Dameron Architecture is a Brooklyn-based, multi-disciplinary studio that specializes in ecology-inspired projects and the art of adaptive reuse. We design fantastical, expressive buildings and living landscapes that connect people to nature.
Chris Dameron
Founder, Architect
Chris founded Dameron Architecture in 2009, motivated to make architecture aligned with his ethics and ecological interests. His calling is to question and enhance relationships between people and the natural world.
Chris graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in Architecture, and he worked at VMDO Architects in Charlottesville. Chris moved to New York City to complete a Master of Architecture at Parsons School of Design. Chris previously worked with Rogers Marvel Architects on a range of community-centered projects and teaches architecture at the graduate and undergraduate level. Chris lives with his family in Brooklyn and tends a rooftop garden of flowering perennials.
Emily Anderson
Partner, Architect
Emily is a registered architect with the capacity to combine creativity, insight and precision to create amazing spaces. She speaks softly and designs with masterful authority. She holds a Master of Architecture from Parsons School of Design and BFA in Furniture Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. She has experience with commercial, institutional, private residential design and project management in New York City. She was a recipient of the Parsons School of Design Thesis Prize and the AIA Henry Adams Medal in Architecture in 2010. Emily grew up in New Haven.
Angela DeGeorge
Angela joined Dameron Architecture in 2018 after earning a Master of Architecture from Parsons School of Design with university honors. Angela is an organizer of complex projects, skilled in graphic communication, and interested in biophilic design. In 2017, she was awarded a Selected Professions Fellowship from the American Association of University of Women. She is also a two-time recipient of the Alpha Rho Chi Medal for leadership and service at Parsons and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she holds a BFA in Architecture. Previously, Angela worked in Washington D.C. for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
Collaborators
David Maria D’Olimpio, Cristina Salas, Meredith Moore, Sara Hazan, Andrew Harvey, Jason Macarlino, Kristy Simpson, Steve Richmond, Sanmita Patel
Awards
2025 AIA New York State Small Firm Award
Carroll Hall Garden and Event Space
2025 AIA Brooklyn Award
2023 Society of American Registered Architects, National Excellence Award + Commercial Category Winner
Carroll Hall Garden and Event Space
2022 AIA NATIONAL SMALL PROJECT AWARD
2022 AIANY Design Award, Citation for Reclaiming Urban Space
Carroll Hall Garden and Event Space
2022 ARCHITIZER A+AWARD, COMMERCIAL: SHOWROOMS
2019 Building Brooklyn Award, Adaptive Reuse: Mixed Use
Empire Engine Firehouse (Presented by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce)
2012 AIA Brooklyn, Award of Excellence in Adaptive Reuse
Lectures +
Press
Remodeling right now: Budgeting and preparing for a renovation during the coronavirus
Brooklyn Based, July 2020
Think differently about indoor space: Modern air conditioning contributes to virus circulation
Daily News, July 2020
Pioneers of Natural Ventilation-Adaptable and Intelligent Solutions
Lecture at NYC Center for Architecture, October 2018
The Little Black Firehouse
New York Magazine, November 2018
Portrait of an Architect: Christopher Dameron and Dameron Architecture
Renovating NYC, January 2014
100 Big Ideas
Interior Design, March 2013
