Playing with mud and building robots
I am a designer and computational researcher focused on the development of tools for democratization and access in the world of architectural additive manufacturing. I work at the intersection of design, material science, biology, and structural optimization to create frameworks for climate-resilient housing.
Currently, I am a PhD Candidate in the Design and Computation Group at MIT, where I lead Programmable MUD and am advised by Dr. Larry Sass in the Design Fabrication Group. At MIT I have been fortunate to collaborate with and receive support from Digital Structures, the Self Assembly Lab, the Huang Hobbs Biomaker space, and the Center for Bits and Atoms.
I am a cofounder of FORMA Systems, a company focused on bringing low-carbon construction products to market through partnerships with manufacturers around the world. I also run Element, a small consulting business that designs computational solutions to complex fabrication and machine/material integration challenges.
Previously I completed a Masters of Architecture at UC Berkeley where I designed and built full-scale 3D printed earthen architecture with Emerging Objects, printed spanning structures with the Flexible Structures Lab, and developed AR/VR compatible digital fabrication strategies with the XR Lab. In 2019, I was Norman Foster Foundation Robotics Scholar.
Beyond architecture I have worked on the Long Now Foundation's 10,000 Year Clock Project, shucked a lot of oysters for Hog Island Oyster Co. and run my hometown’s annual Christmas Bird Count, part of the world’s largest, longest-running citizen science project. I spend my free time building buildings the old-fashioned way, climbing mountains with bad cell service to avoid my email, and making ceramics.
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