Miho Mazereeuw

Miho Mazereeuw is an Associate Professor of Architecture and Urbanism in the Department of Architecture at MIT where she also directs the Urban Risk Lab. Mazereeuw is most known for her work in disaster risk reduction.

Early life and education Mazereeuw, who is part Dutch and part Japanese, grew up in Malaysia, South Korea, and Singapore. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture and Environmental Science from Wesleyan University.

Work Mazereeuw's experience in design practice include working in the offices of Shigeru Ban and Dan Kiley as well as an associate position at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture. Before joining MIT, she taught at Harvard's GSD and the University of Toronto. Previous collaborations includes those with FEMA, USAID, Broward County, Florida, Tata Center, Line, Neighborhood Empowerment Network, Singapore University of Technology and Design, and the Resichauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University. In 2016, the Urban Risk Lab was profiled in Fast Company for their partnership with San Francisco to create PrepHub, a pilot urban resilience infrastructure project.

Projects

Resilient San Francisco 2080 PrepHub Housing Pre-Planning Toolkit Urban Risk Map

Awards

Janet Darling Webel Prize, Harvard GSD Wheelwright Prize 2006-2007, Harvard GSD