Sameer Kumar
Sameer Kumar practices at the intersection of facade engineering and architectural design. At Techne, the building enclosure consultancy he founded in New York, he works alongside architects and owners on projects where the skin of a building carries significant design, environmental, and technical ambition. The work spans facade systems, cladding, glazing, environmental performance, and the material craft of the exterior envelope.
He brings more than 23 years of practice in architectural facades to each project, with contributions to prominent buildings worldwide. His focus has consistently been on design excellence through craft, environmental performance, and material expression. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a member of NOMA, and a licensed architect in New York. He holds architecture degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and CEPT University.
Alongside practice, Sameer teaches architectural technology and building enclosure at Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania, and participates regularly in conferences as a speaker and panelist.
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This archive documents work across time and geography — projects, teaching, presentations, and professional milestones accumulated over more than two decades. Entries can be browsed as a visual collection, explored geographically on a map, or traced chronologically on the timeline.
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