About

COUNTS architects D.P.C. is a Brooklyn-based practice founded by Jimmy Counts, an architect with over 25 years of experience working on projects of diverse scales and typologies. 

Prior to founding his practice in 2010, Jimmy worked for several award-winning offices renowned for design excellence, including Gluckman Mayner in New York and Tanner Leddy Maytum Stacy in San Francisco. Jimmy's experience with these offices included residential, institutional, commercial, historic renovation and adaptive reuse projects, and artist installations. Notable works include the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and the Staten Island Museum.

Since the foundation of his practice, Jimmy has primarily consulted for and collaborated with several architectural firms on various projects. These offices include: Bade Stageberg Cox Architects, Boro Architects, Cannon Studio, Castro Watson Design, DXA Studio, Edmonds+Lee Architects, Fiedler Marciano Architecture, Greg Yang Design, MBB Architects, Rexrode Chirigos Architects, Solomonoff Architecture Studio, Studio Cicetti Architecture, and VMAD Studio.

Jimmy attended Kansas State University where he received a Bachelor of Architecture in 1996 and Columbia University where he received a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design in 1999. He is a licensed architect in New York and California and holds certification from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB Certified). He also is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and is a LEED v2 Accredited Professional (LEED AP).

In addition to his practice, Jimmy teaches in the Department of Interior Design at Pratt Institute and the School of Visual Arts as a Visiting Professor and enjoys researching the history of the American architectural profession.