Dr. Daniel Tish is a designer and researcher whose work lies at the intersection of digital fabrication, computation, material science, and sustainability, investigating new design opportunities through the lens of bespoke materiality. At Harvard, Daniel is a Lecturer in Architecture at the GSD and a Postdoctoral Fellow jointly appointed by the MaP+S Group (GSD) and the Lewis Lab (SEAS). The Salata Institute, the Center for Green Buildings and Cities, and the Joint Center for Housing Studies have generously supported his research. Working in collaboration with material scientists, his dissertation research develops robotic fabrication techniques for a new class of carbon-negative biocomposites. Daniel was recently a Research Associate at Autodesk, where he developed new technologies for construction robotics. His work has been published as a part of recent ACADIA, Fabricate, Rob|Arch, and IASS conferences, as well as in the book Towards a Robotic Architecture and the journals Construction Robotics and TAD.
Daniel holds a Doctor of Design from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He was previously a Lecturer at the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, teaching digital fabrication. Additionally, he led an intensive summer masterclass at the University of Technology Sydney. Daniel has worked in the research offices of RVTR in Ann Arbor and murmur in Los Angeles, as well as in commercial firms in Chicago and St. Louis. Daniel received his Master of Architecture with Distinction from the University of Michigan and his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis with a self-guided special major in Sustainable Design.