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FORMALISM
Digital Formalism explores exotic computational geometry strategies that rethink the form and functionality of the
built environment.
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(W)Hole Objects
Design Thesis :: Southern California Institute of Architecture :: Spring 2016
How might we design a shared institutional identity across three separate but related libraries?
Artificial Natures
Design Studio :: Harvard Graduate School of Design :: Fall 2018
How might we connect the environmental benefits of green infrastructure with the health benefits of exposure to green spaces?
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Professional Work :: MAD Architects, Beijing :: 2017-2018
A museum for Visual Storytelling floating over a park.
Cirrus House
Design Research :: Harvard Graduate School of Design :: Fall 2018
Designing parametric tools for differential, gradient, "cloud-like" poche.
Deep Holes, Sharp Surfaces
Design Research :: Southern California Institute of Architecture :: Fall 2015
A mysterious architectural massing with interiorized exteriors and double-readings between graphic tattoos and "real" geometric edges.
Gu Chair
Professional Work :: MAD Architects, Beijing :: 2018
A computational reinterpretation of the traditional wooden Chinese armchair.
Afterglow Permanent Installation
Professional Work :: Amorphis LA :: 2014
Parametric CNC metal fabrication for a permanent installation.
Volumetric Weave
Design Research :: Harvard Graduate School of Design :: Fall 2018
Designing parametric tools for woven structures.
Animate Carve
Design Studio :: Southern California Institute of Architecture :: Spring 2015
Studying animation tools for architectural massing.
The Figural Joint Prototype
Professional Work :: Tom Wiscombe Architecture :: 2015
Fabricating a prototype testing snap-fit composite construction techniques.
Crunch and Gloss
Design Studio :: Southern California Institute of Architecture :: Fall 2015
Exploring extreme surface textural differences as a semiotic tool in architectural massing.
Differential Shell Modeling
Design Research :: Harvard Graduate School of Design :: Spring 2019
Designing parametric tools for high-efficiency, computationally-optimized shell structures.
Figure-Blob
Design Studio :: Southern California Institute of Architecture :: Spring 2014
Digital and Analog studies in material simulation and form-finding.
Parametric Heel
Research Seminar :: Southern California Institute of Architecture :: Spring 2014
Parametric design tools for a baroque fashion piece.
Hypertextures
Design Research :: Southern California Institute of Architecture :: Fall 2015
Study of animated textures on creature-like geometries.
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