Matt Burgermaster
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 Fellow of the MacDowell Artist Residency and winner of the AIA’s New Practices New York Award for emerging design firms in New York City. 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 from leading professional and academic organizations, including the American Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Recent awards include a 2026 ACSA Faculty Design Award, 2024 AIA Tri-State Design Award, and two 2023 AIA/NJ Design Awards.
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.
