Sam Chermayeff Office’s work believes that architecture can make things happen and that things can happen to architecture. Sam Chermayeff is an architect, designer, and teacher undertaking projects worldwide. He trained in architecture at the University of Texas at Austin and the Architectural Association, London. He worked for SANAA in Tokyo, leading projects such as the Serpentine Pavilion and the curation of the Venice Biennale. Chermayeff has taught at the Dessau Institute of Architecture, Columbia University, Cornell University, and the Architectural Association in London. He is founding partner of the architecture firm June-14 Meyer-Grohbrügge & Chermayeff and Sam Chermayeff Office. Both studios work on a wide range of projects including multiunit housing buildings, institutional buildings, exhibitions, and furniture.
Sam Chermayeff Office is made of two partners, Sam Chermayeff and Barbara Polakova, and a multidisciplinary team of architects and designers. The office has an extended interest in how we live alone and together.