Bringing Experts Together

CEO & Founder

Brian is the Founder and CEO of Ensemble, where he sets the firm’s strategic vision and leads its continued growth across the Americas and Europe. With more than 40-years of experience, he has built a career at the intersection of architecture, design strategy, technology, and the evolving ways people experience the built environment. 

A Fellow and former International President and Chairman of the Retail Design Institute, Brian is a recognized industry voice who has contributed to VMSD Magazine and shared his perspective through publications, professional organizations, and industry events worldwide. His vision for Ensemble is grounded in bringing exceptional professionals together through a more focused, collaborative, and forward-looking model of practice. 

Partner & COO

James is Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Ensemble, where he helps shape the operating strategy behind the firm’s continued growth. A licensed architect in multiple states, he brings 20 years of experience at the intersection of architecture, business, and organizational leadership. 

As an architect and operator, James is focused on creating the conditions for strong collaboration—within Ensemble and alongside clients and partner practices. His work focuses on the structures, processes, and accountability that support clear coordination and sound decisions on complex work. 

An MBA candidate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Gies College of Business, James continues to build on this work through the study of strategy, organizational leadership, and the evolving business of architecture. 

Partner and Retail Practice Leader

Sylvia Dyches is a Partner and Retail Practice Leader at Ensemble. A Brazilian-licensed architect with nearly 30 years of experience, she helps retailers and grocers create high-performing environments that align brand, business goals, and customer experience.

Before joining Ensemble, Sylvia held senior leadership roles in store planning and space optimization with a Fortune 500 retailer operating more than 1,500 stores. She leveraged space planning analytics to optimize store performance, bringing a data-informed, business-first perspective to every client engagement.

Sylvia holds an MBA from National University with a concentration in Marketing, complementing her architectural expertise with a strong foundation in brand strategy and customer engagement. She is passionate about creating environments that drive business success while delivering meaningful experiences for the people who use them.

Partner & Director of Global Sales Ops 

Based in Buenos Aires, Blas is a Partner and Director of Global Sales Operations at Ensemble. He has been part of the firm since its earliest days, helping build the international foundation and operational relationships that support Ensemble’s continued growth. 

Blas connects business development, digital marketing, and commercial operations to build lasting client relationships. His experience includes roles at several Argentine agencies, as well as founding and leading his own agency, giving him a practical understanding of how strategy, marketing, and business development work together. He helps guide opportunities into clear, well-managed agreements and maintains continuity as client relationships evolve. His background in language studies and translation further informs a thoughtful, precise approach to communication and cross-cultural collaboration. 

Director of Architecture

Based in Puerto Rico, Bob is Ensemble’s Director of Architecture, guiding the firm’s architecture practice across its international operations. Alongside this firmwide responsibility, he provides senior oversight for work and teams across the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA). With more than 20 years of experience, he brings senior architectural leadership at the intersection of design, technical execution, and technology-enabled delivery.  

Working with Ensemble’s executive leadership, Bob helps strengthen architectural standards, advance design and digital practice, and guide the continued development of the firm’s design and technical teams. His work reinforces the design leadership, technical rigor, and code-informed judgment required to carry complex projects from concept through delivery. 

Hospitality Practice Leader

Benjamin Price leads Ensemble’s hospitality design work, bringing a multidisciplinary perspective shaped by interiors, fashion, editorial design, and the built environment. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, he understands hospitality as more than a space—it is a complete experience, shaped through narrative, materiality, atmosphere, and the details that make a place memorable. 

His work spans hospitality projects throughout the United States and the Caribbean, partnering with owners, operators, and brand teams to translate a distinct vision into environments with clarity, character, and a strong sense of place. 

Benjamin brings the same hospitality lens to adjacent sectors, helping teams create spaces where brand, function, and human experience work together seamlessly. His connection to NEWH keeps his work informed by the evolving conversations shaping contemporary hospitality design. 

Partner & Director of Marketing 

Based in New York, Sheridan leads Ensemble’s marketing, brand, and communications efforts. Her background in marketing and international business brings a global perspective to how the firm defines its identity, communicates its work, and builds meaningful connections across markets. 

She shapes how Ensemble is represented in the market, working with partner firms to bring distinct brand identities into clear, cohesive go-to-market materials and shared communications. 

Her professional photography practice, together with deep fluency in social media and visual culture, brings strong editorial judgment to Ensemble’s brand and digital presence. Sheridan translates the firm’s people, ideas, and projects into communications that are clear, visually coherent, and memorable. 

Director of Visualization

Based in Córdoba, Argentina, Leo is an architect graduated from the National University of Córdoba, Argentina, bringing more than 20 years of experience in architecture, design communication, and architectural visualization. 

As Director of Visualization at Ensemble, he leads the firm’s visualization practice, working closely with Ensemble’s studios and partner firms to translate design ideas into compelling visual narratives that support design development, client communication, and decision-making throughout the architectural process. 

His architectural background allows him to understand projects beyond aesthetics, combining design sensitivity with technical knowledge to create imagery that communicates both the vision and the intent behind each project. 

Human Resources Business Partner, Latin America

Senior Project Manager

Based in Córdoba, Argentina, Virginia is an architect and Senior Project Manager at Ensemble. Her career began in design architecture and developed through BIM coordination into project leadership, giving her a practical understanding of how design intent, technology, and project execution must work together. 

At Ensemble, Virginia brings structure to complex project delivery—integrating QA/QC, coordinating teams and consultants, and keeping scope, documentation, and client communication aligned from one phase to the next. Her ability to build effective teams and strengthen workflows, combined with steady technical judgment, makes her a consistent point of continuity for both clients and internal project teams.