MArch 1996 McGill University (Affordable Housing)
BED 1984 North Carolina State University (Architecture)

JP Reuer is a LEED accredited architect and licensed general contractor, and has lived and worked on projects in New York, Montreal, Halifax, Berlin, Zurich, Vienna, and Doha, Qatar. Since establishing his own practice in 1999, Reuer has concentrated primarily on single and multi-family residential dwellings in historic, urban districts. Reuer’s designs are contextually driven, responsive to vernacular architectural patterns and details, and emphasize energy-efficiency and durability. While teaching in the Interior Design Department at Virginia Commonwealth University — Qatar, Reuer chaired the 2006 and 2007 Tasmeem International Design Conference, the Middle East’s most prominent design conference. Through his work on Tasmeem and his proposal for the Qatar Design Outreach Unit, Reuer was asked to consult on the planning and development of the Qatar Design Zone, the first global creative hub in the Persian Gulf. Reuer is an original member of Designbox, a collaborative of diverse creative professionals that is part creative thinktank, and part community incubator. Designbox operates a gallery, and sponsors a variety of events and activities to develop and support local creative community.