Sam Naylor, AIA is an architect, educator, and researcher of multifamily housing in the US.
Currently he is an associate at Utile, is the lead designer for Equitable by Design: a zoning research project at Northeastern University; and a Harvard Druker Traveling Fellow investigating cooperative housing design around the world, & is putting theory into practice by decarbonizing and renovating a cooperatively owned triple decker with friends in Jamaica Plain, MA.
He is an author of the recently released report: Legalizing Mid-rise Single-stair Housing in Massachusetts,, as well as a co-editor of The State of Housing Design 2023, a book about national design trends—both published by The Harvard Joint Center for Housing. He believes everyone has a right to a dignified, affordable, and delightful dwelling; and is in pursuit of more expansive & imaginative designs for housing—from the block to the bedroom.
Currently he is an associate at Utile, is the lead designer for Equitable by Design: a zoning research project at Northeastern University; and a Harvard Druker Traveling Fellow investigating cooperative housing design around the world, & is putting theory into practice by decarbonizing and renovating a cooperatively owned triple decker with friends in Jamaica Plain, MA.
He is an author of the recently released report: Legalizing Mid-rise Single-stair Housing in Massachusetts,, as well as a co-editor of The State of Housing Design 2023, a book about national design trends—both published by The Harvard Joint Center for Housing. He believes everyone has a right to a dignified, affordable, and delightful dwelling; and is in pursuit of more expansive & imaginative designs for housing—from the block to the bedroom.
