Jürgen Mayer H. (b. 1965, Stuttgart) is a German architect and artist who founded his Berlin-based studio, J. MAYER H., in 1996, working at the intersection of architecture, communication design, and new technology. Trained at the University of Stuttgart, Cooper Union, and Princeton, he leads a practice known for exploring the relationship between the human body, nature, and technology through buildings, installations, and urban design. His best-known work, the Metropol Parasol in Seville — redeveloping the historic Plaza de la Encarnación — won the Holcim Award and remains one of the largest timber structures in the world. His work is held in the collections of MoMA and SFMOMA, and he has taught at Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, and the Architectural Association. He was named Designer of the Year in 2020.