ACADIA 2026–2027 New and Returning Board Members

Teng Teng

Teng Teng is a Ph.D. candidate in Building Technology at the University of Pennsylvania and an incoming Assistant Professor at Lawrence Technological University (Spring 2026). As an interdisciplinary researcher and architect with global experience, Teng focuses on the materialization of high-performance building components by integrating novel construction materials with advanced fabrication systems to address critical environmental challenges.

His research has been widely published in peer-reviewed journals such as Materials & Design, Advanced Functional Materials, Additive Manufacturing, Building and Environment, and he presents regularly at ACADIA, eCAADe, and CAADRIA. Recent recognition includes Best Paper Runner-Up at ACADIA (2024).
He holds two master’s degrees—from Cornell University and the University of Washington—and previously served as a research associate in the Jenny Sabin Lab at Cornell and as a faculty member at the Shanghai Institute of Visual Art. He has taught and collaborated widely at Penn, Cornell, UW, and multiple universities in Asia, leading courses and workshops in design computation, robotics, and fabrication.

Before academia, Teng worked at CallisonRTKL as a project architect and computational design lead and later co-founded Adaptive Design LLC. He has contributed to more than 30 mixed-use, retail, and residential projects across Asia, the Middle East, and North America, with responsibilities spanning concept design through construction administration and real estate development. He also co-founded NCF, one of China’s earliest and largest computational design platforms, which has influenced generations of young architects and students.

Alex Schofield

Alex Schofield is a designer, researcher, and educator whose work explores the intersection of emerging technologies, material innovation, and ecological design within the built environment. Based in Oakland, Alex operates through Objects and Ideograms, a design workshop - or more simply put, he works on “things” and “ideas”. Where “things” are material acts of making and “ideas” are abstract frameworks or instructions. The research and work of the workshop goes beyond traditional architecture to span material invention, design fabrication, and ecologically conscious interventions which have been internationally recognized through exhibition, publication, and various awards.
Alex brings a diverse background in both professional and academic contexts, including roles at UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design, SOM, Emerging Objects, as well as residencies at Autodesk’s Pier 9 Technology Center and Workshop Residence. His work frequently engages interdisciplinary collaboration with scientists, makers, and students to reimagine architecture as a platform for ecological cohabitation through technological experimentation.
Alex serves as Associate Chair of Graduate Architecture at CCA and Co-Director of the Architectural Ecologies Lab. In these roles he leads research initiatives to bridge academia, industry, and environmental advocacy. Alex’s contributions reflect strong commitment to expanding disciplinary boundaries of architecture through experimental practice and collaborative frameworks.

Erin Hunt

Erin Hunt is an Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University’s Huckabee College of Architecture, where she teaches design studios and seminars in computational design, digital fabrication, and robotics. Her research explores sustainable methods of architectural manufacturing, with current projects in clay-based 3D printing for evaporative cooling and reusable formwork, supported by the ARCC Research Incentive Award and the AISC Design-Build Award. She integrates computational design, custom toolpath scripting, and environmental testing to advance climate-responsive and materially efficient construction systems.

Her work on water-soluble 3D-printed formwork for concrete has been recognized with the ACADIA Autodesk Emerging Research Award and the Peter Rice Prize for Structural Innovation in Architecture from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. At Texas Tech, she received the Alumni Association New Faculty Award

Molly Reichert

Molly Reichert is a designer, researcher, and educator whose work investigates the intersections of digital fabrication, material systems, and public engagement. She is a partner in Futures North, a public art collaborative that explores the aesthetic, cultural, and spatial dimensions of data through computational and site-specific installations. Her research and teaching focus on experimental material assemblies, particularly the integration of computational design processes with traditional ceramic and earthen construction techniques. Before establishing her own practice, she worked with the award-winning Bay Area firms Rael San Fratello and REBAR.

Molly serves as an Associate Professor in Practice at the University of Minnesota School of Architecture, where she teaches design studios and courses in computation and digital fabrication. She was a founding faculty member of the Bachelor of Architecture program at Dunwoody College of Technology and previously taught at San Jose State University and UC Berkeley. She holds a BA in architecture, urbanism, and Spanish from Smith College and an MArch from UC Berkeley.

A longtime ACADIA participant, Molly has published widely on design and pedagogy. Her current research on Land-Based Infrastructures (LBI) explores resilient landscape forms using local materials to filter water, dust, and vegetation. With Futures North, she co-authored a 2022 ACADIA paper on Lines of Flight, Human, a permanent data-driven facade for Minneapolis’s Public Service Building. Since 2024, she has served on the ACADIA Board of Directors.

Benjamin Ennemoser

Benjamin Ennemoser is an Assistant Professor of Architecture and Harold L. Adams Endowed Interdisciplinary Professor at Texas A&M University. His research bridges computational design and artificial intelligence, advancing machine-learning and generative-models for architectural analysis, representation, and production. He has published, presented, and exhibited internationally, including in Automation in Construction, IJAC, AD, ACADIA, ACSA, and sister organizations eCAADe and CAADRIA. A licensed architect in the European Union, he brings industry experience from Google R&D for the Built Environment, Carvana, and Gensler DxD, integrating academic research with real-world deployment.

