Matan Mayer

Matan Mayer is an Associate Professor at IE University where he teaches courses in architectural design and construction. His research focuses on environmental impact reduction of material use in the built environment through the implementation of life cycle design measures. Mayer’s work has been featured in multiple peer reviewed publications and has been awarded the Peter Rice Prize, the AIA Excellence in Design Award, and the ARCC Research Incentive Award. His previous appointments include a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities, a doctoral research fellowships at the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design at the University of Stuttgart, and a research fellowship at the Composite Construction Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. Matan is an Editorial Board member at Technology | Architecture + Design (TAD) Journal, where he is also the Issue Editor of the special issue “Circularity” (2023). He holds a post-professional masters and a doctorate from Harvard University Graduate School of Design, as well as a professional B.Arch from Tel Aviv University.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Associate Professor, IE University , 2023 – Present

• Assistant Professor, IE University , 2016 – 2023

• Instructor of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 2014 – 2016

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities, 2014 – 2016

• Visiting Faculty, School of Architecture and Urban Studies, Torcuato Di Tella University, 2015

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Dr.-Des., Harvard University, 2014

• M.Des., Harvard University, 2010

• B.Arch, Tel Aviv University, 2006

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Matan, M. (2021). “Economic Indicators for Material Recovery Estimation”. En Pramit Verma and Daniela Perrotti (Eds.). Environmental Sustainability and Economy. Elsevier

• Mayer, M., (2020). “Material recovery certification for construction workers”. Buildings & Cities Journal, Vol. 1 (1): 550-564

• Mayer, M., Bechthold, M. (2020). “Data granularity for life cycle modelling at an urban scale”. Architectural Science Review, Vol. 63 (3-4): 351-360

• Mayer, M., Echevarría, L. (2019). “Low Impact Spans: Toward Emission-Based Structural Optimization”. In Paulo J.S. Cruz (Eds.). Structures and Architecture. Taylor & Francis

• Mayer, M., Bechthold, M. (2018). “Development of Policy Metrics for Circularity Assessment in Building Assemblies”, Journal of Economics and Policy of Energy and Environment, Vol.1 (1-2): 57-84