The Berlage

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 of and director at the architecture firms 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 persons. He has taught at Columbia GSAAP, MSA Münster, The Royal College of Art, DIA, Dessau, Cornell University and the Architectural Association. He is currently the Professor of Studio One at the IoA, Angewandte in Vienna.

The Berlage Keynotes, organized as part of the Faculty of Architecture’s Public Program, is an ongoing lecture series featuring internationally prominent architects, designers, and thinkers who are at the forefront of design discourse and innovation. A selection of speakers working from different disciplinary perspectives and in different geographic, cultural, and political contexts speak on how their work engages with contemporary issues and debates. For the fall 2024 semester, speakers will include amid.cero9, ARB Architects, Barclay & Crousse, Robert Hutchison Architecture, Sam Chermayeff Office, Space Encounters, and SUMMACUMFEMMER.