Acclaimed architect Will Bruder shares an inspiring selection of his built work spanning the past five decades that exemplifies his unique ability to create inventive and contextually-exciting architectural solutions in response to site opportunities and client needs in the recently published monograph, “The Architecture of Will Bruder“.

In celebration of his 50+ years in practice, architect Will Bruder is pleased to share this selection of his most-exemplary projects, presented through hundreds of gorgeous photographs, drawings, and original sketches.

Influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as Paolo Soleri, Bruce Goff, and Gunnar Birkerts, Bruder opened his own design studio in 1974. His self-built house/studio on the desert edge of Phoenix garnered a Record Houses of 1977 design award.

A Fellowship in Architecture at the American Academy in Rome was a career turning-point permitting several months of intense reflection from a studio overlooking Rome, and travel throughout Europe to study historic and contemporary architecture.

Filled with fresh perspective, Bruder won the commission to design the 280,000 square foot Phoenix Central Library. The library was awarded the AIA 25 Year Building Award in 2021. Cultural, civic, and private commissions followed, as did opportunities to travel, lecture, and teach.

This superb collection is divided into two sections: pre-Rome Prize projects, presented in black and white; and post-Rome projects dating from 1987 forward, presented in color. Six scholarly essays round out this long-awaited Bruder monograph.

Martha and I could not be more pleased to celebrate this remarkable milestone, and look forward to congratulating Will in person very, very soon!