education
Harvard
Harvard University Graduate School of Design // Doctor of Design // 2023
University of Michigan // Masters of Architecture // 2015
with Distinction and Thesis Honors
michigan
washington university in st. Louis // Bachelors of Science in Architecture // 2011
with a Special Major in Sustainable Design
Wash u
professional
Autodesk
Research Associate, Robotics in Construction // 2019 - 2022 // Boston, MA
Research Associate at the Autodesk Technology Center in Boston working on vision-enabled systems for robotics in construction.
RVTR
Research Associate // May 2015 - 2018 // Ann Arbor, MI
Project Coordinator for the Infundibuliforms design research project from conception through two installation cycles and subsequent academic papers. Contributed to the research and design efforts of Canada's 2016 Venice Biennale pavilion entitled EXTRACTION. Additional projects include the design of an archaeological dig house in Turkey, the design and construction of a deployable healthcare clinic for deep monitoring of chronic conditions in under served parts of the world [prototype in rural Jamaica], and research towards genetic algorithm optimized wood bent shading elements.
murmur
Intern // May - August 2014 // Los Angeles, CA
Worked on the design team towards the En Pointe installation exhibited in 2015 in the SCI-Arc Gallery using Rhino, Grasshopper, and physics simulators. Also worked on schemes for the Helsinki Guggenheim Museum competition.
Hellmuth + bicknese
architectural designer // 2011-2013 // st. louis, MO
Working on all phases of design and construction as well as carrying out in depth materials research - focusing on toxicity - towards the achievement of the Living Building Challenge. Notable project experience includes designing and managing a 5000 sqft public plaza project from conceptual design to construction administration, and working on LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge project conducting research, analysis, and documentation from Design Development through Construction Administration, collaborating with all team members to meet the LBC Petal Recognition requirements.
academic
Lecturer In Architecture // Harvard University Graduate School of Design // 2023-Current
Teaching SCI 6387 - Material Systems: Digital Production and SCI 6486 - Nano Micro Macro: Biofabrication.
GSD
Harvard
GSD
Postdoctoral Fellow // Harvard University // 2023-Current
Jointly appointed between the MaP+S Group at the Graduate School of Design and the Lewis Lab at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Teaching Fellow // Harvard University Graduate School of Design // 2019-2020
Served as the Teaching Fellow for Introduction to Computational Design and Nano, Micro, Macro: Adaptive Material Laboratory in the Fall of 2019. Served as the Teaching Fellow for Informal Robotics: New Paradigms for Design and Construction in the Spring of 2020.
Lecturer // University of Michigan // Fall 2017
Teaching one section of Architecture 537 - Fabrication, titled On Repeat. Students are asked to complicate the form of a primitive geometry using a custom-built algorithmic growth script that replicates various growth patterns of natural materials. The students then produce these geometries out of sheet material, requiring them to unroll the complex forms into 2D patterns and reassemble them through folding. The process seeks to teach students about material-centric modeling approaches and allows them to push the boundaries of 3D to 2D to 3D translations.
MICHIGAN
International masterclass instructor // University of Technology Sydney // December 2017
Lead a two-week intensive summer masterclass at UTS’s Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building with Dr. Tim Schork and Tran Dang. Participants ranged from undergraduates to graduates and had their first introduction to robotic fabrication through the course. Students developed new patterning techniques to explore the materiality of robotically extruded cable-net structures using a UR10 6-axis industrial robot with a custom end effector. The final result of the masterclass was a full-scale cable-net installation in the entry lobby of the DAB building.
UTS
MICHIGAN
Graduate Student Instructor // University of Michigan // winter 2015
Lead recitation section for Sustainable Systems I graduate and undergraduate level course covering theories in environmental design. Responsibilities include leading a weekly discussion, grading assignments, and holding office hours.
The Dow Sustainability Fellows Program at the University of Michigan supports full-time graduate students at the University of Michigan who are committed to finding interdisciplinary, actionable, and meaningful sustainability solutions on local-to-global scales
dow fellow
Awards
2021 Fellow // Design Akademie Saaleck
dieDAS
GSD
Peter Rice Prize // Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Award for innovation in architecture and structural design.
GSD
Dean’s Scholarship // Harvard University Graduate School of Design
R+D Awards
Architect Magazine 2016 R+D Awards Honorable Mention
Infundibuliforms: Kinetic Cable Net Surfaces - with P.I.s Geoffrey Thun, Kathy Velikov, and Wes McGee
Jacques Rougerie
Jacques Rougerie 2015 Innovation and Architecture in Space Honorable Mention
Nokomis One - with Caitlin Cashner and Steven Sarver.
Thesis Honors
University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning 2015 Thesis Honors
Nokomis One - with Caitlin Cashner and Steven Sarver.
Stutzman Scholar
King and Frances Stutzman Scholar
Merit based, continuing education scholarship awarded to a Taubman College student.