CLICK TO SEE PROJECT A short class â Not the best models but some very interesting ideas: Synopsis: We have seen over the past decade an increasing interest in the capacity of built spaces to respond dynamically to changes in …
CLICK TO SEE PROJECT Michael received a NASA grant for âHabitation and Fabrication studies for Deep Space Missionsâ which is pretty much what we normally do in my topic studios, just not as rigorously.  We are very excited about this opportunity …
This short two week course explores a futuristic strain of architectural research that lies at the intersection of biology and robotics. Bio-robbotic Architecture focuses on naturally inspired and robotically augmented architecture that can adapt and evolve with the world around …
Michael went to Shanghai for a week to help out with some students doing a workshop for an exhibit at the shanghai MOCA â The students were from Tongji, SCUT and USC.  View the movie of the âMechanical Gardenâ developed …
Michael presented Projects on Space Based Solar Power at the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale in an exhibit on Space Architecture. LINK
CLICK TO SEE PROJECT Theme: An interactive Environment for Relaxation We wake up in the morning to an alarm and rush to where we need to be. We deal with errands on the way while drinking coffee and talking on …
CLICK TO SEE PROJECT Theme: In this workshop we will explore the new skills of contemporary social interactions and develop means to bring these new methods out of the computer and into the real physical world which we inhabit. You …
CLICK TO SEE PROJECT COLONIZATION The designs will primarily focus on the master plan of a colony for 10,000 inhabitants. The colony will be an assembly of numerous discrete yet interconnected projects that include residential, public, civil, industrial, commercial, research, …
