Faculty

Educational Credentials :

• M.Arch., Swiss Federal Polytechnic University Zurich (ETH), 1992

Teaching Experience :

• Associate Professor, City College of New York, CUNY, 2008-present
• Adjunct Faculty, City College of New York, CUNY, 2005-2008
• Adjunct Faculty, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence R.I., 2002-2008

Professional Experience :

• Principal, aardvarchitecture LLP, New York, 1998-present
• Project Architect/Project Manager, Selldorf Architects LLC. New York, 1997-1999
• Project Manager, M.Campi & F.Pessina, Lugano (CH), 1992-1997
• Part-time Employee, J.P.Kleihues, Berlin, Germany, 1987-1988

Licenses/Registration :

• Architecture License, New York State, 2009

Selected Publications and Recent Research :

• The Solar Roofpod – Prototyping Architecture, Oscar Riera Publishing, 2013.
• “Configuring Architectural Education beyond an academic context,” in Architecture Live Projects: Pedagogy into Practice, Routledge, 2013.
• “Teaching Tectonics,” “Prototyping Architecture – Learning how to manufacture things,” in BTES Proceedings, July, 2013.
• “Prismatic louver active façades for natural illumination and thermal energy gain in high-rise and commercial buildings," in SPIE 8883 Proceedings, ICPS 2013, Int. Conference on Photonics Solutions, July, 2013.
• 'The Ultimate Urban Makeover', Stephen Crafti, The Images Publishing Group; 2/2007
• 'Park Place', Jeannie Rosen, pp. S20-24 Interior Design, New York; 9/2006
• 'Small Space, Big Style' (episode 405), HGTV Feature, 'Deep Focus' Apartment; 8/2006
• 'Connotative scene', Space magazine, Binfen Publishing House, Beijing, China; 4/2006

Professional Memberships :

• Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE)
• Building Technology Educators’ Society (BTES)
• Association of Licensed Architects (ALA)