Mixed Matters

Examiner in Architecture at the University of East London since August
2015. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Architecture by Project at the Royal
College of Art in London that focuses on multi-material design methodologies.
He has previously worked at Foster and Partners and held a Visiting
Lectureship at the RCA.
Graham Harman, is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the
Southern California Institute of Architecture (on leave from the American
University in Cairo). He is the author of more than a dozen books, most recently
Immaterialism: Objects and Social Theory.
Michael Herrmann, studied civil engineering at the University of
Stuttgart and the University of Calgary. Between 2007 and 2009, he was
structural engineer at Werner Sobek Stuttgart and from 2009 until 2015 he
has been engaged as a research associate at ILEK in the University of Stuttgart.
His work focuses on functionally graded concrete and energy efficient
construction. In 2012 he co-founded str.ucture GmbH, an engineering company
committed to the development of innovative lightweight solutions.
Alvin Huang, AIA is the Founder and Design Principal of Synthesis
Design + Architecture. He is an award-winning architect, designer, and
educator specializing in the integrated application of material performance,
emergent design technologies and digital fabrication in contemporary architectural
practice. His wide ranging international experience includes significant
projects of all scales ranging from hi-rise towers and mixed-use
developments to bespoke furnishings.
Lambros Malafouris, MPhil, PhD (Cambridge) is a Research and
Teaching Fellow in Creativity, Cognition, and Material Culture at Keble College
and the Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford. His primary research
interests lie in the archaeology of mind and the philosophy of material
culture. His publications include How Things Shape the Mind: A Theory
of Material Engagement (2013) and Material Agency: Towards a Non- Anthropocentric
Approach (2008) among others.
Panagiotis Michalatos, is an architect and lecturer in architecture
at Harvard GSD. He has worked as a computational design researcher for
AKT in London, where, he provided consultancy and developed computational
solutions for high profile projects. Panagiotis has also worked as a
performance space interaction designer in a long-lasting collaboration with
dance company CCAP.
Andrew Payne, is an architect and Senior Building Information
Specialist at Case-Inc. He holds a doctoral degree from Harvard's GSD and
a Masters in Architecture from Columbia University. Andrew's research
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