Christopher Meyer

Associate Professor of Architecture

Christopher Meyer serves as a co-founding principal of Atelier Mey, an architectural practice operating between New Orleans and Miami. The firm’s work integrates research-driven investigations with practical applications, achieving the objective of constructing buildings. Atelier Mey actively collaborates with industry leaders and manufacturers on
speculative research endeavors and realized projects, underscoring a commitment to performance and craftsmanship. Architectural explorations are guided by considerations of energetics, materiality, and environmental narratives, conducted through a collaborative design process. The firm aspires to balance intellectual pursuits in
architecture with practical concerns related to building assemblies, tectonics, and construction. It asserts that
architecture can occur at any time, in any place, and with any individual.

In 2022, Atelier Mey received the distinction of AIA Miami Small Firm of the Year. The firm's principals, Shawna and
Christopher, were awarded the 2021 AIA Honor Award for Sustainable Architects of the Year by the Miami chapter of
the American Institute of Architects. Additionally, in 2022, the office successfully completed the design and
construction of the first mass timber structure in Miami-Dade County, marking a significant advancement in wood-based architecture within South Florida. Atelier Mey's contributions have been featured in venues such as the Venice Biennale 2025 U.S. Pavilion Porch: An Architecture of Generosity, 'A South Forty' exhibition at the National Building Museum, Open House Miami, CBS's American By Design program, 'T' Space Gallery, and Design TO. Furthermore, projects have been recognized by ARCH Paper for the Emerging Architects Project Award, the Canadian Wood Council, and the AIA Honor Awards Program, among others. In 2018, Atelier Mey, in collaboration with Daniel Hemmindinger, published "Buoyant Clarity: Pamphlet Architecture 36."

Prior to his appointment at Tulane University, Christopher held the position of Associate Professor of Architecture at
the University of Miami School of Architecture, where he directed the Littoral Urbanism Lab [LU_Lab]. The lab
functioned as a research hub and project-oriented design group, concentrating on the dynamic interplay among
architecture, urbanism, and environmental considerations. The LU_Lab participated in grant initiatives, including the
USDA Wood Innovations Grant program, Florida Forest Service, U.S. Endowment for Forests and Communities, SFI Community Grants, and Epic Unreal Engines.

Christopher received his undergraduate education from the University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture Design and obtained a post-professional Master of Architecture II degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He is a LEED Accredited Professional and possesses NCARB certification, maintaining licensure in the states of Florida, Montana, and Wisconsin.