Summary
Eliot Bassett-cann is an interdisciplinary designer blending architecture and fine art with 11 years of practice across cultural institutions, academia, and social impact projects. A dual B.Arch. and BFA graduate from RISD, Eliot helped launch RISD’s first Design Research program and managed partnered projects for clients like NIKE, LEGO Education, Cessna/Textron, and Chronicle Books. Their work spans installation design at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, healthcare-focused interventions for Hasbro Children’s Hospital, and community-driven design-build education in Central Falls, RI. Eliot has also advanced STEAM advocacy at the policy level as a Presidential Fellow, translating research into briefings and civic programming. Now based in Portland, Maine, they run an independent studio while contributing design leadership at Mey & Co, combining hands-on fabrication skills with strategic master-planning experience, including post-conflict urban work in Sri Lanka. Colleagues describe Eliot as a connector who converts cross-disciplinary research into tangible, place-based outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
George School
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) Architecture, Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) Architecture at Rhode Island School of Design