Assistant Professor 

School of Architecture

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

B.A.  Middlebury College

M.Arch.  University of Florida

Ph.D.  Università degli studi di Genova

Specializing in interdisciplinary curriculum development, curriculum design for alternative learning environments, international study abroad programs, construction & prototyping, and innovative fabrication methods & materials.

Construction

10 years as a carpenter and construction supervisor for residential, commercial, and housing projects in the US and Russia, with factory training in wood and steel manufactured buildings.

Fabrication Labs

10 years managing and directing academic fabrication and robotics labs, specializing in pedagogy for alternative educational spaces where Learning by Doing is the primary teaching method.

Classroom

20 years teaching design studios on topics including design fundamentals, introduction to tectonics and site design, housing, civic buildings, furniture design, prototyping, parametric design and robotic fabrication.