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Joel Berman

Joel Berman is the founder and president of Berman Design, a nationally recognized Chicago-based architecture firm specializing in retail, hospitality, and restaurant design. Joel’s expertise encompasses hospitality, retail franchise prototypes, commercial kitchens, and adaptive reuse projects. 

Joel emphasizes the value of clear and rapid sketching in the design process. He is a seasoned educator, having taught architectural sketching at renowned institutions such as The Chicago Architecture Center, Urban Sketchers Chicago and Urban Sketchers Nagpur India, Andrews University, Columbia College, The Ontario Association of Architects [OAA], the Alberta Association of Architects [AAA], the Architects’ Association of New Brunswick [AANB], and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada [RAIC]. 

WS04 – High Contrast Speed Sketching

Find Joel online at:
Facebook: Joel Berman
Instagram: @bermansketching
Web: BermanArchitecture.com, BermanSketching.com