James believes design is a collaborative process that is both inspiring

and practical. He approaches architecture with patience and a sense of

humor, understanding an architect’s role as multifaceted; negotiating the

overlapping and sometimes competing interests of design, budget, schedule,

and construction. Using drawings and computer models, he engages in a

search with the owners and builders for a design whose

expressiveness, structure and materials are interdependent with the project

requirements, owner’s vision and context.

James established James Coleman Architecture Studio in 2007. He has

experience with projects of all scales in New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and

Rhode Island, including large commercial and residential projects, corporate

interiors, historic preservation, and private residences. From 1992 until 2004,

he lived and worked in New York City as a project architect and project

manager on large scale commercial projects, working for GKV Architects,

Gensler, and W Architecture, and built furniture and fixtures in his Brooklyn shop, the original J

Coleman Studio. From 2004 to 2009 he worked with Joeb Moore in

Greenwich, Connecticut on the design and construction of high end

residential projects. He grew up in Norwich, Connecticut and now lives and

works in Pleasantville, New York. Current clients include:

Private Residential Clients in NYC, CT and NY

Blue Hill at Stone Barns

MacFadden Publishing

Hastens Luxury Beds, Greenwich

Hilton Hotel, Pearl River

Rockland Country Club

Captain Lawrence Brewery

Raymond’s

Jacob Burns Film Center

Education

Brown University

Bachelor of Arts, 1988

Architectural Associate, London

Junior Year Abroad, 1987

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Master of Architecture, 1992