Our People

Tom Bassett Dilley’s passion for architecture began in high school when he found a book in the school library by Frank Lloyd Wright: those exuberant buildings harmonized with their sites were so fascinating and inspiring. Then he found Edward Mazria’s Passive Solar Energy Book, whose practical techniques showed how to tune a building to climate. Tom spent a year at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture (Taliesin West), continuing to Ball State University for undergrad and Columbia University for his Master’s. He became a Certified Passive House Consultant in 2010 to learn advanced energy modeling, building science, and principles of conservation exemplified by the Passive House standard. He is a founding member and past President of the Chicago PHAUS chapter, and has presented numerous times for local audiences and at national conferences. In 2018 Tom began a landscape painting practice, which is growing into a second professional endeavor; see his website or visit at the annual What’s Blooming on Harrison festival! He lives in Oak Park with his wife where they enjoy watching their adult children forge their creative paths, watching their cats eat and nap, and walking their dog.

Denny’s interests lie in crafting spaces that fit naturally within their larger contexts. Denny honed his skills in graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis before moving to Seattle, WA where he spent years designing 21st century educational environments. An avid woodworker and licensed architect, he joined the team in 2018 as a project manager. His attention to detail translates all projects scales. You will find Denny enjoying the outdoors of his Oak Park home where he lives with his wife and two kids.

Garrett is a master draftsman both digitally and manually, and is in charge of TBDA CAD templates, detail libraries, and product research. He prepares renderings and presentations drawings, and coordinates all project documentation for permit and construction, including WUFI-Passive and THERM energy modeling for Passive House certification. Garrett has a Master of Architecture from Kansas State University and lives in Oak Park, IL.

Sage is from Western North Carolina and has been a part of the outdoor community from a young age. Sage graduated from University of North Carolina with a Masters of Architecture. They were raised by an environmentalist and respecting the environment has been at the core of their values for as long as they can remember.

A Michigan native, Amy has a degree in psychology and art history and over a decade of experience in marketing analytics. She came to TBDA as a marketing consultant in 2014 and took on other tasks like bookkeeping and website maintenance. She appreciates working for a firm with a mission to address climate change by building beautiful, high performing, healthy homes. She lives in Oak Park, IL, with her husband, two sons, and dog named Boomer.