Tryba Architects
Brent Bartels is a seasoned architecture professional with extensive experience in various roles within the industry. Currently serving as Associate Principal at Tryba Architects since June 2024, Brent previously held the position of Sr. Architect at the same firm from November 2021 to December 2022. Prior to that, Brent worked at The Beck Group as a Senior Project Coordinator- Architect from December 2013 to November 2021, and as an Associate and Architect at 4240 Architecture from June 2006 to December 2013. Brent also contributed as Treasurer for Architecture for Humanity between 2011 and 2012 and worked as a Project Designer at Gates Hafen Cochrane from July 2000 to June 2006. Educational qualifications include a Master of Architecture and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Colorado Denver obtained between 2005 and 2007, as well as a Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture from the University of Colorado Boulder from 1996 to 2000.
Tryba Architects
We are Civic Architects. Balancing public with private, interior with exterior, contemplative with exuberant, we strive for sustainable urbanism—the monumental unity of people and place. We specialize in leading complex, schedule and budget-driven projects from concept through construction. Working seamlessly with contractors, project teams and diverse groups or individual stakeholders, we deliver on time and within budget. Our portfolio reflects 33 years of experience, focusing on highly visible projects, calling for the careful integration of historic context, contemporary use and future aspiration. From the firm's roots preserving and restoring Denver's beloved and iconic buildings, the firm now develops and creates new urban places and structures nationally, having designed, restored and preserved over $3 billion worth of projects in almost every sector.