Rachel Barrett
Meet Rachel Barrett, she is part of the growing Architectural Staff at Glenn|Partners. From McKinney, Texas, Rachel grew up helping her father build projects around the house, tagging along to job sites and spending summers acting and crafting scenery with her mother at the community theatre. Inspired by place-making and design, Rachel graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 2020 and her Master of Architecture in the Spring of 2022 from the University of Texas at Arlington. During her undergraduate studies, she began working in the field in 2018 and held a graduate Research Assistantship in the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs. Rachel has been the recipient of the Southwest Terrazzo Association Architecture Scholarship, the Greater Dallas Planning Council Student Dream Award and CAPPA Master Commendations.
Throughout her career, she has worked in design studios on a wide variety of project types and programs, spanning multi-family, hospitality, office, retail and mixed-use developments, educational renovation, and historic preservation. Rachel enjoys projects of all scope, varying from master planned developments to micro housing and interior finish outs.
Rachel’s work can be seen in Harvard’s publication of the Nature of Enclosure (2022) in chapter 19, Rebound: Dialogues Around National Parks and Sovereignty.
During her time at Glenn|Partners, Rachel has been working with Briar Glenn, Greg Estes, and Patrick Glenn developing the design for the renovations at Carrolton Farmers Branch ISD’s RL Turner High School.
To learn even more about Rachel, check out the following fun facts!
Favorite Food
Tacos or Thai
Favorite Movie
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Favorite Music
Odesza, Flume, any Indie-Pop
Most Exotic Place Visited
The Pyramids of Giza
Happy Place
On a beach
Favorite Hobby
Traveling + Exploring with friends
Favorite Architect
Tom Kundig, Jeanne Gang, Elizabeth Diller
Favorite Building
The Shed
What Inspires You
Innovation and Inclusion
Fun Fact
I am oddly good at party games!
First Moment when you realized you wanted to be an Architect
I discovered my passion for architecture long before understanding its influence, yet it wasn’t until my time at community college, leading to a swift transition to UTA, that I realized it could be a viable career path. Since then, my journey in architecture has become an integral part of my history.
Favorite Quote or Saying
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” - Benjamin Franklin