Shawna Meyer

Professor of Practice in Architecture

Shawna Meyer is a founding principal of Atelier Mey architecture practice based in New Orleans, LA, and Miami, FL,
and a Professor of Practice at Tulane University School of Architecture and Built Environment.  Her work in practice, teaching, and research exists at the confluence of social, cultural, economic, and environmental forces.  Through her practicing role as a principal of Atelier Mey and academic roles, she explores design as an act of questioning without perceived bias. 

Atelier Mey is the author (with Daniel Hemmindinger) of Buoyant Clarity Pamphlet Architecture 36. Recent work shifts focus to the emerging mass-timber market in the United States, specifically the southeastern states and Florida;
Atelier Mey is responsible for the design and construction of the first mass timber structure in Miami-Dade County, Florida--House In A Garden. This seminal built work serves as precedent for material and resilient innovation as well as design excellence, winning multiple national and international awards and recognition. 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. In 2022, Shawna was inducted into the John G. Williams Fellowship at the Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design. 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, and CBS's American By Design program. Furthermore, projects have been recognized by ARCH
Paper for the Emerging Architects Project Award, the Canadian Wood Council, and the AIA Honor Awards Program.

Shawna holds a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of ArchitectureDesign and a Master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Minnesota College of Design. She is a licensed architect in Minnesota, Florida, and Montana, and has achieved LEED AP and NCARB certifications. Additionally,
Shawna actively contributes her expertise as a member of the AIA National Committee on Design Advisory Group.