Stewart Brecher is the founder of Stewart Brecher Architects. He has been in practice in Maine since 1983. In addition to his architectural practice, he spent twenty years as a Professor of Architecture at University level.

Prior to establishing his office in Bar Harbor, Mr. Brecher was in practice in Buffalo, New York; Nairobi, Kenya; and London, England. He was head of design for Rakennus Domino, a Finnish design/build company, a designer in Sir Basil Spence’s office in England and won a HUD Honor Award for his elderly housing in Newport, Rhode Island while working for Castellucci, Galli, and Planka in Providence, Rhode Island. Mr. Brecher’s non-architectural designs have included theater sets and furniture.

In 1964 Mr. Brecher received his Bachelor of Architecture from Rhode Island School of Design. He attended State University of New York in Buffalo, School for Policy Studies’ PhD program. He is a Registered Architect in Maine, New Hampshire, and New York, certified with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and a past President of the Maine Chapter of the American Institute of Architect. Mr. Brecher continues his membership in the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association and has been an invited speaker at the Maine Solar Energy Association and the Maine Child Care Directors Workshop.

His public service has included the Bar Harbor Planning Board and Design Review Board, and he is currently a member of the MDI Hospital Board of Trustees.