Olivier E Chamel
PROFESSOR
- olivier.chamel@famu.edu
- PHONE
- 850-599-3894
- OFFICE
- Architecture - Instruction
Walter Smith Architecture Bldg Room #
Monday • 9:00 a.m -12:00 p.m
Wednesday • 9:00 a.m -12:00 p.m
Friday • 9:00 a.m -12:00 p.m
Olivier Chamel is an Associate Professor at the Florida A&M University School of Architecture & Engineering Technology. He is also a registered architect with over 20 years of experience in the US, Europe and Asia and a LEED accredited professional. His research interests include sustainable design, affordable housing, design/build projects, architecture pedagogy and furniture design.
- Design/build
- Urban design
- Design pedagogy
- Master of Architecture, • 1998
University of New Mexico, School of Architecture and Planning - Bachelor of Architecture • 1994
Grenoble School of Architecture, France
- Associate Professor, Tenured • 2018 - Present
Florida A&M University SAET - Assistant Professor, Tenure Earning • 2012 - 2018
Florida A&M University SAET - Instructor • 2009-2012
Florida A&M University SAET - Project Architect • 2006-2008
EMI Architects, Tallahassee, Florida - Project Architect • 2004 - 2006
Hicks Nation Architects, Tallahassee, Florida - Associate Design Director • 2002-2003
JAO Design International, Beijing, China - Project Architect • 2001-2002
MKB Architects & Planners, Beijing, China
- Fulbright Specialist, Japan, May-June 2022
Awarded by the Fulbright Program - Japan Studies Institute, San Diego, CA, June 2018,
Awarded by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities
- Sustainability Faculty Fellowship, 2016-2017
Awarded by the FAMU Sustainability Institute
- Lescop, Laurent, Bernd Dahlgruen, Anetta Kępczyńska-Walczak , Chamel, Olivier, (2022), BIMaHEAD Abita+: a Narrative Tool for Generative Design, 2022 Design Communication Bi-Annual Conference, Auburn University.
- Chamel, Olivier, Dahlgruen, Bernd, Lescop, laurent (2022), Rooftop Additions: An Alternative Model of Urban Growth, 2022 Architectural Research Centers Consortiums, Annual Meeting, Florida International university.
- Chamel, Olivier, (2022), Virtual Reality as Collaborative Design Pedagogy on 3 Continents, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Annual Meeting, virtual conference.
- Lescop, Laurent, Chamel, Olivier, (2021), How Digital Tools are Changing Architecture Education, 2021 Design Communication Bi-Annual Conference, Kennesaw State University.
- Chamel, Olivier, Dahlgruen, Bernd, (2021), Growing Up: An urban design approach based on controlled and increased density, Sustainable City Conference, virtual conference.
- Chamel, Olivier, Lescop, Laurent, (2020), La place des outils numeriques dans l’enseignement du projet: comparaison entre une ecole Francaise et une ecole Americaine, Seminaire de Conception Numerique, SCAN 2020 Conference Proceedings, Ecole Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium.
- Chamel, Olivier, Lescop, Laurent (2020), VR, Photogrammetry and Drawing Over: Envisioning the City of the Future, Architectural Research Centers Consortium Conference proceedings, University Polytechnic of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
- Chamel, Olivier, (2019), Urban Visions: Back from the Future, European Architecture Envisioning Association Conference proceedings, Nantes, France.
- Chamel, Olivier, (2018), Digital fabrication and Craftsmanship: Full Scale Conflict? The International Journal of the Constructed Environment. 10 (1): 19-27
- Chamel, Olivier, (2017), Refugee Shelter: Fast, Cheap and Sustainable, Architectural Research Addressing Societal Challenges, volume 1, p.433-438
- Chamel, Olivier, (2016), Design Build: A Relevant Pedagogy for Architecture Education, Vitruvio International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability, Volume 1 Is, p.53-65
- Chamel, Olivier, (2016), Affordable House: Sustainable Prefab and Community Based Design Build, National Conference for the Beginning Design Student Proceedings, p.645-649
- Chamel, Olivier, (2016), Contextual Drawing, 2016-2017 Design Communication Bi-Annual Conference Proceedings, p.245-249
- Chamel, Olivier, (2016), Drawing the Path: A Phenomenological Approach, 2016-2017 Design Communication Bi-Annual Conference, p.347-350
- Chamel, Olivier, (2014), Making Prefab: A Panelized System for an Off-Grid Office/Studio, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Fall Conference Proceedings, p.40-45
- Chamel, Olivier, (2014), Design Making, An Approach to Architectural Design Based on the Process of Making Things, National Conference on the Beginning Design Student Proceedings, p.212-219
- ARC 2303 Architectural Design 2.1
- ARC 2304 Architectural Design 2.2
- ARC 3325 Architectural Design 3.2
- ARC 3463 Materials & Methods of Construction
- ARC 4341 Architectural Design 4.1
- ARC 4319 Design Analysis
- ARC 5286 Professional Practice 1
- ARC 5288 Professional Practice 2
- ARC 5352 Architectural Design 5.1
- ARC 5353 Architectural Design 5.2