I oA Sliver Lecture Series 2024/25 Applied Imaginaries - Sam Chermayeff (Sam Chermayeff Office)

Sam Chermayeff is an architect, designer and teacher undertaking projects worldwide. Trained in architecture at the University of Texas at Austin and the Architectural Association, London, Sam is a founding partner in the architecture firm June 14 Meyer-Grohbrügge & Chermayeff and Sam Chermayeff Office. With offices in New York and Berlin, the studios work on a wide range of design driven projects ranging from large residential towers to community centers to kitchens and furniture. Clients include the state of Albania, the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, FLOS, Knoll and many more communities and private individuals. Sam began his architectural career at SANAA Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa where he worked for more than five years on an array of projects across built and curatorial work including the Serpentine Pavilion and the Venice Architecture Biennale. He has taught at Columbia GSAAP, MSA Münster, The Royal College of Art, DIA Dessau, Cornell University and the Architectural Association.