Charles MacBride, AIA, NCARB, CPHC®
Charles MacBride is an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Arlington School of Architecture, licensed architect and Certified Passive House Consultant. He has been teaching and practicing for over 20 years, with specializations in urbanism, history, housing, and building technology. His most recent work initiated a self-sustaining program for the student design and construction of certified passive houses. This cross disciplinary scholarship anchored the development and accreditation for the new professional program in architecture at South Dakota State University, where he also established curriculum, pedagogy, studio culture, and mentorship. He co-founded the department’s Public Works program connecting students to underserved communities. MacBride has earned awards for teaching, research, design and master planning, including a Sustainability Leadership and Innovation honor and an AIA SD Honor Award for PH01:BRK. He currently teaches in both the graduate and undergraduate levels at UTA. He holds degrees from Columbia and Penn State, and has previously taught at South Dakota State, Iowa State and the University of Colorado Denver.
macbridestudio is a collaborative architecture and urban design practice that provides innovative ideas and specialized services to a wide range of clients. Following in a long tradition of architects who both teach and practice, the studio pursues architecture as a discourse, an expression of craft, and as a responsibility to our culture and collective identity. We bring together talented individuals who contribute to many types of projects, including architecture, urbanism, planning, landscape architecture, and graphic design. Our portfolio includes custom residences, master planning, feasibility and historical building assessments, and all scales of commercial and housing development.
Texas Architectural Registration #28478
NCARB Certification Record Number 54430
CPHC® is used under license from the Passive House Institute US (Phius). The Passive House Building Energy Standard promoted by Phius is the most rigorous building energy standard in the world. Certified Passive House Consultants have committed themselves to design excellence and the passive house energy performance and quality criteria.
contact / cmacbride@macbridestudio.com