Brantley is a licensed architect, published author, and public speaker fascinated by how good buildings get built.
BrantleyWorks
Brantley founded HiWorks in 2012 as an architecture firm dedicated to the proposition that an innovative, functional and beautiful built environment can improve individual lives and make the world a better place. The office has since designed a diverse range of projects for an equally diverse range of clients. At the same time, Brantley’s photography has explored beauty in the built environment in unexpected places and at unexpected scales.
photo by TEDx San Antonio
BrantleyTalks
Brantley has taught architecture at a number of colleges and universities including the University of Texas at Austin, Trinity University, the University of Colorado, and San Antonio College. He has produced several podcast series, including the San Antonio Storybook for the San Antonio Report. Brantley is also a frequent speaker at Texas Society of Architects events and has lectured extensively about the built environment, including a 2013 TEDx Talk.
photo courtesy Sarah M. Vasquez
BrantleyWrites
Brantley’s first book, The Courthouses of Central Texas, was published by the University of Texas Press in 2015. He has also written for a number of publications and has contributed extensively to Texas Architect magazine, serving as its editor between 2001 and 2022. For over a decade, Brantley has maintained a blog featuring personal essays describing how the built environment frames the experience of the world and the stories of our lives.