Jake Browning, AIA
Emerging Professionals Director
Jake Browning is the Principal Architect of Black Flag Design, a firm he proudly founded in 2023 in Los Angeles. Jake grew up in Northern Virginia and graduated from Virginia Tech before moving west to begin his career. After a tenure in established high-end custom residential firms of West Hollywood, he started his practice and relocated his family to Annapolis in the fall of 2024. He designed his first award-winning project at 21, began managing projects at 24, and became licensed at 27. While Black Flag Design focuses predominantly on custom residential work, Jake has contributed to award-winning hotel, retail, and office projects over the years. Jake holds a Bachelor’s of Architecture from Virginia Tech, an active Architecture license in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., and serves as the Director of Emerging Professionals to the AIA’s Chesapeake Bay Chapter