Brandon Surtain

Assistant Director of Community Engagement at the Albert & Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design

Brandon Surtain is the Assistant Director of Community Engagement at the Albert & Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design. A native New Orleanian, Brandon attended graduate school at Tulane University, where he received his Master of Architecture and Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development degrees. Brandon’s interests in art, architecture, and real estate development stem primarily from a place of cultural preservation. Much of his work implicitly responds to life in New Orleans before and after Hurricane Katrina. Focusing on preserving the static and dynamic aspects of the built environment through art and design occupied the bulk of Brandon’s research as a student. Brandon is a former Design Futures student leader, an organization that promotes social and professional equity, as well as design thinking in all aspects of life. He is an exhibiting artist, designer and Board Member at Broad Community Connections. Brandon received his Bachelor of Fine Art, with a concentration in painting and drawing, from Louisiana State University. During this time, he was also a member of the LSU football team.