Dustin L. Thacker is the Founder of blackhouse. LLC in Elkridge, Maryland.

blackhouse. LLC is an Architecture & Engineering consulting firm founded initially acting as a subcontractor to Soil & Structure Consulting, Inc., servicing builders looking for foundation & special inspections.

Since then, blackhouse. moved away from subcontracting and grew into a small, full-time consulting firm with a staff of five. blackhouse. provides full-service architectural and engineering inspection services.

We have more than 50 years of combined experience in the construction industry. We are licensed in VA, MD, DE, NY, NJ, MA, OH, RI, FL, PA, SC, & CA.

Personal Experience

1999–Current

2018 - Present
blackhouse. LLC - architecture, engineering, inspections
Founder, Principal, Associate Architect in Elkridge, MD

2018 - 2021
Soil & Structure Consulting, Inc. Executive Operations Director / Head of Inspections / 3rd Party Inspector / Special Inspector in Reston, VA

Thacker’s Asphalt Sealing & Striping Company - Foreman in Wilmington, NC

Wheated - Craft Cocktail Consultant & Bar Manager in Brooklyn, NY

Booker and Dax - Craft Bartender in Manhattan, NY

Citi Habitats (a Corcoran company) - Licensed Real Estate Agent in Manhattan, NY

Hamburg-Kennedy Photographs & Contemporary Art - Art Dealer & Operations Manager in Manhattan, NY

Language, Inc. (Haute couture clothing company) - Creative Director in Manhattan, NY

United States Navy, Retired - Quartermaster
ESWS - Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist

 

Education

1994–2002

2002
M. Architecture w/ Honors minor Morphology at Pratt Institute - School of Architecture in Brooklyn, NY

1998
BS Interior Design at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, NC

1994
AS Business Administration at Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown, NC

 

2002
Studio Libeskind with Daniel Libeskind in NYC

2001
The Acconchi Studio with Vito Acconci in Brooklyn, NY

1999
Robert AM Stern Architects with Robert AM Stern in NYC

Internships

1999–2002

 

AFFILIATIONS

  • American Institute of Architects - AIA
    MD & VA # 38868771

  • International Code Council - ICC # 9480282

  • Human Rights Campaign - HRC Federal Club Member

  • United States Bartenders Guild - USBG member-at-large

CERTIFICATIONS

  • ICC Master of Special Inspection

  • ICC Soils Special Inspector

  • ICC Residential Building Inspector B1

  • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector E1

  • North Carolina State University - Certified Master Gardener

  • USBG - Certified Master Spirits Professional

Affiliations & Certifications

2007–2015

 

HONORS

11 time President’s List honoree at Pratt Institute & UNCG

13 time Dean’s List honoree at Pratt Institute & UNCG

Founder of AIAs chapter at Pratt Institute

COMMUNITY

Elkridge Assembly Room - 501(c)(3)
2022-Present - Board Member

Howard County Maryland
Historic Preservation Commission (HPC)
2021-2022 - Board Member

Human Rights Campaign - HRC
2021-2022 (DC & Maryland) Member

New Hanover County Arboretum
2017-2018 - Lead Master Gardener Japanese Gardens

Honors & Community

 

Etc.

Outside of work, I’m busy with the restoration of our 1850s historic home and working in the gardens on the grounds. I can usually be found enjoying life with my wife, 2 kiddos, 2 dogs, and our flock of rare-breed chickens.