Faculty

College / Department

Teaching areas

Architectural Design, Computation, and Digital Fabrication.

Research areas

Digital Visualization, Parametric Workflows, Intelligent Material / Fabrication Utilization, and Responsive Environment Design.

Education

Bachelor of Architecture, Kansas State University, USA, 2004.

Master in Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, USA, 2009.

Professional experience

Co-founder, Kumquat (LLC), Kansas City, Kansas, USA Sep, 2012 - present.

Principal, SHO (LLC), Kansas City, Kansas, USA Jan, 2010 - present.

Ann Kalla Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, USA, 2014-2015.

Adjunct Assistant Professor (Full-Time), University of Tennessee, USA, 2010-2014.

Principal, SHO, USA, 2010.

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2810

Gregory Thomas Spaw

Assistant Professor

Master of Architecture, Harvard University, USA

Gregory Thomas Spaw is an educator, designer, scholar and entrepreneur. He has previously held the Ann Kalla Assistant Professorship at Carnegie Mellon University and taught undergraduate and graduate studios, seminars, and electives at the University of Tennessee. Concurrent with his academic engagement, Spaw is a principal of SHO, a design collaborative that straddles the territories of teaching, research and practice. His previous professional experience includes work with the award-winning offices of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Preston Scott Cohen Inc., and Asymptote. His research focuses include digital visualization, parametric workflows, as well as utilization of advanced material and fabrication techniques.

Publications

Spaw, Gregory Thomas, Christina Leigh Geros, Lee-Su Huang, and Jakob Marsico. "Latent (e)Scapes." In Projects Catalog of the 36th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, Posthuman Frontiers: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines, University of Michigan, Date: October 27-29, 2016.

Spaw, Gregory Thomas, and Lee-Su Huang. "OSnap!" In Proceedings of the 104th ACSA Annual Meeting, Seattle Washington USA, March 17-19, 2016.

Conference Presentations

Member AIA Middle East Board Member | AUS University Liaison Feb, 2017 - present.

Discussant, Lead Artist Talk with Kyohei Sakaguchi at the Sharjah Art Foundation Mar, 2016 - Mar, 2016.

Awards and Honors

Professional Development Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2016.

Faculty Training and Development Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2016.

Seed Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2016.

Skillset Development Funding, Design Build Initiative Steering Committee, 2015.

Professional Development, American University of Sharjah, 2015

Other creative/research

Spaw, Gregory Thomas, Lee-Su Huang and Jake Marsico. "Resonant Stacks". Georgetown GLOW Exhibition, Georgetown, Washington DC.. Curated. Curated by Deirdre Ehlen MacWilliams. 2016.

Spaw, Gregory Thomas, Lee-Su Huang and Jake Marsico. "Holo|Morph Redux". CAAD Gallery, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah UAE. Curated. 2016.

Spaw, Gregory Thomas, Lee-Su Huang, Christina Geros, and Jake Marsico. "Latent (e)Scapes". ACADIA 2016 Posthuman Frontiers: Data, Designers and Cognitive Machines, University of Michigan Taubman College | Ann Arbor, Michigan. Juried. 2016.

Spaw, Gregory Thomas, Lee-Su Huang, Christina Geros, and Jake Marsico. "Hybrid Realities: Sensing Space in the Modern World". American Institute of Architects Washington DC, Signal Gallery, Washington DC.. Curated. Curated by AIA|DC Technology Committee. 2016.

Spaw, Gregory Thomas, Lee-Su Huang, Christina Geros, and Jake Marsico. "Intr(Ə)Scapes". Georgetown GLOW exhibition, Georgetown, Washington DC.. Curated. Curated by Deirdre MacWilliams. 2015.

Spaw, Gregory Thomas, Lee-Su Huang, Christina Geros, and Jake Marsico. "Intr(Ə)Scapes". ACADIA 2015 Computational Ecologies: Design in the Anthropocene_ Eco-Diversity: Computation and Identity, University of Cincinnati Reed Gallery_ Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Curated. Curated by Stephen Slaughter and Mara Marcu. 2015.