Miep Keller recently joined the firm’s ranks of registered architects. Today we celebrate her accomplishments.
Miep joined PAYETTE in 2008 following her graduation from Syracuse University with a B.A. in Architecture. Since joining the firm she has worked exclusively on the Harvard Art Museums project with Renzo Piano Building Workshop and has discovered her passion for exterior wall strategy. In addition to her project work, Miep participated in the firm’s research initiative regarding thermal bridges, for which the firm received an AIA Upjohn Research Grant.
What inspires you?
Simplicity in design, contrasting shapes and colors, general playfulness in color, texture and patterns
What is the best part of your job?
Everyday is different.
What is the most important thing you’ve learned so far?
I’ve learned that I can tackle any issue that arises by breaking it down one step at a time. And I’ve learned to not take everything so seriously.
What’s been your greatest accomplishment so far?
Completing my exams and completing a project and being proud of it.
The 2025 OpenLAB Boston studio work will be exhibited at Virginia Tech Monday, March 2nd through Wednesday, March 4th.
Please join us for the following events on Monday, March 2nd:
11:00am - Lecture with Parke MacDowell
1:00pm Lobby talk with Kevin Sullivan
This year’s studio identifies seven sites along the frayed edges of Boston’s Greenway. The Greenway is a one-mile-long linear park running through the heart of the city, reconnecting downtown Boston with its waterfront. Many of the parcels along its edges remain undeveloped and present mute, blank facades to the public realm. Addressing and repairing these edges through acts of infilling, layering, grafting, framing, and placemaking is the core focus of the studio—SUTURE.