About me
I am an Associate in the New York office of Grimshaw Architects. I joined the firm in 2003, working initially on the Experimental Media & Performing Arts Center team. I directed geometric and fabrication development of the project’s primary features: the curving wood-covered performance hall, a sweeping roof structure, custom acoustic panels, and the structural component design of a vast curtain wall. This was followed by early design concepts for the Fulton Street Transit Center, and a continuing role shepherding the Computer Graphics Imaging work in the New York office.
In 2004, I began research in design computation, complex geometric development, and its application in Performative Design. This work manifested in light-reflecting dome studies for the Fulton Street Transit Center, numerous competitions, and the fabrication of a structural steel roof and dynamic louver system at the Museo del Acero. This led to the founding of the Grimshaw Computational Design Unit, where I direct research and application of environmental analysis, development of form and componentry, and embedded design systems.
I have lectured widely on Design Computation, including the topics of Performative Architecture, Embedded Intelligence, Environmental Analysis, and Sustainably-driven Form. All of these concepts manifest in current design studies for an enclosed rainforest at EarthPark, the next iteration of ideas Grimshaw first explored in The Eden Project.
I currently work and reside in New York City.