Software developer and computational designer, living in London.
Currently an Associate Director at London-based engineering firm AKT II, and Leader of their software development team. This Dev Team supports all of AKT’s specialist groups: Structural Engineering, the Bioclimate Team, the Applied Research Team (P.art), and so on.
Previously worked for Thomas Heatherwick Studio, RoboFold, Atmos, and other companies with a focus on complex geometry and computationally-derived design, optimisation & fabrication processes.
Has run workshops and given lectures at academic institutions such as The University of Westminster, The Royal College of Art and The Bartlett.
Holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in Architecture, both from the University of Bath. Master’s thesis analysed the architectural implications of digital modelling and computer-aided manufacturing technologies.
Academia
2019 | Tutor for MArch 'Digital Design' course 2019-20 - Westminster University London, UK Module organised by Richard Difford. |
2018 | Tutor for MArch 'Digital Design' course 2018-19 - Westminster University London, UK Module organised by Richard Difford. |
2017 | MArch Lecture on Form Finding and Structural Analysis - Royal College of Art London, UK Technical Studies course led by Manja van de Worp. |
Tutor for MArch 'Digital Design' course 2017-18 - Westminster University London, UK Module organised by Richard Difford. |
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2016 | Visiting Tutor for 4-day ‘Intelligent Fabrication’ Workshop - ENSA-V National School of Architecture, Versailles, France Workshop kindly arranged by Klaas de Rycke, and tutored by Mathias Gmachl (Loop.ph), Moritz Heimrath and Adam Orlinski (both from Bollinger-Grohmann engineers and Karamba), Kristjan Plagborg Nielsen, and myself. |
Visiting Tutor for 2 day MArch Mapping & Computational Design Workshop - The Bartlett London, UK Unit led by Roberto Botazzi and Kostas Grigoriadis. |
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Tutor for MArch 'DigiRep' (Digital Representation) course 2016-17 - Westminster University London, UK Module organised by Richard Difford. |
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2015 | Visiting Tutor for MArch Architecture workshop - Westminster University London, UK Unit led by Roberto Botazzi and Lindsay Bremner (GeoArchitecture). |
2013 | Visiting Tutor for ‘Robotic Fabrication’ workshop - Przemiany Festival 2013 Warsaw, Poland Tutoring alongside Greg Epps (RoboFold). Workshop organised by SuperSuper and Bridge. |
Informal lecture on ‘Parametric Design Processes & Projects’ - RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia) Lecture to Landscape Architecture students. Unit led by Sam Johnston (SEM Design). |
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Visiting Tutor for workshops with MArch Architecture & Interiors units - Royal College of Art London, UK |
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2012 | Visiting Tutor for Workshops with ADS1 unit - Royal College of Art London, UK Unit led by Alex Haw (Atmos) and Roberto Botazzi. |
2011 | Tutor at ‘Shape To Fabrication 2011’ workshop UK With Greg Epps (RoboFold). |
2009 | MArch lecture on Acoustic Analysis through Digital Modelling - The University of Bath UK |
2007 | MArch lecture on ‘Digital manufacturing and modelling’ techniques - The University of Bath UK |
Publications
2021 | Co-Author of paper “The Geldeford Riband Pavillion”. Published in “Proceedings of the IASS (International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures) Annual Symposium 2020/21” (2021). This paper discusses a set of ten artwork collaborations built by artist DeWitt Godfrey and the AKT P.art team between 2016-2021, and proposes a new temporary installation to be constructed for the IASS conference. Co-written with DeWitt Godfrey and my AKT colleague Joel Hilmersson, who presented the projects at the conference. |
2020 | Co-Author of paper “Hudson Yards Vessel, New York”. Published in “Fabricate 2020: Making Resilient Architecture” (2020 – UCL Press). Paper was co-written with Pablo Zamorano and Peter Romvari (both from Heatherwick Studio) and P.art colleague Edoardo Tibuzzi. |
Co-Author of paper “The Tide [Phase 1]: Greenwich Peninsula, London”. Published in “Fabricate 2020: Making Resilient Architecture” (2020 – UCL Press). Paper was co-written with Bryce Suite (Diller Scofidio + Renfro), Ryan Neiheiser (Neiheiser Argyros), and my AKT colleagues Emmanuel Verkinderen and Edoardo Tibuzzi. |
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2017 | Co-Author of paper “The 2016 Serpentine Pavilion: A Case Study in Large-Scale GFRP Structural Design and Assembly”. Published in “Fabricate: Rethinking Design & Construction” (2017 – UCL Press), and presented at “Fabricate 2017” Conference. Paper was co-written with my AKT colleagues James Kingman and Ricardo Baptista, and presented by James and P.art colleague Edoardo Tibuzzi. |
2014 | Paper on “The Mobile Orchard: Growing Ergonomic, Edible, Aerial Datascapes" Published in "Fabricate: Negotiating Design and Making" (2014 – UCL Press), and presented at "Fabricate 2014" conference. I was Project Leader on this project, and contributed text to this paper by Alex Haw (Atmos). The project was presented by Alex. |
2007 | "Scratching the Surface" Extracts from MArch thesis were published in this Springer Press publication. In collaboration with NewTecnic facade designers. |
Workshops
2021 | Attendee at ACADIA 2021 Workshop: "Co-Crochet: Computing Stitches" Online event. A 2 day workshop exploring how the manual process of crocheting can be combined with digital design and patterning scripts produced in Rhino+Grasshopper. The event was run by Benay Gürsoy, Cemal Koray Bingöl and Özgüç Bertuğ Çapunaman. |
Attendee at Rhino.Inside.Revit course Online event. A 2 day workshop on using Rhino.Inside to build workflows between Rhino, GH and Revit.Building. Run by Deyan Nenov and SimplyRhino. |
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2020 | Attendee at IaaC Global Summer School 2020 Online event. A week-long workshop on Building Information Modelling and collaborative workflows in AEC, run by Paul Poinet. More information here. |
Attendee at IstructE 'Understanding Structural Behaviour' Course Online event. Course led by Dr. David Brohn and Tim Lai. |
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2019 | Attendee at the iStructE 'Digital Design & Computation' Conference 2019 London, UK. |
2018 | Attendee at ‘Optimization-Driven Conceptual Structural Design’ Workshop London, UK. Half-day event run by Matthew Gilbert and Paul Shepherd, both working within the interdisciplinary group Build-Opt. |
2015 | Attendee at ‘Design Modelling Symposium’ 2015 Conference & Workshop Copenhagen, Denmark. Workshop on 'Designing, Simulating and Making Light Composite-Fibre Structures' was run by Mathias Gmachl (Loop.ph), Daniel Piker (Kangaroo), John Harding, Will Pearson and Kristjan Plagborg Nielsen. |
2014 | Attendee at ‘Advances in Architectural Geometry’ 2014 Conference & Workshop London, UK Workshop on 'Double-Curved Surface Grid Structures' was run by Raul Kalvo (CityForm Lab). |
2013 | Attendee at 2 week ‘Force-Based Design’ Workshop Bauhaus Summerschool, Weimar, Germany Course led by Prof. Dr. Alexander Stahr (HTWK Leipzig) and Dipl.-Ing. Christian Heidenreich (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar). |
2012 | Attendee at ‘Panelling and Geometric Optimization of Freeform Envelopes’ Workshop London, UK Workshop run by Florin Isvoranu (Evolute). |
2011 | Attendee at ‘Generative Design for Robotic Manufacture’ Workshop London, UK Workshop run by Gregory Epps (RoboFold) and Daniel Piker (Kangaroo). |
Further Information
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