Mark Brand was born in 1954 in Lodi, California. A 1977 Honors graduate of the University of California at Berkeley’s architecture program, he began his professional career at Stone, Marraccini and Patterson in San Francisco, receiving his Architect’s license in 1982. He was Project Architect for three years at Sady S. Hayashida Architect in Berkeley prior to opening his own firm in 1986.

Mark has served in leadership roles in the American Institute of Architects, Golden Gate Business Association, 18th Street Services and Realtor’s Toastmasters. He recently served as President of the Board of Directors of New Leaf Services for Our Community. An accomplished public speaker, Mark has been quoted in local media and blog-sites.

Mark’s work has been exhibited at the Contemporary Realist Gallery and in the American Institute of Architects’ “Small Firms, Great Projects” exhibit. He has been awarded multiple Citations from the American Institute of Architects and was the winner of Design/Wise, the 1997 Illinois Design Excellence Award for Interiors.

Mark’s has been published in the San Francisco Examiner, the San Francisco Chronicle, Metropolitan Home, Home, Pink Magazine and the catalog of Small Firms, Great Projects. His “Japanese Inspired” project is slated for inclusion in the upcoming book “Remodeling Not So Big,” by Sarah Susanka and Marc Vasallo.