of Houston Awards Issue
2007 '08 and '09 Houston Heights Association Jury Member for Best New Architecture
2006 Biloxi Home Competition (Finalist and Selected Home), Architecture for Humanity
2005 Decorative Center & Paper City Design Excellence Awards, Single Space Winner
2005 Winner of Houston Heights Residential/Restoration Renovation Award
2003 AIA Houston On The Boards, Best Of Show, First Place, The Shot-trot
2000 Houston AIA Honor Award, Restoration & Renovation. Poe School.
1999 Keep Houston Beautiful, Mayor's Proud Partners Award.
1999 Greater Houston Preservation Alliance Steward Title Good Brick Award.
1998 ACSA Design/Build Collaborative Practice Award, First Place.
MEDIA
Professional Builder, Small Wonder, October 2009
Paper City, Making Style Happen, January 2009
Everything Must Move, Architecture at Rice 44, House 00, Monacelli Press, 2009
Houston Press, Best of Houston, Best Architect, Sep. 25 - Oct. 1, 2008
HGTV, Beyond the Box, September 2008
Inc. Magazine, Elevator Pitch, July 2008
Houston Chronicle, The Softer Side of Prefab, July 20, 2008
Metropolis, Cottage Industry, June 2008
O At Home, Shelter From the Storm, Summer 2008
Texas Architect, In MS, Houston Design Firms Assist Post-Katrina Housing Recovery, Sep./Oct. 2007
Residential Architect, After the Storm, August 2007
The New York Times, House and Home, Design Steps up in Disaster's Wake, August 2, 2007
This Old House Magazine, Biloxi House, July 2007
Cottage Style, Creating Cottage Style, 2007
Cottage Living, Labor of Love, May/June 2007
Cite, Small Houses for a Big City, Spring 2007
Texas Architect, Post-Katrina Housing Recovery, September/ October, 2007
Texas Architect, East Biloxi Model Home, March/April, 2007
Metropolitan Home, House Hunter, February 2007
Architectural Record, Architecture for Humanity, October, 2006
Metropolis, Why I'm (Occasionally) Proud to be an American, September 2006
The Perfect $100,000 House, Karrie Jacobs, Viking Press, pp179-202, August 2006
Los Angeles Times, Curb, and Pocket, Appeal, July 27, 2006
002houston, Affordable Infill Houston - A Possible Dream, May 2006
HGTV, What's With That House?, April 12, 2006
Greater Houston Weekly, The Shot-trot, January 18, 2006
Houston Chronicle, Living Color, January 7, 2006
Time Magazine, Innovator, December 4, 2005
HGTV, Small Space, Big Style, December 1, 2005
Salon.com, Cheap = Good, October 5, 2005
EXHIBITIONS & TOURS
Pinkcomma Gallery, Boston, Welcome Hometta, October, 2009
New World Museum, Houston, Welcome Hometta, July, 2009
Rice Design Alliance 2009 Architecture Tour, Small Houses x9, Shot-trot, March 2009
Brett E. Zamore, Principial, AIA Associate, LEED AP
EDUCATION
Rice University School of Architecture, M.A., 1999.
Yale University, B.A. 1994.
LECTURES
University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Lecture, February 2011
Rice MBA and Rice Architecture, Visiting Critic for final reviews, April, 2010
Auburn University, From Shotgun to KIT, October, 2008
Stephen F. Austin State University, Design Sensitivity, March, 2008
University of Kansas, From Shotgun to Shot-trot and Beyond, February, 2007
Rice MBA, Process Innovation in Construction and Design, March, 2005, '06 and '08
Making it Happen, New Orleans, LA, Invited Participant, January 20, 2006
University of Houston School of Architecture Summer High School Program, July, 2005
TEACHING
Rice Architecture, Thesis Reviews, December, '01, '02
Rice Architecture Building Workshop, Semester Faculty, Building the Lounge, Spring, 1999