At Texas A&M, Ennemoser serves as the Dean’s Faculty Fellow for Creative AI and as a member of the University AI Steering Committee. His work has been recognized with the Architizer Vision Award, the AIA Dallas Studio Award, and the Texas Society of Architects Studio Award. He has received fellowships and grants from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts and Culture, the Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA), and the CRS Center. Across research and teaching, he emphasizes accessible, critical, and innovative applications of AI in the built environment, linking computation, design, and pedagogy. He contributes service to the field through ACADIA, where he serves on the Steering and Awards Committees.

Sina Mostafavi

Sina Mostafavi is an Associate Professor at Texas Tech University’s Huckabee College of Architecture, where he directs the Hi-DARS Lab (Hybrid Intelligence Design & Architectural Robotic Systems Lab). His research focuses on the innovative applications of emerging materials and design-build technologies driven by hybrid human–machine intelligence for integrated design, situated automation, and circular production. As a design innovator, he has been recognized with the Emerging Scholar Digital Futures Award and has filed a U.S. patent on novel lattice structures, advancing research in integrated design and circular production. He is also the founder of the award-winning SETUParchitecture studio, which has received multiple honors including the Architizer A+ Award for the Soft Stone project. Mostafavi earned his doctoral degree from TU Delft, where he served as a researcher and manager of the Hyperbody Research Group’s robotic building lab. His projects have been exhibited internationally, including at the Venice Architecture Biennale, Centre Pompidou in Paris, Dutch Design Week, and the NAi in Rotterdam. He has served on the Board of Directors of ACADIA and the Editorial Board of the IJAC Journal and has led several funded projects supported by foundations and institutions such as AUDI and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).

Maxwell Jarosz

Max Jarosz is an Assistant Professor of Research and Director of Fabrication at the University of Miami where he teaches courses on robotics, digital fabrication, and emerging technology in the field of Architecture. His work at the University focuses primarily on concrete 3D printing as he oversees a joint research lab with COBOD exploring geometrical and structural limitations of C3DP. Additionally, Max is the cofounder of Daft Büro Architecture, a firm that specializes in applying emerging technology to architectural practice. His work has been included in a variety of publications and conferences such as Architect Magazine, Archinect’s Top 20 Emerging Firms, and MAS Context. Max holds a Master of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Additionally, he holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Miami. Prior to joining the University of Miami, Jarosz was a project architect and worked at internationally recognized architecture firms in Boston and New York.

Assia Crawford

My work sits at the intersection of architecture, bio-design, and digital fabrication, with a particular focus on living materials as a response to ecological fragility. As an ARB-registered architect and Assistant Professor of Architecture at Tulane University, I combine experimental practice with critical theory to rethink how biological systems can be integrated into the built environment. I founded Wild Futures Lab, a research and teaching facility that investigates living materials and experimental fabrication through the lens of architecture, material science, and environmental ethics. My research explores mycelium bio-textiles, bacterial cellulose scenography, and algae-based photosynthetic bio-composites, coupling laboratory methods with digital manufacture, AI and laboratory protocols.

I have authored Designer’s Guide to Lab Practice (Routledge, 2023) and Bios in Search of Zoe (ACTAR, 2025), alongside numerous peer-reviewed articles on bio-materials and their applications in design. I am currently working on a co-edited volume, entitled Mycelium Design (Routledge 2025) that encapsulates current practices in the field. Previous roles include serving as architect for the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment (UK), artist-in-residence at the Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, and Site Chair of ACADIA 2023, where I developed the conference theme Habits of the Anthropocene.

Jacob Gasper

Jacob Mathew Gasper is a Master of Science in Design Technology candidate at Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. His research interests focus on additive manufacturing, robotic fabrication, and uncovering the hidden labor and processes embedded in emerging technological workflows.

Previously, Gasper practiced professionally in Rome, Italy, and Des Moines, Iowa, contributing to projects ranging from urban masterplans to exhibition design and civic architecture - most notably the ongoing work at Castello di Trani and The Pantheon. While in Iowa, he initiated a research collaboration between OPN Architects and the Iowa State University Computation + Construction Lab, leading to the design and fabrication of 3D-printed concrete follies for a rural library site - seen in the ACADIA Conference Proceedings (2024).
Gasper holds a Bachelor of Architecture with Honors from Iowa State University, where he served as a Research Assistant at both the Computation + Construction Lab (CCL) and the Architectural Robotics Lab (ARL) under Associate Professor Shelby Doyle. His contributions included developing clay 3D-printing workflows for the ARL’s two KUKA industrial robotic arms, featured in Field Notes published in ACADIA Conference Proceedings (2020, 2021).