Brandon Jorgensen is an American designer, maker, and builder. He was born in Alameda, California in 1971.Grew up in northern California, between suburbia and blossoming wine country. A third-generation Californian, born and raised in the bay area, his family came here in the 30’s migrating from Denmark to work on the Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge. Having served in the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division he went on to study architecture and received his Bachelor and master’s in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. He has worked with Toyo Ito on the Berkeley Art Museum, Studied with Tadao Ando, and spent several years honing his skills as a young architectural designer at Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. He started his own studio in 2011 where he and his small team are currently working on projects in Greece, Hawaii, Los Angeles, and all throughout wine country with a focus on residential and hospitality.
Jorgensen has co taught architecture studios at the University of California, Berkeley, and is Design Principal with Atelier Jorgensen, Inc. based in Napa, California. With offices in Waimea, Hawaii, and Los Angeles, California
Jorgensen is well-known and influential in the Wine Country architecture scene. He is known for his "site specific" and "resilient" architecture. His design for the Oak Knoll Residence (2014) in Napa garnered international praise and awards, such as the Architizer Design Award. At the same time, the residence received critiques from local residents.