BENJAMIN WINSHIP

Principal, Winship / Workshop
Seattle, Washington

Licensure
Architect — Washington
Architect — Minnesota

Education
Master of Architecture, University of Miami, 2015
Historic Preservation Certificate · Rome Study Abroad
Bachelor of Arts, History, Miami University, 2011

Experience & Selected Work

Winship / Workshop — Seattle, WA
Principal Architect | 2024–Present
Independent architecture and design practice focused on small-scale residential projects, adaptive reuse, and thoughtful interior transformation.

Emeritus, LTD — Nantucket, MA
Project Design Associate / Project Manager | 2021–2024
Residential architecture in coastal and historic contexts.
Selected Projects
– 10 Lincoln Avenue — historic home renovation, addition and pool house
– 60 Crooked Lane — residential design and documentation
– Maple Lane — single-family home
– White Elephant Way - five single-family homes - early feasibility and design options
– 89 Somerset Road — single-family home renovation
– 25 Sankaty Head — single-family home renovation, addition and garage in conservation area
– The Brotherhood — restaurant renovation and expansion
– 10 & 12 Davkim Lane — storage facility, parking structure and affordable housing
– The Hive — restaurant/mixed-use programming

Studio EMA, Éric Maria Architectes — Geneva, Switzerland
Architect | 2019–2021
Public infrastructure and housing projects in international contexts.
Selected Projects
– CEVA / Léman Express Stations — Geneva — five cross-border rail stations connecting Switzerland and France
– Pavillon TIC — United Nations, Geneva — temporary conference pavilion for 300 attendees
– Chrysalide — Châtel-St-Denis — mixed-use housing and commercial development

Atelier Jean Nouvel — Paris, France
Architect (Competition Team) | 2020
Selected Project
– Al-’Ula Residential Development — Saudi Arabia — desert-integrated luxury housing, competition proposal

Solomon Cordwell Buenz — Chicago, IL
Designer | 2015–2018
Commercial, hospitality, and academic interiors.
Selected Projects
– Michael Best — Chicago — workplace modernization and interior transformation
– UIC Academic & Residential Complex — Chicago — active learning classrooms, flexible teaching spaces, and informal breakout areas
– Boulevard Place — Houston - mixed-use residential design and planning
– Midtown — Atlanta- mixed-use residential design and planning
– Hanover Company — Houston - workplace and atrium
– Valvoline — Lexington - corporate office interior redevelopment

Creative Practice
Relief artwork, architectural objects, and visual studies exploring composition, atmosphere, and repetition — extending architectural thinking into tactile media.