20. September 2024
Sam Chermayeff will head the Studio for
Architectural Design 1 at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Chermayeff, a globally working architect and designer, has
extensive experience in urban planning, residential architecture and furniture design. His teaching philosophy focuses on
people and their living environment and aims to rethink design in an everyday context. This is particularly important in view
of global challenges such as climate change. With his focus on improving daily life through architecture, Chermayeff will
inspire students to develop new perspectives for the design of our built environment.
Chermayeff
was born in New York in 1981 and studied at the University of Texas and the Architectural Association in London. He is a founding
partner of the offices June 14 Meyer-Grohbrügge & Chermayeff and Sam Chermayeff Office, which realise projects in Berlin
and New York. His best-known works include the Serpentine Pavilion 2009 and his participation in the Venice Architecture Biennale
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He has also taught at renowned institutions such as Columbia University and Cornell University.
His research focuses on the social and ecological responsibility of architecture and the design of communal living spaces.
