Academic Position

Assistant Professor 

School of Architecture

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Education

Ph.D.  Università degli studi di Genova

M.Arch.  University of Florida

B.A.  Middlebury College

Specilization

Interdisciplinary curriculum development, curriculum design for immersive learning environments, and innovative manufacturing 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, site design, housing, civic buildings, furniture design, prototyping, parametric design and robotic fabrication.