James C. McCrery, II, AIA, NCARB, is a tenured professor at the Catholic University of America's School of Architecture and Allied Arts, where he is the founding director of the Concentration in Classical Architecture and Urbanism at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He is the founding principal of McCrery Architects, a Washington, D.C.-based practice specializing in civic, religious, and institutional projects. His built works throughout the United States have received many awards and include installations at the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Cathedral Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. In addition to his ecclesiastical projects, he developed initial designs for a ballroom addition to the White House. His projects have been reviewed in national publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Traditional Building, the Classicist, and the National Review.
McCrery earned his Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Master of Architecture degrees from Ohio State University; he has lectured widely to professional and academic audiences. He is a founding member of the National Civic Art Society, an inaugural Fellow of the Institute for Human Ecology at Catholic University, and he serves as a National Design Peer of the U.S. General Services Administration. A long-time resident of Washington, D.C., he recently joined the Federal City Council. McCrery previously served as a member of the Commission from 2019 to 2024.