Lecturer
Greene Building, 304

518-276-4066

Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design, Columbia University; Bachelor or Architecture, Syracuse University

Matt Burgermaster’s work focuses on the advancement of architecture as a unique form of spatial practice and material production that is deeply entangled with social concerns and ecological processes.  This field of inquiry explores various sites, subjects, and techniques of architectural making that intersect practices of both representation and construction.  He is a MacDowell Fellow 2019 and winner of New Practices New York 2018.

Through his design office, MABU, Matt engages in speculative and commissioned projects that re-imagine the constraints of limited resources as design opportunities. This work seeks new forms of creative resourcefulness and critical practice focused on how the re-making of “as found” objects and environments can act as a vehicle to help us collectively and publicly transform traditional notions of change, value, and waste. MABU’s projects have received numerous design awards, including ones from the American Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Recent awards include two Honor Awards from the AIA/New Jersey in 2023.

Published writings include essays in the Journal of Architectural Education, Urban Omnibus, The New York Review of Architecture, and Architectural Strategies in Contemporary Art: A Strange Utility.

Matt has taught at other universities in a wide range of academic programs and contexts. He is currently on the faculty at Parsons School of Design where he teaches in the M.Arch Program.

He holds an M.S. in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University and a B. Arch. from Syracuse University.